Cabinet seeks tougher penalties on e-cigarettes to curb etomidate use

Annuities Can Have Unpleasant Tax Side Effects: Here's the Surprising Antidote

Annuities Can Have Unpleasant Tax Side Effects: Here's the Surprising Antidote

FDA: Nicotine pouch maker can advertise some as safer than cigarettes

FDA: Nicotine pouch maker can advertise some as safer than cigarettes

The Housing Essay: ‘Use it or lose it’ is a policy measure whose time has come

Like the strong action of the smoking ban, it will take more than a ‘sin tax’ to de-normalise dereliction.

Imported Tobacco Has Been Operating Under Lower FDA Standards Than Domestic Products

Imported tobacco faces lower FDA oversight than domestic products. A new proposed rule would close the regulatory asymmetry. Here's what the gap is and what would change.

Ask the Tax Editor, July 10: Late Refunds and Calling the IRS

Ask the Tax Editor, July 10: Late Refunds and Calling the IRS

Chartered Institute of Taxation warns against unauthorised tax practice

The Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CITG), has cautioned the public against engaging with individuals or organisations that claim to regulate tax practice or certify tax practitioners without the requisite legal authority, insisting that it remains the only statutory body empowered to perform those functions under the Chartered Institute of Taxation Act, 2016 (Act 916).

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Zyn Can Market Itself as Less Harmful Than Cigarettes, FDA Says

Federal regulator gives Philip Morris International a win for nicotine pouches.

ITAT tightens tax-neutral demerger rules

ITAT tightens tax-neutral demerger rules

Tax & Customs Authority announces financial rewards for reporting & seizing smuggled cigarettes

Tax & Customs Authority announces financial rewards for reporting & seizing smuggled cigarettes

Only certified practitioners can offer tax services — CITG

The Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CITG), has reiterated that it remains the only statutory body mandated to regulate the practice of taxation in the country under the Chartered Institute of Taxation Act, 2016 (Act 916). The Institute explained that, in accordance with the law, no individual is permitted to practise as a chartered tax The post Only certified practitioners can offer tax services — CITG appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Illicit Chinese vape companies ‘targeting our kids,’ expert says

A former top law enforcement official is sounding the alarm on an attempt by illicit Chinese vape companies to exploit legal loopholes by replacing nicotine with an unregulated substitute to continue selling flavored disposable vapes to children. “These Chinese organized crime groups, what they realized is if they go ahead and just change the ingredients []...Click to read more

Virginia’s Return to RGGI: Another Ratepayer Rip-Off in the Making

Governor Spanberger just made every Virginian’s household more expensive. by Jeff Reynolds Virginia has jumped back into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and residential ratepayers will feel the pain—again. The last time the state was in the program, under the last Democratic governor, it cost Virginians more than 600 million over three years. Every []

Croatia customs seize 970 illegal vapes ordered online by minors as health concerns grow

Croatian customs officials have stopped the entry of 970 disposable electronic cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, that were ordered online... The post Croatia customs seize 970 illegal vapes ordered online by minors as health concerns grow first appeared on Croatia Week.

The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe

ZYN nicotine pouches, the FDA found, can be advertised as a less-harmful option for adult smokers. But quitting all tobacco and nicotine products remains the best idea.

Govt rolls out three-tier plan to cushion food producers from global cost pressures

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The government will use tax exemptions, targeted aid and policy reforms to ease pressure o...

Foreigner fined for contraband cigarettes

Foreigner fined for contraband cigarettes

Illicit Chinese vape companies are ‘targeting our kids,’ former federal crime director says

A former top law enforcement official is sounding the alarm on an attempt by illicit Chinese vape companies to exploit legal loopholes by replacing nicotine with an unregulated substitute to continue selling flavored disposable vapes to children. “These Chinese organized crime groups, what they realized is if they go ahead and just change the ingredients in []

My wife has no taxable income. Will she have to pay CGT under the new rules?

This is a prime example of the unfair and unintended consequences of the new laws around capital gains tax.

What’s This Database DHS Is Trying to Use to Purge Voter Rolls?

Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! This week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the recently-expanded use of...

What The FDA’s Latest Ruling Could Mean For Future Of Nicotine Pouches

The Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to allow certain nicotine pouches to be marketed as posing fewer health risks than cigarettes could potentially lead to the U.S. becoming smoke-free one day, according to one analyst.

New Virginia Laws Effective This Summer: What You Need to Know

Virginia’s gas tax is set to increase on July 1, and that isn’t the only new law that will take effect this summer. One of the legal changes is the implementation of a full ban on expanded polystyrene food containers. The ban applies to any food vendor that sells takeaway food, including restaurants, grocery stores,...

Casey Costello's tobacco tax comments concerns experts, minister says no reduction

The associate health minister has said she is considering a review of the excise tax on cigarettes.

Altria Group: High Dividends Are Much More Addictive Than Nicotine

Altria Group: High Dividends Are Much More Addictive Than Nicotine

Isa reforms: Four experts explain why Rachel Reeves' new tax on investors won't work

Isa reforms: Four experts explain why Rachel Reeves' new tax on investors won't work

Further Delaying “Liberation Day” Tariff Refunds Only Costs Taxpayers More

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The Latest: Louisiana's Back-to-School Tax Holiday

The Latest: Louisiana's Back-to-School Tax Holiday

Carney's fuel efficiency plan won't bring quick relief to cost of summer road trips, critics say

The federal government pitched its new tailpipe standards as a way to make fuel-efficient cars more accessible to Canadians. But two groups advocating for low-emission travel say the rules would put the country short of its goal — and ultimately leave most Canadians at the mercy of high gas prices.

Insurers Are Pocketing Copay Assistance Funds Meant to Curb Patient Drug Costs

While some states ban insurers from using copay accumulator programs, oversight has stalled at the federal level.

Not nicotine, still a problem: The chemical keeping flavored vapes on shelves, ex-ATF warns

Edgar Domenech, former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Deputy Director, warned that Chinese-made vapes marketed to children “create confusion” and exploit loopholes by using a nicotine substitute. Domenech said the Chinese vape makers are using an unregulated substitute to nicotine in order to bypass regulatory agencies, according to an interview with Fox News []

CTA upholds partial Petron excise tax refunds in twin rulings

THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) En Banc upheld two First Division rulings granting Petron Corp. partial refunds of excise taxes on petroleum products sold to tax-exempt entities after denying separate appeals filed by the oil company and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR). In two separate decisions, both promulgated on July 2, the tax []

Study warns Vaping could increase cancer risk

E-cigarettes could increase the risk of lung cancer by up to four times The post Study warns Vaping could increase cancer risk appeared first on BOL News.

We’re not increasing taxes —Nigerian Govt

The Federal Government has clarified that it is not increasing taxes, noting that Nigeria only needs more taxpayers. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made this remark on Thursday while receiving a delegation from the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, at his office in Abuja. Oyedele hailed [] We’re not increasing taxes —Nigerian Govt

Take These Steps to Tame Your Taxes In Retirement

Take These Steps to Tame Your Taxes In Retirement

VAT-DTP helps maintain purchasing power for air travel: Ministry

The Ministry of Transportation has said that the government-borne value-added tax (VAT DTP) policy for domestic ...