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31/12/2003 Senators Question IRS Over Advanced Pricing Agreements With Multinationals
31/12/2003 Retailers To Cut Prices As Russia Says Goodbye To Sales Tax
31/12/2003 Treasury And IRS Adopt New Rules To Raise Standards In Tax Profession
31/12/2003 Bahamas Chamber Of Commerce To Push Nation's Cause In FTAA
31/12/2003 IRS Appoints New Office Of Professional Responsibility Chief
31/12/2003 US-Singapore FTA Comes Into Force On January 1
31/12/2003 Kremlin Turns Up The Heat On Yukos Over Tax Avoidance Scheme
31/12/2003 Dividend Tax Cut Has Been A Partial Success, Studies Suggest
30/12/2003 Multinational Firms Rush To Take Advantage Of CEPA Agreement
30/12/2003 US Treasury Steps Up Campaign Against Tax Shelters
30/12/2003 Thailand Considers Hedge Fund Tax To Curb Currency Speculation
30/12/2003 UK Lenders Warn Government Not To Treat Homeowners As Their 'Cash Cow'
30/12/2003 Kasyanov Hints At Further Reduction In VAT
29/12/2003 China To Encourage Foreign Mining Investment
29/12/2003 China Abandons Steel Import Tariffs
29/12/2003 Russia Threatens Higher Oil Company Taxation
29/12/2003 Costa Rica Grows But Fiscal Deficit Still A Worry
25/12/2003 A Very Happy Holiday To All Our Readers
25/12/2003 IRS Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
25/12/2003 EU Commission Proposes Changes To Place Of Taxation Of Services
25/12/2003 Ireland Incorporates EU Savings Tax Directive Into Domestic Law
24/12/2003 US Treasury Clarifies Research Tax Credit Regulations
24/12/2003 Ansbacher To Settle Irish Tax Claim
24/12/2003 Treasury Issues Final Regulations On Capitalization Costs
24/12/2003 British Virgin Islands Unveil High Spending 2004 Budget
24/12/2003 IRS Eyes IP Gifts
24/12/2003 ATO And ASIC Consider Additional Compliance Rules For Tax Agents
24/12/2003 Tax Cuts Help US Economy To Fastest Growth In 20 Years
23/12/2003 UK Law Society Approves German Tax Advisers For Potential MDPs
23/12/2003 Court Of Appeal Rules Against Revenue On 'Flip-Flop' Trust Schemes
23/12/2003 UK Government To Tighten Tax Screws On Pension Income
23/12/2003 ATO Announces New Tax Regime For Foreign Currency Gains/Losses
23/12/2003 UN To Launch International Tax Organisation
23/12/2003 EU Commission Publishes Annual US/EU Trade Report
23/12/2003 Germany 'On The Move', Says Schroeder
23/12/2003 American Casinos Deterred From UK By High Tax
23/12/2003 AIB Capital Expands Treasury Business In Europe
23/12/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Publishes Latest Tax Defaulter List
22/12/2003 UK Treasury Announces Stamp Duty Land Tax Regulations
22/12/2003 United States Critical Of China's Protectionist Tax Regime
22/12/2003 Draft UK Transfer Pricing Legislation Likely To Fall Foul Of EU Law
22/12/2003 Putin Calls For Higher Tax On Oil Industry Profits
22/12/2003 Gordon Brown's Tax Cloud May Have A Silver Lining: The End Of IR35?
