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WTO Director General comments on the importance of trade agreements for Colombia

May 24, 2016

In a speech delivered in Colombia on 19 May 2016 the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) noted...

OECD: Technologies for better tax administration

May 23, 2016

The OECD published a report entitled “Technologies for Better Tax Administration: A Practical Guide for Revenue Bodies” during the meeting...

OECD: Report on the role of tax service providers

May 23, 2016

A report entitled “Rethinking Tax Services: The Changing Role of Tax Service Providers in SME Tax Compliance” was published during...

IMF report comments on economic position of Luxembourg

May 22, 2016

On 16 May 2016 the IMF issued a report following the conclusion of talks in Luxembourg under Article IV of...

IMF report looks at the economic position in Norway

May 22, 2016

Norway’s economy has been hit by the fall in oil prices and a decline in offshore investment. The mainland growth...

IMF report comments on economic position of Saudi Arabia

May 22, 2016

On 19 May 2016 the IMF issued a report following the completion of consultations with Saudi Arabia under Article IV...

Egypt: Requirement and procedures introduced with regards to new import registration

May 22, 2016

Additional formal requirements have been introduced by the Egyptian authorities, for importing goods into Egypt. The purpose of such requirement...

Italy: Enacted New Investment Tax Ruling Procedure

May 20, 2016

The Ministerial Decree of 29 April 2016, issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, was published in the Official...

Puerto Rico: Tax credit guidance issues on limited utilization

May 18, 2016

The Treasury Department released Informative Bulletin No. 16-11 of 6 May 2016 to pronounce that a restriction will be obligatory...

France-public consultation launched on 1% add-back on dividends within tax-consolidated groups

May 17, 2016

The Tax Administration of France published on 11 May 2016 guidelines on the taxation of dividends distributed within tax-consolidated groups...

OECD: Tax administrations and capacity building

May 16, 2016

At the meeting of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) on 9 to 11 May 2016 a publication entitled...

OECD: Guidance on tax control frameworks

May 15, 2016

The OECD issued a publication entitled “Cooperative Tax Compliance: Building Better Tax Control Frameworks” during the meeting of the Forum...

Norwegian Government Issued its Proposal for Implementation of Country-by-Country Reporting

May 15, 2016

The Norwegian Government has sent its draft bill on the domestic Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting rules to the Norwegian tax authorities....

Argentina-Deadlines for filing tax returns for 2015 and for tax payments extended

May 15, 2016

In Argentina through General Resolution 3874 (AFIP),the deadlines for filing the 2015 Income Tax, Minimum Deemed Income Tax and Net...

OECD: Forum on Tax Administration discusses international tax cooperation

May 14, 2016

Participants from forty-nine delegations including regional and international tax organizations attended the Tenth Meeting of the OECD Forum on Tax...

IMF report comments on Canada’s economic policy

May 14, 2016

On 9 May 2016 the IMF issued a report after the completion of consultations with Canada under Article IV of...

UK: Report by IMF comments on economic and fiscal policy

May 13, 2016

On 13 May 2016 the IMF issued a report following the completion of consultations with the UK under Article IV...

OECD: Multilateral competent authority agreement signed by China and India

May 12, 2016

On 12 May 2016 six countries including China and India signed the multilateral competent authority agreement for the exchange of...