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The Global Portfolio's First Two Buys
As a tip of the cap to the Dutch and their historical leadership position in global trade and investment, I'm calling this endeavor the Orange portfolio. The Dutch gave the US its first multinational corporation, the first modern stock exchange,

India says Vodafone-Hutchison deal structured to avoid tax
By R. Jai Krishna and Mukesh Jagota, Dow Jones Newswires India's federal government Monday said that the closely watched tax case involving the UK's Vodafone Group PLC. is an example of how some companies misuse tax havens to avoid paying taxes in

Bulgarian personal income and corporate taxes the lowest in EU
Other countries where tax on personal income was high in 2012 were also the Netherlands, Spain (both 52.0%), Austria and the United Kingdom (both 50.0%). The average numbers on personal income tax for the whole Union were 38.1%, while 43.2 only for the

Each province adds their own tax on top of the federal tax.

Effective January 1, 1983 through September 30, 1988, a 4-cent refund can be claimed for certain taxicab use. The credit for the first-time purchase of a home in the District of Columbia was extended through 2007. Tax-favored treatment of qualified hurricane distributions from eligible retirement plans. The following paragraphs explain the changes to the credit for 2007. Car expenses and use of the standard mileage rate are explained in chapter 4 of Publication 463, Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses.