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TAXES

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021
Time to overhaul the global financial system
Banking regulations should be revised and a new and improved credit-rating system implemented to facilitate more lending to developing countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021
Yes, Americans can still hide bank accounts offshore
American citizens can get away with offshore accounts by using complicated trusts or soliciting family members overseas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2021
Global tax deal leaves billion-dollar loopholes, analysis finds
Some companies could still use Ireland to reduce their tax bills even after the agreement takes effect, according to tax specialists and a review of corporate filings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2021
Will a wealth tax affect Singapore’s rivalry with Hong Kong?
Singapore wants to take a different path from Hong Kong and may turn to some kind of tax on capital — perhaps as early as next year's budget.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2021
Rich countries’ double standards on taxation
By refusing to pay their fair share of taxes, the world's wealthiest actors rob poorer countries of the revenue they desperately need to confront the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2021
Amid inequality debate in Japan, capital gains tax hike may have unintended effect
Middle-class investors would likely end up paying a larger share than the rich, undercutting the goal of redistributing wealth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2021
To tax billionaires, democrats should keep it simple
Instead of taxing the wealthiest each year on their assets, as has been proposed, Biden's original plan would tax them upon their death.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2021
Xi’s toughest ‘common prosperity’ test is raising China’s taxes
Hiking taxes wouldn't seem difficult in the one-party state. But the Communist Party is sensitive to public opinion, and taxes are as politically fraught in China as anywhere else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2021
New Japanese finance chief faces dilemma: Spend more or repair fiscal health
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki will be forced to balance Kishida's spending plans with the nation's poor fiscal health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2021
Pandora Papers show the rich will always find a way
For all the revelations about the shadow global financial system for the wealthy since the ICIJ's first revelations in 2013, it's striking how little has changed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2021
Pandora Papers: World leaders deny wrongdoing after dump of purported secrets
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists said the files are linked to about 35 current and former national leaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2021
Higher taxes are coming. For markets, that could be a good thing.
Global indebtedness sits at nearly $300 trillion, with $4.8 trillion added in the second quarter of 2021 alone.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021
To the Olympic victors go the spoils — and for Americans, maybe a tax bill
Medals are not the focus of the IRS. Rather, it's the prize money the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee awards its medalist as well as the lucrative endorsement contracts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2021
A big step forward for global tax justice
Europe must demonstrate that multilateral action can deliver for all if every country invests in it. And the new global tax agreement does just that.

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