China: Financial sector faces issues on transition to VAT
In the transition to a value added tax (VAT) system, the financial services sector in China will need to consider certain issues.China’s Ministry of Finance suggests that- to a VAT system in China, modern principles of VAT would be applied. The
See MoreChile- New Bill is proposed to limit taxation of Senior Citizens
The Finance Minister of Chile proposed a new bill on November 8, 2013 for limiting the amount of tax payable for senior citizens with low incomes. The measure is taken to help the poorer people of this nation. The bill states that if an individual
See MoreBelgium: Royal Decree on tobacco tax rise
A draft Royal Decree, regarding tax rise on tobacco is approved by the Belgian Council of Ministers. As a result, the excise duty on cigarettes will be fixed at EUR 6.8914 (USD 9.2) per 1,000 pieces from 1 January 2014, and the special excise duty
See MoreBelgium: Enhancement of employers’ social security tax break
A draft Royal Decree is approved by the Council of Ministers of Belgium with a purpose to strengthen the structural reduction of employers’ social security contributions. An increased rate of structural reduction of employers’ social security
See MoreAustralia: The Authority extends review of income tax rules
It was proclaimed by the Assistant Treasurer of Australia that the Australian on 8 November 2013, Board of Taxation will extend its review of income tax rules to permit the board to consider the more extensive tax framework in which private business
See MoreUS Bill Introduced To Simplify Mobile Workers’ Taxation
United States businesses have welcomed the introduction into the Senate of a bill, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, which would simplify tax reporting requirements for those workers who are employed in multiple state
See MoreTax Devolution process for Wales has been confirmed by the UK Government
The UK Prime Minister has confirmed in a press release on 7 November 2013 that the Government intends to devolve the power to set Landfill Tax and Stamp Duty rates in Wales, and to hold a referendum on devolving the income tax rate. It was announced
See MoreRussian President commands more tax intermission for LNG
Russian President has called for tax intermissions to be prolonged to more gas deposits that produce the Novatek-controlled liquefied natural gas program in the Yamal peninsula and it should also cover the neighboring Gydan peninsula. The tax
See MorePortugal: Gazettes Tax Regularization Decree
Decree-Law number 151-A/2013 is published in the country’s official Gazette. To tighten sanctions, it establishes an exceptional and temporary regime for the regularization of tax debt. From 2014 individuals who committed tax fraud will face
See MorePortuguese: New VAT measures in Finance Bill
A range of changes to the Portuguese VAT regime has been presented in the latest Finance Bill which would come into effect on 1 January 2014. According to the upcoming changes, taxpayers will now have the option to forgo the VAT exemption on
See MoreNorway – Amended 2014 budget to implement interest limitation rules
Norway’s new government on 8 November 2013 presented its “adjustments” to the 2014 budget. The proposal to limit interest deductions on related-party loans, for the most part, will move forward from the prior budget proposals and will be
See MoreMalta: Budget 2014
Malta’s Minister of Finance presented the government’s budget for 2014 on November 04, 2013. The 2014 budget holds various measures including expense findings for business visionaries who offer apprenticeship positions and work arrangements.
See MoreLatvia: Parliament amends the Micro-enterprise tax law
According to the amendments a natural or legal person who is a member of a partnership can’t be a micro-enterprise tax payer. The proposal will come into force from July 1, 2014 so that a partnership member can withdraw his/her membership within
See MoreLatvian Parliament approves the State budget for 2014
The Latvian Parliament approved the Law on the State Budget for 2014, the Law on Medium-Term Budget Framework for 2014–2016 and amendments to 37 budget-related laws on November 7, 2013. Next year, Payments made from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund
See MoreCroatia: Individual income tax law amended
The Croatian Parliament adopted the amendments to the Individual Income Tax Law on 27 September 2013. Following a decision of the Constitutional Court, the provisions regarding taxation of dividends and profit shares have been amended. The law
See MoreItaly: Changes to 2014 Budget has been approved by Senate
A “maxi-amendment” has been approved by The Italian Senate on November 26 by means of a confidence vote completely replacing the proposals initially made by the Government in its draft 2014 Budget in October. The changes made to the
See MoreAustralia: Plan to address tax policy backlog
The Australian Government proclaimed arrangements on 6 November 2013 to address the extensive backlog of Australia's previous tax and superannuation policy decisions which had been published but not implemented. The Australian government will enact
See MoreVenezuela – Foreign currency rules regarding import objectives
The decree regardingthe share of foreign currency used for import activities has published in official gazette N° 40.259 and will be effective from September 26, 2013. This contains changes to the rules and authorization procedures for gaining
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