Taxation

17 Sep 2012

Financial guru, writer, producer, speaker and multimillionaire Suze Orman trades tips with Anna Healy Fenton on a recent trip to the city.

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Republicans outraged at tax scrutiny of US conservative political groups

14 May 2013

US Republican lawmakers have called for an investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's acknowledgement that its agents singled out conservative political groups for more scrutiny, and demanded...

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Thank the Cypriot parliament for averting euro-catastrophe

21 Mar 2013

It can have surprised no one that members of the Cypriot parliament voted unanimously against plans to slap a tax on the islanders' bank deposits.

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Taxation measures influence market

20 Mar 2013

Policy measures relating to taxation and lending conditions can significantly influence buyers worldwide, including luxury home buyers, says Christie's International Real Estate.

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Let's stamp out this talk about Hong Kong's narrow tax base

14 Mar 2013

Once again talk is going round in government circles that Hong Kong's tax base is too narrow. It offends the official mind that fewer than 1.5 million Hongkongers - less than 40 per cent of the...

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Qianhai a potential investment alternative to Hong Kong

13 Mar 2013

Despite signs of increased activity in the office market leading up to the Lunar New Year break, occupier demand in Hong Kong remains rather subdued. However, despite the lack of movement, vacancy...

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Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Alex Lo

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20% capital gains tax on mainland properties sparks stampede

Real estate exchange centres in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan were packed with property sellers and agents over the weekend, forcing some of them to extend their opening hours until 9 pm,...

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Wealth tax idea worthy of debate

A higher tax on the owners of Singapore's most expensive homes - the top 1 per cent - resonates here because it is aimed at closing a widening income gap, a problem we share. But it has prompted...

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How higher estate taxes can make Hong Kong equitable

We must come up with a redistribution process that transfers back to society the money that landlords and rich property owners earn. This must come in a form of an estate tax (for properties above...

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TAXATION

Long arm of UK taxman reaches city

UK taxpayers with bank accounts in Switzerland will have to disclose their account details or be taxed up to 41 per cent of their balance under a deal between the two countries. The UK-Swiss...

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BUDGET

Call for budget to look ahead and spend more on the young

Tax rebates may be the fastest way to help relieve the financial burden on the middle class, but the budget should reflect better planning, including making spending on the younger generation a...

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In Europe’s tax race, it’s the base, not the rate, that counts

In late November, members of the American Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Four Seasons hotel in Dublin for a Thanksgiving lunch of roast turkey and pumpkin pie and a declaration of hospitality...

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