April 7, 2014
The European Council has encouraged some European countries to move quickly to make a commitment to the global standard for...
April 7, 2014
As part of the action plan on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) the OECD has produced a discussion draft...
April 7, 2014
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a discussion draft on Action Item 1 (Tax Challenges of...
April 7, 2014
Proposals in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discussion draft on digital taxation, that would change the way...
April 7, 2014
In New Zealand the Inland Revenue Department has issued an “interpretation statement” on tax residence. This is an update to...
April 7, 2014
New Zealand and the European Union are considering possibilities for updating their trade and economic relations. As part of this...
April 7, 2014
The EU has adopted the revised Savings Tax Directive, strengthening the efforts to combat cross-border tax evasion by exchanging information...
April 7, 2014
Some changes to Japan’s tax law announced on 1 October 2013 were passed on 20 March 2014. The “attributed income...
April 7, 2014
Italian statistics in respect of tax returns suggest that Italians on average declared income of around EUR19,750 (USD27,200) in the...
April 7, 2014
Ireland’s business and employers’ confederation IBEC has requested a reduction in the marginal individual income tax rate to bring it...
April 7, 2014
The income tax department has estimated that the number of transfer pricing adjustments in 2014 so far has fallen by...
April 7, 2014
The double taxation agreements (DTAs) that Hong Kong has signed with Qatar, Canada, Kuwait, Jersey, and Mexico are to take...
April 7, 2014
According to a recently published report by the Working Group on Long-Term Fiscal Planning the government will need to find...
April 7, 2014
Hong Kong and the United States signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) on March 25 2014. This will provide...
April 7, 2014
Canada and South Korea concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) in March 2014. This agreement will reduce or eliminate duties...
April 7, 2014
The French housing association CGL has pointed out that there are large differences between rates of residence tax in different...
April 6, 2014
The French is to announce some tax cuts for families in France, according to reports, but the amount of the...
April 6, 2014
In France a tax credit known as the Crédit Impôt Recherche (CIR) is available for certain research and development expenditure...