UK: Report of the Wealth Tax Commission
On 14 December 2020 the Wealth Tax Commission issued a report outlining its conclusions on the design of a wealth tax for the UK. The report covers one-off and annual wealth taxes and makes recommendations on specific design of a tax in some cases.
See MoreLuxembourg: Finance Minister presents draft budget law for 2021
On 14 October 2020, Luxembourg’s Finance Minister has presented the draft budget law 2020 to the Parliament. There are no measures regarding major tax reform or an increase in the tax rate in the draft budget law. The draft budget laws contain a
See MoreIceland: Parliament approves a bill to implement tax measures under 2021 budget
On 1 October 2020, the Icelandic Parliament approved a Bill No.5 in order to implement tax measures under the 2021 budget. The bill includes the following measures; Taxes on carbon, alcohol and tobacco, oil, and car tax increased by
See MoreEgypt approves Law adopting a number of financial rules amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 7 May 2020, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has approved Law 24 of 2020 regarding some financial rules in response to COVID-19 pandemic, along with other decisions that include important facilities regarding the real estate tax,
See MoreEgypt: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Recently, the Egyptian Government has announced several tax measures to mitigate the financial effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main tax measures are as following: Capital Gains: the extension of the suspension from the taxation
See MoreUkraine: Tax measures due to the outbreak of COVID-19
On 17 March 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted Law No 3220 “On amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and other legislative acts of Ukraine aimed to support taxpayers during the period of taking measures against the occurrence and spread of
See MoreUK: Additional Measures to Support Business
On 17 March 2020 the UK government announced further measures to support businesses hit by the health crisis. In announcing a package worth GBP 20 billion the Chancellor also confirmed that, as a result of government advice to people to avoid
See MoreSouth Korea: MOEF proposes tax revision bill for 2019
On 25 July 2019, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) has issued an overview of the proposed 2019 Tax Revision Bill to raise tax credit rate for corporate facility investments, R&D. The bill mainly focuses on boosting the
See MoreUK: OTS proposes changes to Inheritance Tax
Following a review of Inheritance Tax the UK’s Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has proposed that the seven-year period within which lifetime gifts are potentially liable to the Inheritance Tax should be reduced to five years. Executors of
See MoreRussia: Parliament proposes to reduce the corporate property tax rate
On 6 March 2019, a draft bill was presented to the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament) proposing to lower the maximum amount of the property tax rate to be taxed at the cadastral value. According to the bill, the corporation tax rate for real
See MoreUK: Consultation on stamp duty land tax surcharge for nonresidents
The UK government issued a consultation document on 11 February 2019 in relation to a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge on non-UK residents who purchase residential properties in England and Northern Ireland. This surcharge would apply where
See MorePhilippines: Senate approves tax amnesty Bill No. 2059
The Senate made an announcement that it approved Senate Bill No. 2059 on November 19, 2018, which seeks to allow a one-time opportunity to settle tax obligations. This Bill grants amnesty to taxpayers who have been remiss on paying estate taxes, all
See MoreUK: consultation on the taxation of trusts
On 7 November 2018 HMRC issued a consultation document outlining the principles for taxing trusts and asking for comments and evidence on the reform of trust taxation in line with those principles. Comments may be submitted to HMRC by 30 January
See MoreIreland announces Budget for 2019
On 9 October 2018, the Budget for 2019 was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance. The summary of 2019 Budget measures are following: Corporate Tax Film Relief The scheme provides relief in the form of a corporation tax credit related to
See MoreIreland: Budget for 2018
On 10 October 2017, the Irish government presented details of the Budget 2018. This budget delivers the Government’s long standing target of balancing the books in structural terms next year by reaching the Medium Term Budgetary Objective better
See MoreCanada: Finance Department announces public consultation on draft tax legislative proposals
The Finance Department released a public consultation on September 8, 2017 regarding draft legislative and regulatory proposals on the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) and excise duty as well as income tax. GST/HST and Excise
See MoreIMF report and selected issues paper looks at tax issues in China
On 15 August 2017 the IMF issued a report and selected issues paper following consultations with China under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that China is continuing its transition to more sustainable growth with
See MoreIMF report comments on economic position of Japan
The IMF issued a report on Japan’s economic position on 31 July 2017 following the conclusion of discussions under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of association. The report notes that Japan’s economy is growing above potential with positive
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