US President forwards DTA between Chile and the United States to the Senate

May 21, 2012

On 17th May 2012, United States President Barack Obama forwarded the pending double taxation agreement (DTA) signed between Chile and the United States on February 4, 2010, to the Senate as part of the ratification procedures necessary to bring the

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US Senate Passes Highways Tax Bill

March 16, 2012

On March 14, 2012, the United States Senate passed, on a bipartisan basis, a bill to provide for an extension of highway-related taxes and the funding of infrastructural spending by the Federal Highway Trust Fund (FHTF), which included an anti-tax

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US: IRS has new online tool for “Lower-Paid Taxpayers”

February 08, 2012

As part of its effort to improve service to taxpayers, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the availability of a new online tool to help taxpayers to find more easily a location for volunteer tax preparation

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Annulment of contractors’ tax by US

November 21, 2011

The United States Congress has finally approved a legislation to repeal the 3% withholding tax on payments made to contractors providing services to government entities. The bill was passed in the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote. When

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