22/12/2003 IMF Report Urges Chancellor To Check Fiscal Debt
22/12/2003 PCAOB Unlikley To Draft New Rules For Tax Auditors In Near Term
22/12/2003 GAO Reports Offshore Tax Evasion Is On The Increase
19/12/2003 Ireland's SMEs Fear Rising Business Costs In 2004
19/12/2003 Commission Finds French Tax Break Contrary To State Aid Rules
19/12/2003 Tax-Free Budget Unveiled In St Kitts And Nevis
19/12/2003 BIBA To Take More Proactive Approach To Selling Bermuda
19/12/2003 Ireland Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Iceland
19/12/2003 New Zealand's Tax Burden Is Too High Warns Business Group
19/12/2003 EC Gets Tough On Pension Fund Tax Discrimination
19/12/2003 IRS Tightens Controls Over Taxpayer Identification Numbers
18/12/2003 Bahamas Commits To Information Sharing Agreement With United States
18/12/2003 Delaware Senator Throws Support Behind Online Sales Tax Drive
18/12/2003 French Energy Firm EdF Dealt Tax Blow By EU Commission
18/12/2003 Millions More In UK Could Soon Pay Top Tax Rate, Warns Think Tank
18/12/2003 Japan's Government Agrees Tax Reforms For Fiscal 2004
18/12/2003 Thailand Set To Become Regional Automotive Hub Thanks To Tax Breaks
18/12/2003 Costa Rica Pulls Out Of Cafta Negotiations
17/12/2003 Six New Ways And Means Committee Members Object To IRS Information Reporting Plan
17/12/2003 Caribbean Cruise Head Tax Debate Rumbles On
17/12/2003 Japanese Tax Panel Suggests Possible Long Term Rise In Income Tax
17/12/2003 UK Venture Capitalists Hit Out At MBO Tax Rules
17/12/2003 NZ Revenue Department Sets Out Tax Options For Offshore Investments
17/12/2003 Maltese Institute Of Management Criticises Budget VAT Hike
17/12/2003 Maltese Government May Take Lenient Approach Over New Tax
16/12/2003 EU Savings Tax Directive Aimed At 'Unfair' Tax Competition Says CATO Analyst
16/12/2003 US Treasury Announces Revised Temporary 'Corporate Inversion' Rules
16/12/2003 H&R Block Predicts Drop In Growth Of Tax Filers Next Year
16/12/2003 Pre-Budget Report Contains Tax Bombshell For Self-Employed
16/12/2003 Nauru Removed From OECD Tax Haven List
16/12/2003 Germany To Get Watered-Down Tax Cut After Political Deadlock Is Broken
16/12/2003 Final Nail In The Coffin For Inheritance Tax Trusts?
16/12/2003 Paul Martin Committed To Cut In Corporate Tax
15/12/2003 IRS Appoints New Director Of International Tax Matters
15/12/2003 EU Commission Proposes Two Year Extension To VAT Experiment
15/12/2003 Botswana's Finance Minister Announces Changes To Income Tax Act
15/12/2003 Maltese Tax Burden Lower Than EU Average Says NSO
15/12/2003 Ernst & Young Welcomes Australian International Tax Changes
15/12/2003 EDS Loses Contract With UK Inland Revenue
15/12/2003 Treasury Seeks To Tighten Conduct Rules For Tax Professionals
15/12/2003 Switzerland and Lebanon Sign Memorandum Of Understanding
12/12/2003 CGI Calls For Clarification Over Forthcoming Move To Zero Corporate Tax
12/12/2003 STEP Welcomes Simplification Of Trust Tax Treatment
12/12/2003 EU Commission Launches Belgian VAT Probe
12/12/2003 OECD Queries NZ Tax Breaks For 'Lord Of The Rings'
12/12/2003 New Zealand And Chile Sign Double Taxation Agreement
12/12/2003 Sabrix And Thomson Tax Integrate Software Tool For Tax Professionals
12/12/2003 UK Government Moots New Measures To Simplify Pensions Tax System
12/12/2003 UK Government Takes Steps Towards Formation Of Property Trusts
12/12/2003 Australian Government Plan For Foreign Resident Tax Breaks Rejected
