Have you ever wondered if that fat person sitting in the aircraft has possibly left you with less luggage allowance. Well Samoa airlines have taken steps so that everyone gets charged fairly. Samoa Air has become the world’s first pacific airline to introduce the ‘fat tax’, which will see overweight passengers paying more for their seats. The … [Read more...] about Fat tax introduced by Samoa Airlines
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Lifetime Learning Credit for 2012, 2013 – US
It’s obvious that paying for school, either through a student loan or out of pocket, is going to be expensive for you or your family. There are actually two credits available for this year that can help you get some of that money back, rather than sending more money to the IRS. These credits are the American opportunity credit and the lifetime learning credit. In this … [Read more...] about Lifetime Learning Credit for 2012, 2013 – US
Countries Scramble to get more slice of the pie
Since the new “FATCA Rules”, OECD GUIDELINES and changes in the US internal revenue of service policies in relation to international taxation, several countries have started having a look at their own policies. When times are uncertain everyone tries to secure what they have and prevent erosion of existing wealth , and that's what many countries are trying to do right … [Read more...] about Countries Scramble to get more slice of the pie