Slovak Republic: Parliament rejects plan to shorten property capital gains tax exemption to three years

09 October, 2024

The Slovak Republic parliament rejected a draft bill that proposed income tax exemptions on capital gains from the sale of immovable property for individuals and a suggestion to reduce the minimum holding period to three years. Earlier, on 16

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Canada: CFIB opposes capital gains changes 

13 May, 2024

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) published a release, on Thursday, 9 May, 2024, regarding its opposition to the proposed capital gains tax changes in the 2024 federal budget. The proposal aims to increase the capital gains

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Mongolia: Parliament approves changes to corporate and personal income tax laws

06 May, 2024

Mongolia’s parliament has approved new changes to corporate income tax laws and personal income tax laws. It also introduced a capital gains tax on stock and securities transactions. The laws will go into effect starting 1 July

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New Zealand announces  5% annual tax on interests in FIFs

05 May, 2024

New Zealand’s Inland Revenue announced that New Zealand taxpayers with interests in foreign investment funds (FIFs) or foreign stocks, with a total portfolio value (excluding select Australian stocks) over NZ$50,000, will be imposed an annual tax

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Ireland: Finance Minister presents 2024 Budget to the Parliament

16 October, 2023

On 10 October 2023, Mr. Michael McGrath, the Minister for Finance of Ireland presented the 2024 Budget to the Parliament. The main tax measures proposed in the 2024 Budget include: OECD Pillar Two The Minister announced that the upcoming

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Sweden: Supreme Administrative Court confirms the tax treatment of carried interest by private equity companies as capital gains

07 November, 2014

The Supreme Administrative Court has confirmed the tax treatment of carried interest by private equity companies as capital gains rather than income in a ruling from the Administrative Court of Appeal. Swedish tax agency filed an appeal claiming

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