FRANKFURT, April 4- European central Bank President Mario Dragi said on Thursday that Cyprus's initial decision to charge a levy on insured as well as uninsured banks depositors was a mistake.
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3- Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday put off for a week the judgment of a landmark case that will decide how the foreign profits of mining giant Vale SA and other multinationals are treated by tax authorities.
WASHINGTON, April 3- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service and 3 M Co are fighting over royalty payments from the company's Brazilian unit to its U.S. headquarters in a case that highlights how tax complications often emerge from doing business in Brazil.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Rhode Island lawmakers heard support Tuesday for a plan to revive the state's historic redevelopment tax credits, an idea that's taken on greater significance now that it's been suggested as a way to pay for the renovation of the state's tallest building.
SANTA FE, N.M.-- A newly enacted law in New Mexico will provide a tax break to lower the cost of locomotive fuel for the BNSF Railway Co.. The company has nearly 1,400 workers in New Mexico and railyards in Albuquerque, Belen and Clovis.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- The Missouri Senate has passed legislation that would abolish a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled people who live in rental homes. The Senate's 21-12 vote Tuesday sends the legislation to the House, which already has passed a budget plan assuming the renters' tax break would be eliminated.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- Manufacturers would pay lower taxes under a plan endorsed by an Arkansas House committee on Tuesday, but legislative leaders have yet to agree on whether those or other proposed tax cuts will be included in their plan to slash $100 million in taxes.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- With Kansas as the reference point, Missouri business groups urged lawmakers to cut income taxes Tuesday while education officials expressed fears that reduced revenues could result in school funding cuts.
CANBERRA, April 3- Australia will force corporate giants such as Google Inc and Apple Inc to disclose their tax arrangements in an effort to curb alleged tax avoidance by multinational corporations.
WASHINGTON, April 2- Businesses and wealthy owners of estates and trusts asked the IRS on Tuesday for changes to a part of President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law that has received comparatively little attention: a 3.8 percent tax on investment income intended to provide the bulk of the law's funding.
JUNEAU, Alaska-- Alaskans who send their kids to private school might be in line for a tax break if a new bill becomes law. John Coghill, the bill's sponsor. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a similar bill giving taxpayers a credit if they donate money for "educational support purposes" at public, private and religious elementary and secondary schools.