World Bank: Economic Update on Papua New Guinea Recommends Tax Changes
On 4 March 2022 the World Bank published an economic update on Papua New Guinea recommending changes in tax policy and administration to improve revenue collection. The report notes that tax collection has been in decline, and this has been made
See MoreOECD: Taxation of Development Projects
On 11 February 2022 a blog by the Director of the OECD Centre for Policy Administration and the Director of the OECD Development Cooperation Directorate looked at the taxation of projects financed by foreign aid. Developing countries have
See MoreWorld Bank Economic Memorandum on Albania
On 11 February 2022 the World Bank published a document entitled: Albania Country Economic Memorandum: Strengthening the Sustainability of Albania’s Growth Model. The document looks at Albania’s economic challenges, examines progress with
See MoreKazakhstan: President signed the legislation to amend the tax Law
Recently, the President signed legislation to make changes to the tax law. Most of the changes effect from 1 January 2022. Some of the amendments are given below: The amendments introduce rules regulating the procedures for the control of the
See MoreNigeria: President signs Finance Bill 2021 into Law
On 31 December 2021, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Finance Bill 2021 into Law at an event at the state house. The Act introduces various changes to 12 different laws in Nigeria. On 21 December 2021, Senate passed this Finance Bill
See MoreIMF: Report Examines the Economy of Mozambique
On 21 December 2021 the IMF issued a report following discussions with Mozambique under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that Mozambique needs to take decisive policy action to ensure that its debts are
See MoreFrance: Government Officially publishes Finance Act 2022
On 31 December 2021, Government Officially published Finance Law for the year 2022. On 22 September 2021, the Minister of Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire and the Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt,
See MoreUK: Summary of responses to consultation on VAT exemption for land
On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the consultation on aspects of the VAT exemption for land and the option to tax. A consultation paper in May 2021, asked for evidence to assess potential options for
See MoreUK: Small Business Attitudes to Tax Compliance and Administration
On 11 November 2021 HMRC published on its website a research report entitled Qualitative research with small businesses to explore their perceptions of tax administration burden. The paper is based on research conducted by telephone conversations
See MoreOECD: Report on Developing Countries and the Inclusive Framework
For the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers on 13 October 2021 the OECD prepared a separate report entitled Developing Countries and the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS and included this as an attachment to the main report to the meeting. The
See MoreWorld Bank: Taxation of the Digital Sector
On 1 October 2021 the Third World Bank Tax Conference discussed the taxation of the digital sector. Value added tax collection The growth of the digital economy has changed business models and has presented new problems for tax assessment and
See MoreFrance: Government presents 2022 Finance Bill to National Assembly
On 22 September 2021, the Minister of Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire and the Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt, presented 2022 Finance Bill to the National Assembly. Some of the proposed changes of this
See MoreUK: Attitudes of online sellers in China to UK tax compliance
On 20 July 2021 HMRC published research that was commissioned to gain a better understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Chinese online sellers in relation to their tax obligations from the sale of goods to the UK. The research
See MoreOECD: VAT Digital Toolkit for Latin America and the Caribbean
On 23 June 2021 the OECD published a Value Added Tax (VAT) Digital Toolkit for Latin America and the Caribbean. VAT is on average the main source of tax revenue in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. VAT collection amounted to 27.7% of
See MoreUK: Research on Small Businesses Adopting MTD for VAT
On 23 March 2021 HMRC published the results of research carried out by an independent organisation into how Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT has affected small business, and to look at the costs and benefits of adopting MTD. The research focused
See MoreIMF Country Focus on Nigeria
On 8 February the IMF published a country focus analysing Nigeria’s economy, based on the findings of consultations with Nigeria in relation to Article IV of the IMF’s articles of association. Nigeria is expected to have only a weak and
See MoreOECD: Tax and Development Briefings
On 29 January 2021, to mark the annual Tax and Development Day, the OECD hosted a series of briefings in relation to tax and development, looking at OECD work in the area. BEPS and the extractive industries For decades many resource-rich
See MoreGreece: Parliament considers a Bill to extend tax return filing deadline
On 26 January 2021, the Parliament considered a Bill to extend the filing deadlines for the 2019 income tax returns of foreign tax residents up to 30 June 2021 instead of 26 February 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Bill proposed to extend the
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