WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has of late added lumber and forest products to previously announced plans to impose tariffs on imported cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, marking the latest in a series of new protectionist moves introduced during his second ter...
WHO'S PAYING THE PRICE? After taking office, Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 1 to impose a 25-percent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10-percent tariff hike on imports from China. He later agreed to a 30-day pause on tariffs against Mexico and Canada...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has of late added lumber and forest products to previously announced plans to impose tariffs on imported cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, marking the latest in a series of new protectionist moves introduced during his second ter...
Occupancy taxes typically apply to short-term lodging rentals, and go by many names, such as hotel tax, hotel/motel tax, lodging tax and transient room tax. The laws that impose these taxes typically define the length of stay subject to the tax. In California, for example, transient ...
WHO'S PAYING THE PRICE? After taking office, Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 1 to impose a 25-percent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10-percent tariff hike on imports from China. He later agreed to a 30-day pause on tariffs against Mexico and Canada...
You may be wondering if you qualify for an exemption from the Social Security tax. If you are eligible, you stand to save a good amount of money. But remember, if you are exempt, you may not be able to take advantage of the benefits offered by the Social
There is no federal inheritance tax in the U.S. While the U.S. governmenttaxes large estates directly—imposing estate taxes and, if relevant, income tax on any earnings from the estate—it does not impose an inheritance tax on those who receive assets from an estate.3 ...
A dozen states impose their own estate taxes, and six have inheritance taxes, both of which kick in at lower threshold amounts than the federal estate tax. Federal and most state taxes are assessed only on the value of the estate or inheritance that exceeds the threshold amount. Surviving sp...
The increasing popularity of electronic commerce could lead to conflicts between states and between nations regarding who has the right to tax. A state has a right to impose income and sales tax on individuals when there is adequate contact with the state, or nexus....
Export duties are employed to manage the outflow of critical resources and ensure that domestic industries have sufficient access to essential raw materials and commodities. For example, a country withsignificant mineral resourcesmight impose export duties to keep these resources available for local manuf...