December 7, 2011
The government of Ireland announce an increase of its standard VAT rate from 21% to 23% from January 2012. This increase...
December 7, 2011
The Brazilian Finance Minister announced a number of tax cuts, including financial transactions tax, known as IOF. According to this...
December 7, 2011
On December 2, 2011, a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Japan and Jersey was signed, in London by the...
December 1, 2011
It has been reported that the income tax treaty between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
November 30, 2011
Thailand’s government has approved the waiving of duties on their imports of machinery and spare parts, until the end of...
November 29, 2011
On 29 November 2011 it has been published that Switzerland’s Federal Council has adopted the dispatches on four further double...
November 29, 2011
With effect from January 1, 2012 a further expansion of its tariff exemption programme for products from least-developed countries (LDCs)...
November 23, 2011
A pilot scheme to replace the existing business tax on the country’s service sector with value added tax (VAT) has...
November 23, 2011
The French Senate approved plans to establish a tax on automated transactions in France, on 23 November 2011, to curb...
November 22, 2011
During a third reading, Austria’s National Council recently adopted the country’s 2012 budget, providing for a deficit of 3.2%, as...
November 22, 2011
The income tax exemption for royalties paid to foreign enterprises will be limited to the extent of their domestic use...
November 21, 2011
The United States Congress has finally approved a legislation to repeal the 3% withholding tax on payments made to contractors...
November 18, 2011
Chinese State Administration of Taxation published a new proposal for Chinese VAT and Business Tax reforms plans for a 2012 to consolidate...
November 7, 2011
The threshold amounts for value added tax (VAT) on sales and leases of residential lots and houses has been increased...
November 7, 2011
The tax estimate unveiled recently by the German finance ministry predicts higher tax revenues both this year and in the...
November 4, 2011
The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) enacted new revenue regulations to implement the tax provisions of the Personal Equity...
November 3, 2011
From November 1, the minimum thresholds for business tax have been increased by China’s Ministry of Finance, aiming at provision...
October 31, 2011
To reduce the country’s deficit next year and to preserve its AAA rating, the French government is considering the idea...