11/12/2003 Investec Launches Mauritius Operation
11/12/2003 Tax Changes Aim To Make Australia World Player In Venture Capital
11/12/2003 Hong Kong Business Urged To Take Early Advantage Of CEPA Deal
11/12/2003 Irish Financial Services Bill 2003 Gives Regulator Wide Mandate
11/12/2003 Hong Kong And Belgium Sign Comprehensive Double Tax Treaty
11/12/2003 UK Pre-Budget Report Mostly Fine Print - Few Horrors
11/12/2003 Korean National Tax Service Promises 'Softly Softly' Approach For Foreign Firms
11/12/2003 Doubts Remain Over Russian Special VAT Accounts
10/12/2003 Denmark Drafts Legislation To Close Corporate Tax Loophole
10/12/2003 UK Customs Department Loses Prosecution Powers
10/12/2003 Kyprianou Defends Partial Lifting Of Banking Confidentiality
10/12/2003 ATO Wins Court Battle Against Offshore Superannuation Scheme
10/12/2003 Time Running Out For Schroeder To Pass Tax Cut
10/12/2003 Manley Shuts Down Charitable Donations Tax Shelter
10/12/2003 ECJ Rules Against Italy On Tax Reimbursments
10/12/2003 UK Needs Better R&D Tax Breaks Says IT Body
09/12/2003 Hopes Fade For Net Tax Ban Resolution In 2003
09/12/2003 IRS Examining Executive Compensation Packages
09/12/2003 House Of Lords Overrules Inland Revenue In Retirement Dispute
09/12/2003 EU Should Punish US With Trade Taxes For Rejecting Kyoto Deal, Says Think Tank
09/12/2003 UK Will Not Impose Direct Rule On Caymans Over EU Tax Directive
09/12/2003 Bolkestein Defends ECJ's Tax Role Whilst Rejecting Harmonisation Claims
09/12/2003 ATO Wins Australia's Largest Tax Case
09/12/2003 Korean Tax Authorities Step Up Scrutiny On Foreign Funds
09/12/2003 EU Files Complaint With WTO Over Indian Anti-Dumping Taxes
09/12/2003 Brown Facing Opposition To Cap On Pension Tax Relief
08/12/2003 Treasury And IRS Shut Down Abusive Tax Transactions
08/12/2003 Irish CCI Supports McCreevy's Budget Measures
08/12/2003 Slovak President Overruled On New Income Tax Rate
08/12/2003 Australia To Introduce Civil Penalties For Tax Shelter Promoters
08/12/2003 IRS Must Explain Reasons For Rejecting Tax Exempt Applications
08/12/2003 ECJ Tax Judgements Could Cost UK £8bn In Tax Revenues
08/12/2003 Canadians Expect Tax Hike Under Martin's Leadership
08/12/2003 Malta Opens Consulate In Dubai
05/12/2003 McCreevy Abolishes Stamp Duty On Intellectual Property Transfers
05/12/2003 Many UK Freelancers Expect Unfair Treatment Over IR35 Rules
05/12/2003 Turkey And Greece Sign Double Taxation Agreement
05/12/2003 Inland Revenue Chief Admits Tax Credits Were A PR Nightmare
05/12/2003 McCreevy Springs No Tax Surprises In Irish 2004 Budget Speech
05/12/2003 ICAEW Lays Out Taxpayer Priorities Ahead Of Pre-Budget Speech
05/12/2003 California Announces New Assault Against Abusive Tax Shelters
05/12/2003 US Finally Abandons Steel Import Tariff Scheme
04/12/2003 CATO Tax Expert To Speak At BIBA AGM
04/12/2003 Ireland And Greece Sign Double Taxation Convention
04/12/2003 China Extends Tax Breaks To SARS-Affected Businesses
04/12/2003 German Government Announces Pension Tax Reforms
04/12/2003 France Considers Tax Amnesty To Halt Capital Flight
04/12/2003 Swiss People's Party Takes Tougher Stance On Banking Confidentiality
03/12/2003 SARS Launches Customs Compliance Campaign
03/12/2003 German Christian Democrats Propose Shake Up Of Tax And Economic Policy
03/12/2003 IRS Trials New Electronic Dispute Resolution System
03/12/2003 IoD Calls For Third 'Fiscal Rule' To Keep Tax Burden In Check
