Italy Expands Employee Productivity Tax Incentive

11 May, 2014

Italy has extended into 2014 the reduced individual income tax rate for earnings from work arrangements that increase corporate productivity. This lower 10 percent rate was first introduced in 2008 and has been extended in the 2014 budget.

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UK: Coalition Partner indicates preference for Income Tax Allowance Increases

07 January, 2014

The UK Deputy Prime Minister has said that the personal allowance could be increased beyond the  target GBP 10,000 in April 2014 if the Government were to abandon “pet projects” on tax and focus on on a single goal of a high allowance

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Belgium: Proposed changes to expatriate tax rules

06 January, 2014

The Belgian government has proposed legislation to amend the rules for determining the non-resident individual (personal) income tax as applicable to expatriates. Proposed changes include the repeal of personal exemptions for expatriates benefiting

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Argentina-changes to the wage limits for family allowances

22 October, 2013

The government of Argentina has announced changes to the family allowances regime which are effective from 1 September 2013. The family allowances limit has been increased to $15,000(previously $8,400) for each spouse and $30,000(previously

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Argentina: Changes to Income Tax and Family Allowances

10 September, 2013

The Argentine government announced changes to the income taxes. According to the new amendments exemptions from taxes will be offered and the level of non-taxable income for higher earners will be raised. According to Decree 1242/2013, workers with

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Taiwan Announces Income Tax Cuts

28 November, 2012

It has been published on 28 November 2012 that the Ministry of Finance has announced that, because of the inflation linkage within Taiwan's tax code, individual income tax thresholds and brackets will be increased automatically next year. As

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