PSE hails suspension of capital gains tax by BIR; In lieu of the 0.5% stock transaction tax.
Byline: JAMES A. LOYOLA The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) hailed the suspension of the implementation of the tax measure imposing capital gains tax of 5 percent or 10 percent, instead of the 0.5 percent stock transaction tax, on block sales or prenegotiated transactions executed in the bourse....

Imagine calls for stock donations without capital gains tax.
Toronto--Imagine Canada has asked all party leaders in the current federal election to back a controversial proposal to grant complete tax exemption on capital gains from on publicly traded securities that are donated to registered charities. The proposal was immediately endorsed by Stephen Harper, leader of the...

Passing sentence on the death tax: all assets are already subject to the income tax, payroll tax, sales tax, and capital-gains tax. When a death occurs, these assets are taxed again.
The Milner family started their farm-equipment business in Kern County, California, in 1950, and after 30 years it had grown to 20 locations and employed 300 employees. Mr. Milner was an excellent businessman who had developed a very successful operation through careful planning. Being aware that upon his death...

You call this a downturn?
Byline: The Register-Guard In its quarterly report to the Oregon Legislature, the state Office of Economic Analysis described a glass that is both half full and half empty. Oregon is better off economically than many other states, and tax revenues are flowing at a rate that will...

Same-sex unions to get many benefits of marriage.
Dublin -- A news item in the Irish Times (April 1, 2008) reports that the Irish government is finalizing legislation on civil partnerships that will extend many of the same benefits and legal obligations of marriage to same-sex couples. It will not provide any rights for same-sex couples to...

Red state: forget campaign promises. The next president will face a stack of unpaid bills.
IMAGINE THREE well-dressed people on a sidewalk: a white-haired man in his early 70s, a woman in a pantsuit with the tails of her jacket splitting over a protuberant behind, and a young, spaghetti-thin African-American man. They are absorbed in a dispute, but they carry on in polite, moderated...

PWS&D launches the Loaves & Fishes Fund: the gift of one becomes a gift for many.
In Jesus' hands, five loaves and two fish became enough to feed a multitude, with plenty of leftovers remaining! PWS&D has designed the Loaves & Fishes Fund so you can be part of the ongoing miracle of multiplication through your planned gifts. How it Works...

Which is the most idiotic green party in the world?
The deadline is fast approaching. Send in your submissions now. The first annual contest to establish which indeed is the most idiotic of the world's Green Parties is upon us. Many candidates were surveyed. The Swedes, the nutty Germans and Brits, the hypocritical Canadians and Australians and even the...

A capital idea?
Imagine Canada, an organization that advocates for the nonprofit sector, has come up with a surprising proposal in the midst of this election campaign--to eliminate the capital gains tax on publicly traded securities donated to registered charities. This important idea comes up as the secondary part of the third...

Financing entrepreneurs: better Canadian policy for venture capital.
The Study in Brief Innovation and growth depend in large part on entrepreneurship, which in turn may require financing in the form of venture capital investment. In Canada, Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations (LSVCCs) have become the dominant source of venture capital. There is reason for...