Tag: income tax

• Monday, May 6th 2013 - 00:34 UTC

  Uruguayans on average have to work 128 days a year to pay their taxes

  

  Uruguayans on average work 128 days, over a third of the year to pay taxes, according to a report from a local lobby group based on the “Tax-free day” which supposedly marks the end of the time dedicated to contribute to the treasury.

• Monday, January 14th 2013 - 06:29 UTC

  Growing number of US states pushing to concentrate fiscal revenue on sales tax

  

  Attempts to overhaul the US federal tax system are fading in a divided congress in Washington, but in some state capitals, tax reform experiments - some far-reaching - are fast taking shape. Across the South and Midwest, Republicans have consolidated control of state legislatures and governorships, giving them the power to test long-debated tax ideas.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:03 UTC

  Argentine credit card holders’ buying abroad charged 15% income tax advance

  

  Argentine credit card purchases abroad will be charged with an additional 15% income tax advance, AFIP tax agency reported on Thursday. The extra amount will be deductible from the income tax and the personal assets tax.