Tax rebate on cotton exports in India
Fall in both domestic and international prices of cotton led the Indian government to review the industry which has been in trouble recently. The Govt. has decided to restore tax rebates on raw cotton and cotton yarn for export in this regard . From
See MoreDTA between India and Lithuania
In order to avoid the double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion, an agreement and protocol has been announced by the Indian government with Lithuania with respect to taxes on income and capital. This is the first double tax agreement to be
See MorePropensity to increase tax revenue: Philippines parliament
Instead of enacting new laws, the Speaker of the Philippines House of Representatives, Feliciano Belmonte, urged to prioritize measures that would plug loopholes in the country’s tax system and rationalize the tax incentives law. Bills that would
See MoreAuthorities’ use of net-back approach in transfer pricing case has been overruled by the Russian Court
The Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region rejected the Russian Tax Authorities’ attempt to adjust a taxpayer’s transfer pricing by applying the net-back approach. The net-back method are applied to oil production and operates by taking
See MoreInsurance and VAT exemptions are modified in Philippines
The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued clarifications regarding the income tax deductibility of insurance contributions, and to the applicability of value-added tax (VAT) following takeovers and mergers. According to that, only the
See MoreAustralia:Proposal to reduce tax savings
Australian government has published a discussion paper on the proposal to reduce the taxation on the interest income on savings by 50%, as proposed in the 2010-11 Budget. It is expressed that the introduction of the discount will benefit more than
See MoreTax Simplification Projects Announced in UK
In order to improve and simplify the tax system, the government of UK declared two new projects as part of its ongoing work, to review pensioner taxation and employee share schemes. On 13 July 2011 the government has confirmed that the UK’s Office
See MoreCanada promotes fire-fighter tax credit
Canada’s Ministry for National Revenue has highlighted a new tax credit targeting volunteer fire-fighters. This is a part of their ongoing promotion of the government’s Budget measures. Speaking at a fire station Canada’s Minister for National
See MoreCanada: New tax credit highlights
In the recently reintroduced 2011 federal Budget the Canadian government has announced its new children’s arts tax credit. According to that parents can claim money spent on programmes focusing on fine arts, music, performing arts, outdoor
See MoreVAT Amnesty Launched in UK
UK is continuing its concentrated efforts to solve the issue of tax evasion. In this regard, UK is launching a new campaign focusing on those trading above the current value-added tax threshold, but who have not registered themselves for the
See MoreUAE and Kenya Sign DTA
On 7 July 2011 it was reported that the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has announced the signing of an agreement with the Republic of Kenya on the avoidance of double taxation on
See MoreItalian business against VAT rate hikes
Rete Imprese Italia, representing artisans, traders, the tourist sector and other services in Italy, has emphasized to stop penalizing consumer spending which is obvious in the Italian government’s proposed three-year tax reforms framework.
See MoreFrance’s Draft Finance Act with 2011 Amendments
The French government has recently published the 2011 Amended Draft Finance Act. The significant changes to the legislation that may be applicable to expatriate employees and their employers include: Increase in the wealth tax rates, A new tax
See MoreFTA with Peru has been approved by the South Korean Parliament
South Korea’s National Assembly has ratified the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and Peru after previously being passed by the foreign affairs and trade committee. It was signed on March 21 in Seoul. Except for a few
See MoreChina income tax threshold increased
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has agreed to raise the personal income tax threshold. With effect from September 1, 2011 the current personal income tax monthly threshold will be increased to RMB 3500
See MoreNew CFC Rules Released in UK
The UK government has published its proposals for the reform of the Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) regime through a press release on 4 July 2011. The government intends to modernize the CFC regime in 2012, which it expects will better reflect the
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