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Entries tagged "Taxes"Congress prepares 100% taxes for AIGAs the bonus uproar grows, Congress threatens to tax the money back from AIG employees. For VCs and buyout pros, the tax man comethPresident Obama's proposed budget socks PE, VCs and hedge funds with a nearly 20% tax hike on carried interest. UBS picks its battlesYou have to pick your battles, especially if you're Sfr60 million in the hole to the Swiss government. Obama economic adviser bitten by tax bugDo President Obama's nominees need a lesson in how to use Turbo Tax? Or maybe they need to hire an accountant. Out of three nominees, two have withdrawn because of tax problems. M&A Outlook 2009: Grant Thornton's Schwartz on Obama's stimulus packageMel Schwartz, senior partner at Grant Thornton LLP, was a panelist at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference. In this clip, he speaks about President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package and its impact upon the tax system. "The open question is whether the other well-discussed piece from the campaign, which is the increase in both the dividend and the capital gains right, as well as the rate on the highest rate applicable to ordinary income individuals, will go up at the same time," he said. See the video after the break or download it on iTunes. - Maria Woehr... Dealmakers discuss a potential carried-interest tax hike in 2009Mel Schwartz, a senior partner at Grant Thornton LLP, and David Marchick, a managing director at the Carlyle Group, discussed the possibility of taxes on carried interest increasing in 2009 at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference Wednesday morning. ... Grant Thornton's Mel Schwartz on Obama's tax outlookMel Schwartz, a senior partner at Grant Thornton LLP, shared his thoughts on what kind of tax situation dealmakers should expect to see in 2009 and beyond at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference. "Taxes having been such a vocal part of the presidential campaign was both good and bad," Schwartz commented. ... Shanghai changes tax rules for foreign PE firmsHoping to draw more overseas capital into the city, Shanghai is changing its laws and allowing foreign investors -- including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital firms -- to register as local equities.... New York City enters private equity tax debateA majority of New York City Council members support a proposal that would tax local buyout firms 35% on their share of profits, according to the Working Families Party, but it stands little chance of passing into law, said Robert Willens, president of tax and accounting law firm Robert Willens LLC.... Congress revisiting carried interest tax hikePrivate capital professionals are once again looking down the barrel of higher taxes on carried interest as Congress revisits ways to pay for an end to the Alternative Minimum Tax.... Hedge funds dodge Democratic tax increaseHedge fund managers can take a big sigh of relief, but watch out for 2009. Legislation that would have eliminated a tax provision allowing some hedge fund managers to defer taxes on billions of dollars of compensation came close to passing the Senate Tuesday, but in the end it was blocked.... Video: PE Council's Lowenstein on carried interest taxesThe Private Equity Council's president Douglas Lowenstein is on record as saying that he expects taxes on carried interest to go up no matter which party wins the White House in 2008. Indeed, attacks on the tax rate for carried interest have begun well before the budget debate gets started on Capital Hill as evidenced by private equity critic Robert Greenwald's "Larry the Loophole" cartoon. At The Deal's 2007 Private Capital Symposium, Lowenstein explained PEC's plan for combating a carried interest tax hike. Watch a video of the conversation after the jump. - George White... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Taxes." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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