US imposes tariffs on Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and Poland
The International Trade Administration (ITA) of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued its affirmative final determinations on July 17, in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from
See MoreUS: IRS Issues Final Rules On Truncated TINs
As part of efforts to reduce the risk of identity theft and tax refund fraud, the IRS released final regulations that allow the use of truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) on payee statements and certain other documents where not
See MoreUS: House Passes Permanent Ban On Internet Access Taxes
The House Tuesday passed a bill that would make permanent the ban on taxing Internet access. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to this bill that Congress has temporarily extended three times over the past 16 years. The bill not only ban
See MoreUS: Government tends to curb on Offshore Deals
The Obama administration called for immediate congressional action to stop U.S. companies from using cross-border mergers to avoid the country’s tax system. A growing number of U.S. companies are looking to escape their federal tax bills by
See MoreCanada:The Court of Appeal’s decision regarding penalties in transfer pricing case
The decision regarding the case of The Minister of National Revenue v. Sifto Canada Corp has given by the Federal Court of Appeal on May 28, 2014. The tax authorities were appealing a decision of the Federal Court, upholding a decision of
See MoreIRS Need To Modernize Process of Filing Amended Tax Returns
The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to modernize the process of filing amended tax returns to allow for corrections to original tax return filings and expand e-filing to include amended tax returns, according to a new report publicly
See MoreUS imposes tariffs on steel from nine countries
The International Trade Administration (ITA) of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final decision to impose anti-dumping duties on certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from India, Korea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
See MoreWTO issues mixed ruling in US-China trade remedy case
The WTO Appellate Body released its final ruling on a US countervailing duty law affecting Chinese products which is also known otherwise as the “GPX Legislation”. According to WTO ruling there was not enough factual analysis in a previous panel
See MoreUS: IRS limits Electronic Refund
The Inland Revenue Service is going to introduce new procedures to combat and sort out theft in US, with effect from January 2015. The process will limit to three the number of refunds that can be electronically deposited into a single financial
See MoreUS-Israel FATCA agreement details
The US Treasury Department has published the official text of the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the United States and Israel that was signed on June 30, 2014 for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The
See MoreUS: ADD/CVD Roundup for June 2014
Following table shows the Federal Register notices related to ADD/CVD cases for June 2014 in the United States. Country Product Investigations Case Number Links Belgium Stainless Steel Plate in Coils Initiation of Antidumping Duty
See MoreIndia: With US reached an “agreement in substance” Status of Model 1 IGA under FATCA
India and the United States reached an “agreement in substance" for a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for purposes of implementing the FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) regime. The Reserve Bank of India declared in 30 June
See MoreUS: Ten IGAs Join ‘In Substance’ FATCA
At the eleventh hour another ten jurisdictions joined in FATCA after fulfilling the terms of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs). According to US transitional FATCA rules, agreements come into substance before July 1 can be regarded as being in
See MoreUS: Re-establishes Duty-Free Aid Commitment To Africa
The Government of the USA has reviewed Madagascar’s eligibility for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) tariff benefits, effective immediately, but has withdrawn Swaziland's eligibility, with effect from January 1, 2015. President Obama has
See MoreIRS Warns To Expire Individual Taxpayer Numbers
IRS has announced that Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) will be expired, effective from 2016, if the numbers have not been used on a federal income tax return for five consecutive years. This is revised policy, under the old policy
See MoreUS: FATCA comes into force
The United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into force on July 1 to prevent institutions hiding money on their clients' behalf. FATCA legislation, signed into law in 2010, requires foreign banks to hand over data on clients to
See MorePGA Highlights: June 2014
In United States, The following events have been taken place under the several PGA during the month of June 2014. Agencies Summary Link Federal Register Amendment of unprocessed western red cedar, crude oil, and petroleum products: The Bureau
See MoreSlovenia -United States ratified FATCA agreement 2014 by Slovenia
The Slovenia - United States FATCA Agreement (2014) has been signed on 2 June 2014. Slovenia also approved the Agreement on 19 June 2014 which has been published in the Official Gazette No. 8/14 of 30 June 2014. The approval law becomes effective
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