03/12/2003 IRS Publishes New Taxpayer Guide For 2003
03/12/2003 Bahamas Cannot Avoid Tax Reforms In FTAA Says Foreign Minister
02/12/2003 Bush Expected To Give Way Over Steel Tariffs, Report Suggests
02/12/2003 UK Conservatives Put Tax Cuts Onto Back Burner
02/12/2003 CBI Urges UK Government To Defend Business 'Red Lines'
02/12/2003 Primarolo Issues Ultimatum To Cayman Islands
02/12/2003 Portuguese Parliament Approves 2004 Budget
02/12/2003 UK Considering Introduction Of US-Style Tax-Friendly Property Trusts
02/12/2003 China Must Unify Corporate Tax For Foreign And Domestic Firms, Experts Urge
02/12/2003 Russia Must Reform Complex Customs Regime Says Minister
02/12/2003 Inland Revenue To Enforce Tighter Stamp Duty Regime
02/12/2003 Opposition Mounts To Jersey 2004 Budget Proposals
02/12/2003 Hong Kong Economy Surges On Consumer-Driven Recovery
01/12/2003 Hong Kong Citizens Not Yet Sold On The Idea Of Sales Tax
01/12/2003 Costello Considering Further Income Tax Cuts
01/12/2003 IRS Accused Of Bowing To Political Pressure Over Synfuel Tax Credit
01/12/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Explores Trade Ties With Columbia
01/12/2003 US Wins Stay Of Execution In Steel Tariff Dispute
01/12/2003 Bahamas Falling behind In FTAA Negotiations, Warns CoC President
01/12/2003 Hong Kong And Singapore Sign DTA For Airline And Shipping Operations
01/12/2003 Agreement On Tax Cuts Saves Estonian Ruling Coalition
28/11/2003 China To Pilot Key Tax Reforms Next Year
28/11/2003 Ireland Urged To Tax Away Inflation
28/11/2003 High Court Finds UK ACT Provisions In Contravention Of Non-EU Tax Treaties
28/11/2003 Irish Revenue Looking At Changes To Residency Rules
28/11/2003 Guidance Issued By IRS & Treasury On Reporting Of Foreign Dividends
28/11/2003 European Commission Reviews 'Tax Aid' Issue
28/11/2003 Ecofin Minsters Discuss Latest EU Tax Developments
28/11/2003 Malta Must Accelerate Economic Liberalisation, Says Moody's
27/11/2003 US Imposes Tariffs On Chinese TV Sets, Increases Possibility Of Trade War
27/11/2003 Boeing Receives Over $1 Billion In Tax Refund From IRS
27/11/2003 UK Government May Dampen Property Market Boom With Land Tax
27/11/2003 Slovak President Vetoes New Flat Rate Of Income Tax
27/11/2003 PwC Releases Results Of Private Banking Survey
27/11/2003 FTAA May Not Mean Wholesale Tax Reform For Bahamas
27/11/2003 SARS Announces Changes To Interest Rates On Outstanding And Overpaid Tax
27/11/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Reports Surge in Online Filing
27/11/2003 Dalli Defends Maltese VAT Hike
27/11/2003 European Commission Committed To Removal Of Cross-Border Tax Obstacles
26/11/2003 UK Treasury Expected To Take Greater Role In Tax Policy
26/11/2003 Ontario's New Liberal Government To Dispense With Tax Cuts
26/11/2003 Canada Will Continue To Cut Federal Taxes, Says Manley
26/11/2003 CITE To Host Online Gambling Legal And Tax Seminar
26/11/2003 US Trade Legislation May Beat EU Tariff Deadline
26/11/2003 Marc Harris Convicted On 16 Counts Of Money Laundering And Tax Evasion
26/11/2003 Luxembourg To Amend Law On Tax Exempt Holding Companies
26/11/2003 Thailand Hopes To Build Knowledge Economy With Tax Breaks
26/11/2003 Russia To Boost Tax Revenues By Closing Down Offshore Tax Zones
25/11/2003 United States And Aruba Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
25/11/2003 US Senator Threatens To Block Spending Bill Over Net Access Tax Provision
