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U.S. Ranks Third in the Global Tax Havens List
The United States is now third place in the list of top tax havens for foreign companies on the biannual Financial Secrecy Index by the Tax Justice Network, next to Switzerland and Hong Kong.
Yahoo to spin off Alibaba stake even without tax-free guarantee
Yahoo Inc. is proceeding with the spinoff of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba even without guarantee that it won't be taxed. In a regulatory filing, Yahoo says its board has authorized the transaction despite lacking an approval from the Internal Revenue Service. On news of the decision, Yahoo's shares rose Monday by as much as 4% in extended trading.
President Obama announced changes on FAFSA to help students complete
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday some updates on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process or FAFSA. This is a part of the president's aim to make college education more affordable for students and families.
IRS Rejects Yahoo's Tax-Free Alibaba Spin-off Request, Sending Stocks Down 4%
IRS declined to bless Yahoo's planned tax-free Alibaba spin-off, sending its shares down about 4%. According to Business Insider, Yahoo owns 384 million shares of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, which is worth $23 billion. Yahoo plans to turn that into a separate company with its small-business unit in a tax-free transaction that allows it to give much of the value back to Yahoo shareholders. However, IRS declined to grant Yahoo's request. It doesn't mean the IRS rejected Yahoo's plan directly. IRS is simply telling Yahoo it can't be too confident about the approval of the deal.