Ghana: 2025 budget to ease economic pressures on households, businesses
Ghana's Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, presented the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on 11 March 2025 outlining tax policies and proposals designed to restore fiscal discipline, boost revenue generation, and ease economic
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 MoreUK: HMRC Research on Use of Cash by Small and Mid-size Businesses
On 24 June 2021 HMRC published research on the behaviour of small and medium sized businesses in relation to payment transactions. Most common online payment methods The most common online payment method accepted was by small and medium
See MoreUK: Statistics on funds raised through the EIS and SEIS
The schemes known as the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are two of the tax advantaged venture capital schemes in the UK, the other being the tax relief for investment in venture capital trusts for
See MoreWTO Public Forum 2016 to discuss inclusive trade
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is to hold its Public Forum 2016 in September 2016 with the theme of inclusive trade. The Public Forum will discuss how a broader range of businesses and individuals can become involved in the world trading system
See MoreGhana: VAT obligation for mortgage providers and operators
The government of Ghana has issued a statement regarding new VAT obligations for mortgage providers and operators in the real estate and construction sector. Under the statement, the sale of each unit of immovable property by an estate developer is
See MoreCanada: Highlights of Pre-election Federal Budget 2015
The Finance Minister delivered the Government’s 2015 pre-election federal budget on 21st April 2015. The tax highlights in the 2015 budget are given below: From the beginning of 2015, the limit for annual contributions to a tax-free savings
See MoreItaly: approves fiscal budget for 2015
Italy has approved 2015 fiscal budget with deficit. The budget bill was passed by both houses of parliament when the Chamber of Deputies approved the budget on December 22. Budget implication on Tax & VAT: The Budget includes a cut in the
See MoreUK:HMRC gives small businesses additional guidance on Value Added Tax (VAT) for digital service suppliers
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published additional guidance for UK micro and small businesses who supply digital services to consumers in other EU Member States. The Revenue and Customs brief tells them: how to comply with new VAT rules on
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