25/11/2003 Russia To Show No Mercy To Tax Evaders
25/11/2003 Australian Government To Review Self-Assessment Returns System
25/11/2003 India Exempts Services Paid In Foreign Currency From Service Tax
25/11/2003 Japan's Major Banks Reduce Levels Of Deferred Tax Assets
25/11/2003 Low Tax Is Shrinking Ireland's Black Economy Says Study
25/11/2003 Japan Gives US Ultimatum On Steel Tariffs
25/11/2003 IMF Report Praises Isle Of Man's Financial Regulation
24/11/2003 Tax Debts To Russia's Consolidated Budget Grow In November
24/11/2003 Opposition Grows To Inland Revenue's Application Of Section 660
24/11/2003 South Korean Lawmakers Approve Corporate Tax Reduction For 2005
24/11/2003 Italy Prepares To Axe Dividend Tax Credit
24/11/2003 Snow Advocates Overhaul Of Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts
24/11/2003 Primarolo Repeats UK Threat To Cayman Islands Over EU Tax Directive
24/11/2003 IRS & Treasury Close Contested Liability Trusts Tax Loophole
24/11/2003 UK Government Amends Law On Overpaid Tax
24/11/2003 IRS Chief Argues For Greater Transparency In Fight Against Tax Abuse
21/11/2003 Russian Government Tightens Tax Screws On Energy Sector
21/11/2003 Grassley Moves To Close Leasing Tax Shelters
21/11/2003 US Steelmakers May Be Open To Early Repeal Of Tariffs
21/11/2003 Senate Subcommittee Releases Tax Shelter Report
21/11/2003 Bahamas Trade Minister Pessimistic Over FTAA Negotiations
21/11/2003 France Tries To Bury High-Tax Image With Executive Tax Breaks
21/11/2003 Schroeder Confident Government Will Prevail On Tax Cuts
21/11/2003 Mauritius Seeks To Strengthen Trade Ties With India
21/11/2003 UK Customs Changes VAT Policy On Supplies To Business
20/11/2003 Germany Rapped By EU Commission Over Budget Deficit
20/11/2003 Cayman Government Extends Reduced Stamp Duty Rates
20/11/2003 Malta To Soften VAT Hike With Compensation
20/11/2003 IRS And Treasury Report Progress On Tax Shelter Fight
20/11/2003 Revenue Commissioner Sets out 'Acceptable Limits' Of Tax Planning
20/11/2003 Tax Evasion Rife In China's Real Estate Sector, Official Reveals
20/11/2003 Indonesia To Continue Sending Tax Evaders To Jail
19/11/2003 IRS To Review Executive Compensation Taxation Issues
19/11/2003 Thai Prime Minister Rules Out Corporate Tax Cut In Short Term
19/11/2003 Investors Face Full Penalties In New Zealand's Second Largest Tax Case
19/11/2003 South Korea To Attract Foreign Business With New Trade Zones
19/11/2003 Singapore Unit Trusts Hit By Tax Bombshell
19/11/2003 Irish Chamber Supports Local Levy For New Houses
18/11/2003 KPMG To Be Key Witness At Senate Tax Shelters Hearing
18/11/2003 US Congress Agrees On Terms Of Energy Bill
18/11/2003 Hans Eichel Attacks EU Commission Over Stability Pact
18/11/2003 New Stamp Duty Regime To Hit UK Businesses Hard
18/11/2003 Offshore Companies Said To Accept New Cyprus Tax Regime
18/11/2003 US Should Drop Steel Tariffs, Says CBI
18/11/2003 UK Customs And Inland Revenue Departments May Merge
18/11/2003 Bolkestein To Launch New Push For Corporate Tax Harmonisation
17/11/2003 French Government Cowed By Tobacco Sellers' Fury
17/11/2003 Treasury Secretary Snow Endorses Savings Account Plans
17/11/2003 Syria Adopts Modernised Tax Regime
17/11/2003 UK Minister Compliments IOM Over Response To EU And OECD
17/11/2003 FSA Fines Former CSFP Boss For Role In Japanese Tax Fraud
17/11/2003 Irish Government Slammed Over 'Stealth Taxes'
14/11/2003 Jersey Takes Lead On Tax Black Hole
