Trump's idiotic 'trading cards' are the last straw for Republicans

Since Donald Trump's "Major Announcement" the week before last turned out to be his attempt to sell ridiculous "digital trading cards" featuring his head photoshopped onto cartoon bodies he only wishes he had, Republicans have begun to abandon...

Opinion | On Super Bowl Sunday, Can the NFL Be More Than a Playground for Billionaires?

What would democracy in pro sports look like?

New report: Amazon's secret subsidies - UNI Europa

Amazon, notorious tax-dodger, extracted at least $4.7 billion in subsidies from taxpayers globally. The total amount of tax breaks received by Amazon “could be significantly higher”.  Amazon, the $1.4 trillion tech juggernaut and notorious...

Reno May Use Federal Funds to Address Housing Crisis

At a recent ProPublica event, Reno council member Devon Reese said the city will announce its plans to alleviate the city’s housing crisis next month. The event followed a ProPublica investigation on redevelopment’s impact on lower-income residents.

When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill

Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.

ICIJ releases new Pandora Papers data from two offshore service providers - ICIJ

With the addition of more than 15,000 companies, foundations and trusts, ICIJ’s Offshore Leaks database now has information on more than 800,000 entities registered in secrecy jurisdictions coming from five different investigations.

Why It's So Hard to Tax Billionaires

Billionaires have the best accountants who know all the loopholes. Their wealth isn’t in income, but in assets. They often move to states (like Texas) that don't have a state income tax, and move their money to offshore tax havens. They live off...

Keltie LLP Advertises Dodging Patent Rules (Software Patents) and Dodging Tax

A true testament to the sordid state of sites which claim to cover patent matters but are actually false marketing disguised as "news" or "advice"

Australia proposes 'patent box' to boost life sciences innovation

The Australian government is intending to introduce a ‘patent box’ regime with the objective of boosting life sciences innovation across the region and incentivising investment in the sector in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

HMRC Statistics Show An Increasing Use Of UK's Patent Box, But Many Companies Are Missing Out - Intellectual Property - UK

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has recently published annual statistics relating to the UK's Patent Box tax relief scheme. The update covers the tax year from 2018 to 2019 and indicates that 1,405 companies

Why the Super-Rich Are Flocking to South Dakota

South Dakota has become a tax haven for the wealthy. Here’s how the trust industry gained a foothold.