tax
Why tax solar panels?
It is befuddling why the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to slap value added taxes that would amount to a 27 percent levy, on the import of solar panels. This is at a time when...
Barca agree to settle tax fraud
Barcelona agree to pay a fine of 5.5 million euros to the Spanish authorities to settle a tax fraud case over the transfer of Brazil international Neymar in 2013.
Neymar trial on the cards
Neymar could follow FC Barcelona fellow star Lionel Messi to court after Spanish prosecutors asked for the Brazilian striker to be tried over his murky multi-million-euro transfer to the Catalan...
'I knew nothing'
Argentina football star Lionel Messi says he trusted his father with his finances and "knew nothing" about how his wealth was managed as he took the stand at his tax fraud trial.
Proposal to reduce withholding tax rates for real estate sector
With a plan to relieve big cities including Dhaka of the pressure of excessive population, Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes to reduce withholding tax rates for real estate sector in the 2016-17...
Messi tax fraud trial opens in Spain
The trial of Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges is due to start in Spain.
Opinion: Inspiring case of surrendering duty free car
In the last two months, two news stories on tax dodging of luxury cars came out in The Daily Star. One story talked about the cunning act of a tax dodger, and the other talks about an “unusual”...
'Panama Papers' law firm says 'hacked by servers abroad'
One of the founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the explosive "Panama Papers" revelations on off-shore holdings, told AFP on Tuesday his company was hacked by...
Newspaper owners must pay staff’s income tax: SC
The Supreme Court upholds a wage board provision that instructs the owners of newspapers and news agencies to pay the income tax of their employees.
Five things that are wrong with Norway
Is life in the world's nicest country all it's made out to be? Most of those surveyed, mainly Norwegians, said yes. But, for balance, here are some aspects of Norwegian life that don'...
'Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona'
Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona due to his ongoing tax fraud case, according to the Brazilian's father.