South African Poll Criticizes Employment Tax Incentive
A poll conducted by the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT) appears to indicate that the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) is not succeeding in its aims. Although large businesses are aware of the incentive and have consulted their
See MoreNetherlands Simplifies Individual Tax Filing
Commencing from March 1 2014, the Netherlands tax administration will issue approximately six million pre-completed tax forms to individuals, and around four million tax returns that have been completed in part. The taxpayers are requested to verify
See MoreCyprus to cut tax appeal waiting time
Cyprus's Justice Minister has promised that a new Administrative Court due to open in September will cut the waiting time for tax appeals. Tax cases currently take two years to process in the Supreme Court, but the time required to hear a case will
See MoreChile: New tax reporting format
The tax authorities have provided a new reporting format for the declaration that Chilean individuals and foreign individuals that have been domiciled or resident in Chile for more than 3 years must file a return by 19 March 2014 to report foreign
See MoreNew Zealand: 15 Percent Superannuation Tax Option
New Zealand resident individuals will have increased options if they decide to transfer their foreign superannuation before 1 April 2014. Previous rules enabled a “15% option” for those who made a lump-sum withdrawal or a transfer to another
See MoreLithuania : Loss carry forward limitations, extended incentives and reduced VAT rates
Losses carry forward limitations: Beginning in 2014, the ability of corporations in Lithuania to carry forward tax losses, for corporate income tax purposes, is limited. In calculating their corporate income tax for 2014 and subsequent tax periods,
See MoreUS – Increase in Tax Return Filings
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that filings of tax returns in the United States 2014 individual income tax season have increased by comparison to filings for the same period in the previous year. As of February 7, the IRS had
See MoreItaly withdraws WHT on inbound payments
An instruction from the Italian Revenue Agency for all Italian banks to withhold a 20 percent tax on all payments from abroad received by Italian individual taxpayers, has been withdrawn with effect from 1 February 2014 as it is being examined by
See MoreBelgian Finance Minister Preserves Savings Tax Perk
The Belgian Finance Minister has clarified that the 15 percent favorable rate of withholding tax, levied on income derived from regulated savings deposits, is to remain in place despite a recent ruling from the country's Constitutional Court,
See MoreUS: IRS Publishes Updated Tax Guide for Aliens
The US Internal Revenue Service has released a revised United States Tax Guide for Aliens, providing guidance for resident and nonresident aliens for use in preparing their 2013 tax returns, and, in particular, how to determine their residence
See MoreECJ: Deduction of input VAT on pension fund management costs
In a Revenue and Customs Brief HMRC has set out its position on VAT on pension fund management costs. This follows decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the case of Fiscale Eenheid PPG Holdings BV regarding an employer's entitlement to
See MoreSouth Africa reminds employers to make ETI claims
South African businesses have been reminded that their first monthly claim for the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), which came into effect on January 1 2014, should be submitted by February 7, 2014. The ETI is an incentive mainly aimed at encouraging
See MoreMalaysia: New Public Ruling on Withholding Tax on Special Classes of Income
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia issued Public Ruling No. 1/2014 (PR No. 1/2014) on Withholding Tax on Special Classes of Income on 23 January 2014. The special classes of income covered by the public ruling include amounts paid in consideration
See MoreUS: publication on foreign tax credit for individuals
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2014 revision of Publication 514 (Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals). The publication of 24 January 2014 is intended for use in preparing 2013 tax returns. Publication 514 explains the
See MoreUS: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opens 2014 Tax Season
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened the 2014 United States filing season for individuals on January 31, highlighted a growing selection of online services, and encouraged taxpayers to check out a variety of tax benefits, such as the Earned
See MoreNetherlands – Revised rules for employing foreign workers
A new law in the Netherlands (“Foreign Nationals Employment Act”), effective from 1 January 2014, concerns changes to the current labor market rules. The new law was followed by a re-write of the implementation rules. The law generally affects
See MoreItaly: Law Decree published regarding voluntary disclosure procedure
On 29 January 2014 Law Decree No. 4 of 28 January 2014 was published in the Official Gazette. This Decree provided clarifications with regard to the voluntary disclosure procedure. The Law Decree entered into force also on 29 January 2014 and will
See MoreUS: Congressional call to maintain charitable tax deduction
Two members of the Senate Finance Committee led a bipartisan group of more than 30 senators in a recent letter to its Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch underscoring the importance of maintaining the charitable tax deduction in any
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