Belgium: Simplified Tax Return

21 January, 2014

Belgium will extend the number of taxpayers eligible to receive a pre-completed, simplified income tax declaration; such tax returns will reduce and simplify reporting requirements for taxpayers. From the 2014 tax year the target group will include

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Germany: Enormous number of Voluntary Tax Declarations

17 December, 2013

The number of voluntary tax declarations received by the German tax authorities submitted by German residents so far this year is already more than doubles the 2012 total. It has been reported by the business newspaper Handelsblatt based on

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Ireland: Small businesses’ reporting burden

08 December, 2013

The Irish tax authority on 10 November 2013 announced that- the scope of the simplified reporting regime for small businesses in respect of value added tax (VAT) will be expanded, Pay As You Earn (PAYE)/ Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) and

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Nigeria: Installment payments against lump-sum tax payment

08 September, 2013

Nigeria’s tax authority has published in a local newspaper a request to taxpayers to submit their tax return for 2013 on August 12, 2013 and it focused on the rules for companies to file returns and fix obligations of their income tax, and the

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South Africa: E-Filing for Excise Duties

21 July, 2013

South Africa published Government Notice R.487 on 11 July 2013 providing for all excise accounts to be submitted on e-Filing with immediate effect. Manual submissions will only be accepted for a period of three months from 11 July 2013. After the

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Italy: Approval of new nonresident forms for mitigation of withholding taxes

21 July, 2013

The Italian tax authorities released revised and updated versions of forms on 11 July 2013 which is to be used by non-residents in filing claims for an exemption, refund or reduction of Italian taxes on dividends, interest, royalties and other

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Canada: Extra GST/HST return for large businesses

11 June, 2013

Certain large businesses, in addition to filing their regular GST/HST returns will have to face an extra GST/HST (goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax) filing requirement on June 30, 2013. Employers offering registered pension plans to

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Singapore: tax filing rate for 2013 has hit a record of 95%

29 April, 2013

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has reported that by April 18, the individual tax filing rate in Singapore had reached a record high of 95% in this year compared to 94% last year. IRAS also added that more taxpayers will benefit

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