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IMAGE: SMU Assistant Professor Kim Jungbae s research found that governments located within the constituencies of powerful congressional members reduce their stewardship over public resources. view more
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SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer - One of the motivations for the recently published
Journal of Accounting Research paper Politically Connected Governments was the daily experience with the subway system in New York City.
The author of the paper, SMU Assistant Professor of Accounting Kim Jungbae, told the Office of Research & Tech Transferthe research question for the paper which examines the consequences of powerful political connections for local governments, was inspired by the
‘ACC guidelines can help prevent systemic graft in government offices’
Iqbal Mahmood took charge of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) five years ago with the goal of curbing graft. During these years, he took several bold steps like bringing reforms in the enquiry and investigation processes, introducing a hotline service and pinpointing loopholes and pockets of corruption within government organisations. Yet he had to face criticism for the long delay in investigating the BASIC Bank loan scam and failing to nab the big fishes. As the ACC chairman nears the end of his term this month, he shares his experience, achievements and expectations with The Daily Star’s Mahbubur Rahman Khan.
Who Goes From President to Prisoner?
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By Matthew Blackman, Nick Dall and Charu Sudan Kasturi
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March2, 2021
Flamboyant French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy always loved “to be at the center of the action,” former U.S. President Barack Obama wrote in his memoir
A Promised Land. For once, Sarkozy won’t be happy to find himself in the spotlight, after a court sentenced him to jail on Monday for trying to bribe a judge in 2014. While Sarkozy will appeal the ruling and can remain free in the meantime though he will return to court this month on separate charges of evading campaign finance laws the verdict is a jolt to those leaders who think they’re above the law. Today’s Daily Dose explores how corruption charges are catching up with multiple world leaders even as the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up fresh opportunities to cheat taxpayers. Read about the deep ties between war and corruption, meet unheralded heroes and understand why this battle is as
Taxes
On a whole, on Forbes’ Best Countries for Business 2018 ranking, Canada came in 6th while Singapore came in 8th. In the same report, Forbes’ ranked Singapore at 8th for tax burden and Canada at 19th.
Singapore s corporate tax is at a flat rate of 17% on chargeable income. Canada s corporate tax rate is at 15% after general tax reduction for most corporations. Want to learn about the Singapore - Canada Tax Treaty?
IP Protection
Singapore was placed in the 6th for property protection by Forbes in its 2018 ‘Best Countries for Business‘ Index and Canada was ranked 11th.
In the World Economic Forum’s ‘2018 Global Competitiveness Report‘ Canada was ranked 18th for Intellectual Property Protection and Singapore was ranked 3rd.