14/11/2003 Duma Considers Bill Cutting Tax For Securities Offerings
14/11/2003 Irish Parliamentary Committee In Favour Of Retaining Film Tax Breaks
14/11/2003 Business Urges Manuel To Relax Exchange Controls
14/11/2003 Germany's Economic Wise Men Sceptical On Tax Cuts
14/11/2003 Bulgarian Parliament Approves Corporate Tax Cut For 2004
14/11/2003 IoD Calls For European Treaties To Be Amended
13/11/2003 New Zealand Government Considers Tax Breaks To Entice Foreign Workers
13/11/2003 IRS Criticized For Failing To Police Tax Preparation Industry
13/11/2003 Singapore Passes Law To Prevent Abuse Of Free Trade Agreements
13/11/2003 New Irish Tax Rules Unfairly Weighted Against Taxpayers, Says Expert
13/11/2003 Putin Identifies Small Business As Tax-Base For Local Government
13/11/2003 US Requests South Korea To Change Car Import Tax Rules
13/11/2003 Finland Must Lower Tax To Compete Say Business Leaders
13/11/2003 Bill Proposes Sweeping New Powers For The Russian Tax Ministry
12/11/2003 WTO Rules US Steel Tariffs Illegal...Again
12/11/2003 Australian Government To Encourage PPPs with Tax Reforms
12/11/2003 Senate Hearings Will Investigate Corporate Tax Sheltering
12/11/2003 New Zealand Firms Missing Out Over Transfer Pricing
12/11/2003 Switzerland And India Seek To Boost Bilateral Trade
12/11/2003 Jersey Trust Firm Ventures Into Irish Corporate Administration Market
12/11/2003 Commission States Position On Majority Voting In Relation To Tax
11/11/2003 US Steel Executives Warn Bush Not To Repeal Banned Steel Tariffs
11/11/2003 Senate Postpones Vote On Net Access Tax Ban
11/11/2003 Treasury And IRS Withdraw Lease Stripping Regulations
11/11/2003 UK Government Under Fire Over Corporate Tax Reforms
11/11/2003 German Tax Cut Proposals Hit The Buffers In Upper House
11/11/2003 Many Firms To Lose Out Under South African Income Tax Changes
11/11/2003 US Casino Group Holding Back Over Legislative Delays In The UK
11/11/2003 Inland Revenue Cracking Down On 'Aggressive' Tax Planning, Warns ACCA
11/11/2003 Tax Break In Irish Certificates Of Deposit Market To Draw Investors
11/11/2003 Tynwald Approves Withholding Tax Route For Isle Of Man
11/11/2003 Revenue Probe Could Snare Innocent Investors, Claims Advisory Firm
11/11/2003 UK Closes Loophole For 'Manufactured' Stock Loan Payments
10/11/2003 Snow Expresses Opposition To Death Tax
10/11/2003 More Bad News For Eichel With Tax Revenues Set To Plunge
10/11/2003 New Zealand Considers Changes To Tax On Investments
10/11/2003 McCreevy Committed To Path Of Low Taxation
10/11/2003 IRS Launches New Suite Of Online Business Tools
10/11/2003 TIGTA Report Finds Weakness In IRS E-File Security
10/11/2003 Hungary And India Move Towards Double Taxation Agreement
10/11/2003 Finance Act Signals New Tax Regime For Employee Equity Awards
07/11/2003 Hong Kong Legislature Passes Tax Concession For QDIs And Unit Trusts
07/11/2003 Inland Revenue Offers Small Firms Tax-Free Sweetener For Filing Online
07/11/2003 UK And New Zealand Sign Updated Double Taxation Agreement
07/11/2003 US Treasury Secretary Urges Senate To Pass Permanent Net Tax Ban
07/11/2003 Slovakia To Bring VAT Procedures In Line With EU Demands
07/11/2003 US & Japan Sign New Bilateral Tax Agreement
07/11/2003 Transfer Pricing Has Become Most Important Tax Issue For Multinationals
07/11/2003 Yukos Says It Will Continue Its Policy Of Tax Optimisation
07/11/2003 Nearly Half Of New House Costs Made Up From Tax Says Irish Builders' Lobby
