The most important thing that happened in January was the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling in Vodafone. The transaction in Vodafone was one that India’s tax department deemed taxable, but it was also deemed to be as confusing as possible in order to avoid... Continue reading
888-435-6030
info@assetprotectionworld.com
Return to previous page
All posts by Laurence E Lipsher
Property taxes in China are a popular topic of discussion in the Chinese press. Xinhua News on January 15 stated that property taxation, seen as a silver bullet to curb excessive growth in China’s housing prices, is causing much debate within the higher... Continue reading
Visualize, if you will, the following: I’m in a small taxi in Mumbai, having just left the hotel where I stayed during a tax conference at which I spoke. Shortly after we left the hotel, the taxi was stopped by a local policeman,... Continue reading
Bloomberg Businessweek recently ranked Hong Kong first and Singapore second among 18 regional jurisdictions covered in its “International Business — Asia Pacific 2010” report. Access to adjoining markets, ease of business setup, and obviously favorable tax regimes account for the ranking. Heck, with... Continue reading
Having grown up in Brooklyn, New York, I have fond memories of going with my father to the Bell Cinema, an art-house movie theater, to watch those few foreign-language films that made it to the States. One of those films was Rashomon, by... Continue reading
Wen Jiabao gave his ninth (and probably final) annual concluding address of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 13. It was a 3-hour press conference. When was the last time you heard a world leader spend three hours giving a press... Continue reading
Financial Risk Analysis
Investments Too Risky?
It’s tough to determine which investments to use if you don’t know your own risk tolerance.Free Retirement Kit
