May 26, 2014
In the US the Business Roundtable (BR) has written to the Senate in relation to certain tax issues. The BR...
May 25, 2014
The UK’s tax authority has confirmed that the double taxation agreement (DTA) signed with Spain in 14 March 2013 will...
May 25, 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested that tax changes should be put through in Uganda to deal with the...
May 25, 2014
Taiwan is expecting to finalize a FATCA agreement with the US by end of June 2014. The FATCA Act requires...
May 25, 2014
Tax reforms passed in Taiwan include a 45% rate of income tax on incomes above TWD 10 million per annum....
May 25, 2014
Switzerland and San Marino signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) on May 16, 2014. The agreement provides for the...
May 25, 2014
Forty seven countries participated in the Declaration on Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters, adopted by the OECD on...
May 25, 2014
Recent discussions between the US and Switzerland have centered on a US tax dispute settlement program for category two, three,...
May 25, 2014
Spain has been ordered by the European Court of Justice to pay a penalty amounting to EUR 30 million for...
May 25, 2014
On 24 April 2014, Norway’s Ministry of Finance issued regulations regarding exemptions to the interest deduction limitation rules. Under regulations...
May 25, 2014
South Korea is continuing to discuss free trade agreements (FTAs) with China and Vietnam. In relation to the negotiations with...
May 25, 2014
Recently the energy industry consulting firm Global Data issued a report according to which royalties on oil and gas in...
May 25, 2014
The organization Statistics Portugal has reported that the tax burden went up by 8.1 percent in 2013 compared to 2012....
May 25, 2014
Portugal’s Opposition Socialist Party (PS) leader, has promised to return the value-added tax (VAT) rate on the restaurant and catering...
May 25, 2014
In a published survey on Germany the OECD has suggested that the tax on labor could be cut while social...
May 25, 2014
New Zealand is to reduce the duty-free allowances for tobacco and raise its excise duty in a move described as...
May 25, 2014
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is to receive an additional NZD132m in government funding over five years to increase its...
May 25, 2014
Mexico has announced proposals that would change the rules in respect of the taxation of amounts relating to hydrocarbon exploration...