UK-Belize Tax Information Exchange Agreement entered into force
From the 1 August 2011, a Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the UK and Belize entered into force. The agreement was signed in London on 25 March
See MoreTax Simplification Projects Announced in UK
In order to improve and simplify the tax system, the government of UK declared two new projects as part of its ongoing work, to review pensioner taxation and employee share schemes. On 13 July 2011 the government has confirmed that the UK’s Office
See MoreVAT Amnesty Launched in UK
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
See MoreItalian business against VAT rate hikes
Rete Imprese Italia, representing artisans, traders, the tourist sector and other services in Italy, has emphasized to stop penalizing consumer spending which is obvious in the Italian government’s proposed three-year tax reforms framework.
See MoreFrance’s Draft Finance Act with 2011 Amendments
The French government has recently published the 2011 Amended Draft Finance Act. The significant changes to the legislation that may be applicable to expatriate employees and their employers include: Increase in the wealth tax rates, A new tax
See MoreNew CFC Rules Released in UK
The UK government has published its proposals for the reform of the Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) regime through a press release on 4 July 2011. The government intends to modernize the CFC regime in 2012, which it expects will better reflect the
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