I wrote a post about the dividend tax rates across countries over the weekend. In this post lets take a look at the Integrated Top Long-term Capital Gains Tax Rates. Click to enlarge Source: Corporate dividend and capital gains taxation: A comparison of the United States to other developed nations, April 2015, Alliance for Savings and Investment (ASI) …
Alcohol consumption is high in most European countries compared to the U.S. However Russia is one of the top alcohol consuming countries in the world but is not in this chart since it is an OECD country. If Russia is included it will top out all the countries. Click to enlarge Source: Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use, …
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Many years ago I wrote an article comparing the capital gains tax rate between the U.S. and other countries. In this post lets review how the dividend tax rates differ among select countries. Generally it is assumed that dividend taxes are paid by equity holder only.However that is not true. Taxes on a company’s profit are …
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People in OECD countries are living longer than before. While improved lifestyles and better medical treatments are some reasons, an OECD article wonders if the number of doctors in a country is also a contributing factor for this phenomenon. The following chart shows the trend in the number of doctors in select OECD nations: Click …
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Interesting facts about eggs in this infographic from UN’s FAO: One large egg (50gr) provides the daily requirements* of 27% selenium, 25% vitamin B12, 23% choline, 15% riboflavin, 13% protein, 11% phosphorus, 9% vitamin D. * Based on approximate averages for adult male/female from 5 databases (Australia, Canada, China, EU, USA Click to enlarge …