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Tuesday 06 October 2015 6:35 amUS multinationals are keeping $2.1 trillion in tax havens, says new reportBy: Chris PapadopoullosShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleUS multinational companies are holding over $2.1 trillion pound;1.4 trillion in accumulated owala profits in tax havens, two left-wing think tanks said today.The report,by the Citizens for Tax Justice and US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, accuses the companies of ripping off the US Treasury and operating in a way thatputs them at an unfair advantage over smaller firms.The filings of 57 of the Fortune 500for which the relevant da polene fr ta is availablerevealed they were paying an average six per cent tax rate, compared with the 35 per cent rate in the UK.Assuming this average rate is the same for all 358 companies known to have offshore holdings, the report claims the companies would owe $620bn in additional federal taxes. Apple w polene as the worst offender, with $181.1bn held offshore, according to the research. The tech giant would owe $59.2bn in taxes if the profits were repatriated, they said.PepsiCo holds $37.8bn abroad while pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer holds $74bn.Congress, by failing to take action to end to this tax avoidance, forces ordinary Americans to make up the difference, the researchers said.They called for the US to adopt the OECDrsquo recommended international tax frame Yanr Now Govia rsquo taking train drivers rsquo; union Aslef to Supreme Court over Southern rail strikes
Tuesday 06 July 2010 8:34 pm|Updated:Friday 31 May 2019 4:34 amHousing market confidence takes a knock as job losses worry ownersBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleCONFIDENCE in the housing market dipped slightly last month, as worries about interest rate rises and job losses stanley germany loomed over homeowners, according to a survey released yesterday. Just over three-quarters of homeowners believe property prices will rise in the next six months, down from 81 per cent who predicted gains in April. Around 27 per cent think it is harder to get a mortgage now than three months ago, while 23 per cent think it is easier, said 5,442 homeowners surveyed by property website Zoopla in early June. Scottish households were m stanley cup ost upbeat about the future, with 84 per cent forecasting a rise in house prices in their area over the next six months, while Northern Ireland homeowners were most pessimistic with 67 per cent predicting a jump in property values. Respondentsrsquo; biggest concerns for the health of the housing market were higher interest rates, which were cited by a quarter of homeowners as a threat to recovery, and public sector job losses, which were mentioned by around one in five people. Confidence amongst homeowners remains high for the time being, but the dip does signal a directio stanley canada nal shift as concerns are building again around the outlook for the pr
Tuesday 06 October 2015 6:35 amUS multinationals are keeping $2.1 trillion in tax havens, says new reportBy: Chris PapadopoullosShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleUS multinational companies are holding over $2.1 trillion pound;1.4 trillion in accumulated owala profits in tax havens, two left-wing think tanks said today.The report,by the Citizens for Tax Justice and US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, accuses the companies of ripping off the US Treasury and operating in a way thatputs them at an unfair advantage over smaller firms.The filings of 57 of the Fortune 500for which the relevant da polene fr ta is availablerevealed they were paying an average six per cent tax rate, compared with the 35 per cent rate in the UK.Assuming this average rate is the same for all 358 companies known to have offshore holdings, the report claims the companies would owe $620bn in additional federal taxes. Apple w polene as the worst offender, with $181.1bn held offshore, according to the research. The tech giant would owe $59.2bn in taxes if the profits were repatriated, they said.PepsiCo holds $37.8bn abroad while pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer holds $74bn.Congress, by failing to take action to end to this tax avoidance, forces ordinary Americans to make up the difference, the researchers said.They called for the US to adopt the OECDrsquo recommended international tax frame Yanr Now Govia rsquo taking train drivers rsquo; union Aslef to Supreme Court over Southern rail strikes
Tuesday 06 July 2010 8:34 pm|Updated:Friday 31 May 2019 4:34 amHousing market confidence takes a knock as job losses worry ownersBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleCONFIDENCE in the housing market dipped slightly last month, as worries about interest rate rises and job losses stanley germany loomed over homeowners, according to a survey released yesterday. Just over three-quarters of homeowners believe property prices will rise in the next six months, down from 81 per cent who predicted gains in April. Around 27 per cent think it is harder to get a mortgage now than three months ago, while 23 per cent think it is easier, said 5,442 homeowners surveyed by property website Zoopla in early June. Scottish households were m stanley cup ost upbeat about the future, with 84 per cent forecasting a rise in house prices in their area over the next six months, while Northern Ireland homeowners were most pessimistic with 67 per cent predicting a jump in property values. Respondentsrsquo; biggest concerns for the health of the housing market were higher interest rates, which were cited by a quarter of homeowners as a threat to recovery, and public sector job losses, which were mentioned by around one in five people. Confidence amongst homeowners remains high for the time being, but the dip does signal a directio stanley canada nal shift as concerns are building again around the outlook for the pr
