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France- Transfer Tax hiked

March 16, 2014

According to the French Tax Administration 66 out of the 101 departments in France have elected to increase their house...

France To Simplify Tax System

March 16, 2014

The French General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) has found that 192 taxes in France each yield less than EUR150m (USD208m),...

France cuts VAT rate on digital news

March 16, 2014

The French government has updated the Tax Code to reduce the VAT rate on digital news and journals from the...

EU – Status update of financial transaction tax

March 16, 2014

The European Commission on 5 March 2014 posted an update of the status of the proposed financial transaction tax. According...

EU – Excise tax rates for alcohol, tobacco and energy for 2014

March 16, 2014

Recently, the European Commission posted updated (as of 1 January 2014) indirect tax rates for excise duties on alcohol, tobacco,...

EU – European Commission Looks At Green Tax Options

March 16, 2014

An increase in taxes on the causes of air and water pollution in the European Union could generate revenues of...

EU – European Commission takes action to close the gender pay gap

March 16, 2014

On 8th March, 2014 the European Commission adopted a Recommendation asking Member States to improve pay transparency for women and...

DTA between Hungary and Kosovo enters into force

March 16, 2014

On March 12, 2014, the double taxation agreement (DTA) signed between Hungary and Kosovo entered into force.

DTA between Austria and Taiwan

March 16, 2014

On February 20, 2014, Austria and Taiwan initialed a double taxation agreement (DTA) following three days of negotiations.  No further...

Denmark: MBA education liable to VAT

March 16, 2014

The MBA courses provided by Danish public universities are still subject to Danish VAT. The tax authorities wanted to challenge the...

Colombia: FTA with Colombia Passes Parliamentary Hurdle

March 16, 2014

Costa Rica’s legislature approved a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia at its first reading on March 3, 2014. The...

China-Japan-ROK Free Trade Zone Negotiations

March 16, 2014

On March 4 2014 the fourth round of China-Japan-ROK Free Trade Zone negotiations was held in Seoul, Korea (ROK).  The...

China: VAT on telecoms

March 16, 2014

China’s plans to include telecoms services in the VAT pilot are progressing.  It was confirmed in the Chinese Parliament that plans are...

China aiming to speed up progress of FTA talks with Australia

March 16, 2014

Comments by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia have been...

China becomes largest trader of goods in the world

March 16, 2014

From the preliminary statistics produced by the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization, it appears that China became the biggest trader of...

Chile – amends FTC rules

March 16, 2014

Chile has amended Article 41A of the Income Tax Law to reduce the caps on bilateral and unilateral foreign tax...

Canada: New tax on digital imports

March 16, 2014

Canada is considering a sales tax on E-commerce supplies made by foreign businesses to residents of Canada.  At present people...

Canada: First Meeting in connection with Colombia FTA

March 16, 2014

An initial meeting has been held in connection with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and...