Canada -Tax measures in budget bill
Bill 26 has received first reading on July 24, 2014 and includes tax measures as follows: Increment of individual income tax on taxable incomes above $150,000 Reduction of the taxable income threshold due to 13.16% tax rate to $220,000 instead
See MoreSlovak Republic: Amendments to the VAT Act
The president of Slovak Republic has signed the law on July 25, 2014 regarding changes to the Value Added Tax Act and this law will enter into force with effect from January 1,
See MoreBulgaria: Amendments in CIT, VAT and social security
The Budgetary and Finance Commission of the parliament is currently discussing some amendments in corporate income tax, VAT and social security sectors those will be planned for voting by the parliament. Bulgaria will take advantage from the
See MoreNigeria: Changes Income tax law for companies
According to section 55 of the income tax law for companies, the Federal Inland Revenue of Nigeria has declared a policy change and stated that non-resident companies will be required to file their returns. Non-resident companies have filed their
See MoreSouth Korea- No Budget for 2014
South Korea's Minister of Strategy and Finance revealed that the government will not introduce a supplementary budget in fiscal year 2014. The government is not planning any additional budget and measures will be included in the budget for
See MoreChile: The Senate endorses tax reform bill
According to a statement from the Ministry of Finance, the Chilean Senate has approved tax reform bill from the President on July 15, 2014. An agreement between the government and the Senate's Finance Committee has taken place earlier this month for
See MoreUK: HMRC publishes A list of tax avoidance schemes
A list of tax avoidance schemes with“accelerated payments"power has been published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and users may receive a notice to make upfront tax payment. Taxpayers must disclose if they are using an avoidance scheme as per
See MoreSlovak Republic – Amendments in VAT procedure under consideration
Draft amendments to the Slovak value added tax (VAT) law would give the following procedural changes: When claims are filed during the course of a tax examination, with the revised rules to allow a partial repayment based on already audited
See MoreCzech Republic – Pending changes regarding VAT, investment fund managers
In Czech Republic, draft legislative or pending proposals contain: Revise of the income tax law proposes to allow for the waiver of penalties and interest Proposal of requiring a “review statement” listing information on taxable supplies
See MoreBRICS nations agree to create BRICS bank
Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging powers on Tuesday created a Shanghai-based new international development bank and multi-billion emergency lending pools. The development bank will have initial capital of $50 billion that could rise to $100
See MoreSouth Africa: Davis Tax Committee Proposes Tax Reforms For SMEs
The Davis Tax Committee (DTC), which was set up by the South African Ministry of Finance in July 2013 to make recommendations for possible tax reforms, has released an updated interim report for public comment covering the following issues regarding
See MoreUS: Government tends to curb on Offshore Deals
The Obama administration called for immediate congressional action to stop U.S. companies from using cross-border mergers to avoid the country’s tax system. A growing number of U.S. companies are looking to escape their federal tax bills by
See MoreIndia: Tax benefits could be available for certain CSR activities
Recently with the Union budget the government has provided simplicity on tax aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Clarifying the government's attitude on the issue of possible tax benefits for CSR activities Central Board of Direct
See MoreCanada – Hiking individual income tax rate in Ontario budget
The Ministry of Finance in Ontario has announced plans to hike the provincial personal income tax rate, as part of the 2014 Budget and by ending tax years after December 31, 2013, the new rates and thresholds will be applied. The Budget proposes a
See MoreChina: Online Tax Services initiated in the Free Trade Zone of Shanghai
State Administration of Taxation of The People’s Republic of China has introduced a number of innovative tax services in the Free Trade Zone of Shanghai. In the notice published by the State Administration of Taxation, the reforms are illustrated
See MoreRussia – The Central Bank issued FATCA guidance
The Central Bank of Russia has issued Bulletin No. 64 (1542) on July 10, 2014 regarding the rules for implementing the FATCA legislation. Central Bank’s guidance is given below: “Punitive withholding” within the Russian territory is not
See MoreAustria: Government accepts bill amending the Fiscal Criminal Act
The Austrian parliament accepted the bill amending the Fiscal Criminal Act 2014 on July 2014. The draft bill aims at finish the exercise of partial disclosures as the current rules allow taxpayers to benefit from a repeated voluntary disclosure
See MoreIndia – Budget for 2014-15
India’s new government announced their first Union Budget 2014-15 on 10 July 2014. Among the tax provisions in the budget are measures concerning India’s most awaited tax reform a uniform goods and services tax (GST).According to the budget, the
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