Tax rates

Negotiations among more than 100 countries to overhaul global taxation are facing key questions as rich nations seek to persuade many developing economies to reach a preliminary deal in the week and a half.

The private equity industry is trying defend a cherished tax break that Democrats have targeted for elimination.

A proposed global minimum corporate tax would undermine the incentive for multinationals to set up shop on storm-prone islands.

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The near doubling of the capital gains tax rate would have a large impact on the net profit from any sale of any capital asset.

Stephen Schwarzman said the risk of an increase in U.S. capital gains taxes has led to explosive growth in potential targets for his alternative investment firm.

A combination of high valuations on companies and potentially higher taxes in the future is proving to be a potent motivator for selling private companies.

The president’s plan for trillions in proposed spending and tax increases is likely to take at least until September to clear.

The White House reiterated its opposition to indexing the gasoline tax to inflation to help pay for an infrastructure plan.

The world’s richest nations have set the stage for a revolution in corporate taxation, but they still have their work cut out to actually achieve that overhaul.