Now that tax season has kicked in, prepare for some pretty big changes on your 2019 tax forms. You may even wind up filling out a new version of the 1040 specifically for people 65 and older. And the W-4 withholding form from employers has been completely revamped. “I’d say the tax forms are very […]

Washington, DC (CNN)Tennessee Republican lawmakers are pushing back on a proposed three-day tax exemption on feminine hygiene products, saying it would lead to a loss of too much tax revenue. Sen. Sara Kyle on Tuesday introduced SB 1724, a bill that would exclude products like tampons, pads, liners, cups and douches from sales tax during

As taxpayers roll into the second tax-filing season under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, one question remains: “Will I come out ahead in 2019?” The IRS began accepting 2019 tax returns on Jan. 27 and anticipates it will receive more than 150 million individual returns this year. Thus far, the agency has delivered 4.3 million refunds

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has inaugurated a national intelligence gathering system to gather data and track tax evaders and defaulters across the country. According to a statement released by Abdullahi Ismaila, the FIRS director of communications and liaison department, the tracking system will be used in collaboration with financial institutions and

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised tax cuts and other forms of support for businesses as the government tries to alleviate the effects on the economy of the coronavirus outbreak, code-named COVID-19, that has infected tens of thousands of people and cordoned off entire regions. Scientists in China code-named the virus COVID-19 to mean CO-for

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has said that the raise in the rate of value added-tax in Nigeria from five per cent to seven point five is still the lowest in Africa. Osinbajo spoke on the issue in Lafia while inaugurating the national micro-small and medium enterprises clinic. The vice president acknowledges the complaints in some

Nancy Pelosi disclosed a $4.8 million purchase of Amazon shares and $720,000 purchase of Facebook shares in a filing Tuesday. Her husband, investor and venture capitalist Paul Pelosi, made the buys, according to Barrons’s . He did so by exercising call options he held on both companies’ stock, which allowed him to buy into both names at

The Federal Government of Nigeria maintains its determination to diverse the economy, do you think that is achievable? It is definitely achievable. The diversification of the economy is probably the only option left for development. This is because the economy continues to rely so much on crude oil. The numbers speak for themselves. Oil accounts

Nigeria’s vice-president, Prof Yomi Osinbajo has explained that the recent increase in value-added tax (VAT) from 5% to 7.5% remains the lowest in Africa. The vice president stated this in Lafia during the launching of the national micro, small and medium enterprises clinics for viable enterprises. According to him “the new value-added tax which has

The Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 have recently been amended by virtue of Legal Notice 342 of 2019 in order to transpose Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements. The amendments complement the series