IMF report comments on the economy of the United Arab Emirates
On 30 September 2018 the IMF published a report following consultations with the United Arab Emirates under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The IMF expects economic growth to strengthen in the next few years supported by higher oil
See MoreIMF report comments on the economy of Kazakhstan
On 16 September 2018 the IMF published on its website a report following consultations with Kazakhstan under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Kazakhstan’s economic growth has strengthened owing to higher oil production and
See MoreUK: Statistics on Uptake of Patent Box Relief
From 1 April 2013 the UK phased in Patent Box legislation that allows companies to apply a lower rate of corporation tax to profits earned from patented inventions and other similar forms of intellectual property (IP). The relief was initially
See MoreUK: Date of autumn budget 2018 announced
The UK has announced that the autumn budget proposals will be announced on 29 October 2018. The date is earlier than in previous years and appears to have been moved forward to avoid coinciding with important talks on Brexit that take place in
See MoreIMF report looks at Chile’s economy and tax reforms
On 20 September 2018 the IMF issued a report on the economic position of Chile following consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Chile has experienced strong economic growth in 2018 and is expected to reach around 4%
See MoreEU: Tax Rulings Issued by Luxembourg were not State Aid
On 19 September 2018 the European Commission determined that the non-taxation of certain profits arising to McDonald's Europe Franchising in Luxembourg did not amount to illegal State aid. The Commission had investigated under EU State aid rules
See MoreOECD: Effective Carbon Rates 2018
On 18 September 2018 the OECD issued the publication Effective Carbon Rates 2018: Pricing Carbon Emissions through Taxes and Emissions Trading. The report presents date on taxes and tradeable permits for carbon emissions in 42 countries from the
See MoreOECD: Comments published on discussion draft on transfer pricing for financial transactions
On 18 September 2018 the OECD published comments received on its discussion draft on financial transactions in relation to BEPS actions 8 to 10 (ensuring that transfer pricing outcomes are in line with value creation). Discussion draft The
See MoreOECD: Inclusive Framework issues further guidance on CbC reporting
On 13 September 2018 the OECD’s Inclusive Framework released additional interpretative guidance in relation to Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting under Action 13 of the OECD/G20 report on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). More than 100
See MoreIMF report looks at UK economy
On 17 September 2018 the IMF issued a report following discussions with the UK under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Economic growth in the UK has decreased since the EU referendum in June 2016 owing to uncertainty in relation to
See MoreOECD: Tax Policy Reforms 2018
On 14 September 2018 the OECD issued Tax Policy Reforms 2018, summarizing the tax policy reforms carried out in the year by OECD countries and by Argentina, Indonesia and South Africa. Corporate income tax The report notes that significant tax
See MoreUS: IRS publishes draft form regarding the “base erosion and anti-abuse tax” (BEAT)
On 5 September 2018, the United States (US) Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a draft of Form 8991 concerning the “base erosion and anti-abuse tax” (BEAT) reporting for 2018. In an effort to " level the playing field
See MoreIMF Comments on Austria’s Fiscal Position
On 12 September 2018 the IMF issued a report following the conclusion of consultations in Austria under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Austria’s economic recovery is broad-based with output expanding by 3% in 2017, boosted by
See MoreIMF Report Comments on Russia’s Economy
On 12 September 2018 the IMF published a report following consultations in Russia under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The economy is recovering from the recession of 2015–16 owing to an effective policy response combined with
See MoreIMF report looks at fiscal policy in Latvia
On 6 September 2018 the IMF issued a report following the conclusion of discussions with Latvia under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. Economic growth rose in 2017 owing to increasing wages, recovery of private investment and faster
See MoreOECD: Tax Policy Review of Slovenia
The OECD’s Tax Policy Review for Slovenia was issued on 3 September 2018. The OECD review considers that Slovenia must rebalance the tax mix away from employee social security contributions and towards personal income tax, value added tax (VAT)
See MoreASEAN Continues Negotiations on Regional Economic Partnership
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is looking for stronger economic cooperation with China, Japan and South Korea. The ongoing trade tensions among major economies and the rise of new technologies and the digital economy require
See MoreOECD: Fourth round of peer review reports on tax dispute resolution mechanisms
On 30 August 2018 the OECD released a fourth batch of peer review reports in relation to BEPS action 14 on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms. These stage 1 reports assess the efforts made by each of the countries to implement the minimum
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