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Israel and Azerbaijan to sign a Double Tax Avoidance Agreement

February 23, 2014

Azerbaijan and Israel are going to sign a Double Tax Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation. Azerbaijan’s State Customs...

India and Croatia Sign bilateral DTA

February 23, 2014

India and Croatia signed a Double Tax Agreement on 12 February 2014.  This move is seen as an important step...

Greece ratifies DTA with UAE

February 23, 2014

On February 4, 2014, Greece completed its domestic ratification procedures, in respect of the double taxation agreement (DTA) signed with...

Germany and Costa Rica signed a DTA

February 23, 2014

Costa Rica has signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation with Germany. The agreement aims to eliminate situations...

German Association of Taxpayers urges Government to lower electricity tax

February 23, 2014

The German Association of Taxpayers (BdSt) has urged the Government to lower electricity tax in Germany. The government’s plans to...

EU Seeks to resume talks on a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Egypt

February 23, 2014

The EU remains willing to re-launch talks with Egypt on concluding a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The...

EU – Court Rules on Hungarian Retail Tax

February 23, 2014

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Hungary’s retail tax, which imposes a rate based on “consolidated turnover,”...

European Commission reports on administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of VAT

February 23, 2014

On 12 February 2014, the European Commission adopted two reports related to fighting Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud within the...

EU: European Commission proposes stronger cooperation on VAT

February 23, 2014

Recently, the European Commission began consultations with Russia and Norway on administrative cooperation agreements in the area of Value Added...

DTA between Turkey and Gambia signed

February 23, 2014

On 11 February 2014, Turkey and Gambia signed a convention for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes...

DTA between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea entered into force

February 23, 2014

The new double tax agreement between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea entered into force on 21 January 2014. The...

Czech Republic – Coalition government’s tax policy

February 23, 2014

The agreement establishing the new government in the Czech Republic indicates that there are currently no plans to raise income...

Cyprus – New VAT rates in 2014

February 23, 2014

Following changes to the tax legislation, from 2014 the rates of value added tax in Cyprus are as follows: The...

Colombia – New form for reporting withholding tax information

February 23, 2014

Colombia’s tax administration has recently released a new form to be used to make monthly information reporting of withholding tax....

Colombia – New criteria for determining large taxpayer issued

February 23, 2014

Colombia’s tax administration has issued guidance establishing new criteria for determining who qualifies as a “large taxpayer”. Being identified as...

Canada: GST compliance changes

February 23, 2014

The Canadian budget for 2014 includes a range of changes to the Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Harmonized Sales...

Canada: 2014 Budget introduces no new taxes

February 23, 2014

The Canadian 2014 Budget introduces “no new taxes” on families or businesses, but does crack down on aggressive tax avoidance...

Bulgarian government will maintain low rates of direct taxes

February 23, 2014

On February 11, 2014, a forum entitled: Government-Business: Economic Restart National Forum: was organized at the initiative of the Bulgarian...