Sri Lanka: Proposals on corporate and individual tax rates in Budget 2016
Recently the Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that the proposals made in Budget 2016 regarding corporate and individual tax rates. Main corporate income tax rate: As per the proposed revised Budget for 2016, a 28% tax rate will
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Peer to peer (P2P) lending permits individuals and businesses to lend to each other through the intermediary of an internet platform. A traditional financial middleman such as a bank is not required as the platform acts as a conduit to arrange loans
See MoreUK: Examples published to illustrate hybrid mismatch rules
On 22 December 2015 the UK published some examples as part of the guidance on the hybrid mismatch rules. The examples are intended to illustrate the operation of the rules in practice. The hybrid mismatch rules will implement in UK legislation the
See MoreFrance: Draft Finance Bill 2016
The draft Finance Bill for 2016 has been presented in France. According to the proposals the income tax-exempt threshold will be increased to EUR9,700 (USD10,840). For income above this threshold the income tax rates will be reduced. The tax rates
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