VAT cuts on new houses in Spain

24 August, 2011

The Spanish government has announced to reduce the rate at which the sales tax is applied to the sale of new housing. The intention behind this reduction is to stimulate the country’s stagnant housing market and support the construction

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Insurance and VAT exemptions are modified in Philippines

14 July, 2011

The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued clarifications regarding the income tax deductibility of insurance contributions, and to the applicability of value-added tax (VAT) following takeovers and mergers. According to that, only the

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VAT Amnesty Launched in UK

07 July, 2011

UK is continuing its concentrated efforts to solve the issue of tax evasion. In this regard, UK is launching a new campaign focusing on those trading above the current value-added tax threshold, but who have not registered themselves for the

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