So is it realistic to think that tinkering in the future will yield good results? Regardless of our strategy, the odds of a good outcome are not favorable, but my two cents is that our best bet is to advocate for big changes like either a flat tax or national sales tax. Share this:...
Saving money is kind of like eating a healthy diet. You know you should do more of it, but it’s hard to resist making spur-of-the-moment choices that make you happier now but worse off later. A tax refund marks a great chance to set yourself in a better
investments that offer some downside protect through options or the ability to short-sell or which are designed to allegedly make money in any market conditions, although this doesn’t always happen. The current buzzword is that people should “invest like a pension” and strive for less risk a...
Despite their proclivity for high yield, they may be provided at a bargain. Gold Mutual Funds Most mutual funds are managed by experts and concentrate on mining stocks rather than gold and silver bullion. Despite the fact that they are labeled as gold mutual funds, they may also be used to...
recover by just working a little bit harder or longer. If Tom and Dick point this out to Harry during their negotiations, it would still be rational to sign off on a progressive tax rate so long as the rate doesn’t increase faster than his projected rate of return on his investments**...
There are so many ways to spend your tax refund, and while it’s tempting to go on a shopping spree, that virtually guarantees your windfall won’t last. Consider your options for saving, paying down debt and spending the money on things or experiences that could yield a physical, emotiona...
An interesting angle for taxable investments is the tax loss harvesting feature that approaches, but doesn’t technically cross, the legal proscription against wash sale tax deductions. Wealthsimple’s algorithm (and those of several other RAs) places a buy order for a near peer security (in th...
The proposals, if enacted, would impact the Belgian tax regime on portfolio investments for both EU and non-EU dividends. 7 Spain and Germany February 2011 The Spanish and German governments signed a new tax treaty to avoid double taxation that will replace the treaty currently in force ...
(Bradbury,2013). This article provides evidence that tax information transparency enhances corporate financial reporting quality. This finding carries important policy and regulatory implications, suggesting that digital tax enforcement mechanisms can yield beneficial outcomes. Moreover, our research indicates ...
Personally I’ll probably load up my SIPP to the maximum that I am allowed, withdraw much less from the company and instead draw down on non-ISA’d investments via sales, and then work fewer hours and earn less money, perhaps spending more time drinking wine in the sun abroad in low-co...