07/11/2003 Maltese Conference To Focus On Country's Future Competitiveness
07/11/2003 US Tax Court Rules On New Jersey Corporate Taxes
07/11/2003 Labuan Vows To Attract EU, US Investments
06/11/2003 Irish Finances Sink Further Into Red Though Targets Expected To Be Hit
06/11/2003 Brown Reiterates Opposition To European Tax Harmonisation
06/11/2003 Hong Kong Business Community In Favour Of Tax-Free Enterprise Zone
06/11/2003 Portuguese Leader Defends Corporate Tax Cuts
06/11/2003 Hungarian Parliament Votes Through Tax Amendments
06/11/2003 Critics Shoot Down Primarolo's Spin On The Tax Credit Affair
06/11/2003 GFSB Calls For Tax Reforms In Election 'Manifesto'
06/11/2003 New Multinational Dividend Tax Calculation Tool Launched By Datavenue
05/11/2003 Irish Tourism Body calls For Cap On VAT Increases
05/11/2003 Federal Court Blocks Tax Protesters From Selling Expatriation Scheme
05/11/2003 Schroeder Faces Swell Of Opposition To Accelerated Tax Cuts
05/11/2003 Slovakia Intoduces Investor-Friendly Flat Rate Of Income Tax
05/11/2003 IRS And US Treasury Update Tax Priority Policy For 2003/2004
04/11/2003 Lamy In Washington To Check US Progress On Tax Dispute
04/11/2003 More Use IRS E-Filing Service, But Targets Unlikely To Be Met
04/11/2003 Support Growing For Kuwati Tax Reform
04/11/2003 Ernst & Young Tells UK Government Not To Rush Corporate Tax Reform
03/11/2003 Complex Rules Prevent UK SMEs From Taking Up R&D Tax Credits
03/11/2003 Rewrite Of UK's PAYE Laws Completed
03/11/2003 UN Proposes International Taxation Forum
03/11/2003 John Howard Willing To Ease Tax For Top Rate Payers
03/11/2003 Eichel Proposes Uniform Tax On Capital Gains
03/11/2003 Italian Tax Amnesties Hurting Swiss Banking Sector
03/11/2003 Hungarian Business Group Criticises Tax System
03/11/2003 Changes To Interest Rules On Tax Repayments Effective
31/10/2003 New UK Money Laundering Regulations May Mar Relations Between Clients And Tax Advisers
31/10/2003 India To Tighten Up Future Double Taxation Treaty Rules
31/10/2003 Bulgarian Government Plans To Cut Corporate Tax Next Year
31/10/2003 OECD Criticises Austrian Tax Cut Plans For 2005
31/10/2003 China Climbs International R&D Spending League
31/10/2003 Spanish Government Announces Possible Further Tax Cuts
31/10/2003 Malta Props Up Growth League Amongst New EU Member States
31/10/2003 ICC Warns Of Scam Targeting UK Taxpayers With Offshore Bank Accounts
31/10/2003 Hong Kong Promotes Business Sector To East Europe
31/10/2003 Russia Freezes 44% Of Yukos Shares
30/10/2003 House Committee Approves Thomas Corporate Tax Cut Bill
30/10/2003 Greece And Turkey To Sign Double Taxation Agreement
30/10/2003 Hong Kong Signs Shipping Double Taxation Agreement With Norway
30/10/2003 Chinese Chip Makers Enjoy Unfair Tax Advantage, Says SIA
30/10/2003 Cullen Confirms Tax Changes To Encourage Foreign Investment
30/10/2003 California May Get Revenue Boost, Though Finances Still Strained
30/10/2003 German Tax Plans Incur Wrath Of PC Manufacturers
30/10/2003 Senate Still To Vote On Net Tax Ban
30/10/2003 Grenada On Path Of Economic Growth And Fiscal Improvement
29/10/2003 Taiwan Proposes Tax Holiday For Telecoms Industry
29/10/2003 Member States Remain Divided On European Constitution
29/10/2003 IRS Announces That Thousands Of Tax Credits Remain Unclaimed
29/10/2003 ATO Collects An Extra $3 Billion From Audits And Verifications
29/10/2003 Isle Of Man Puts Positive Slant On Outcome Of OECD Talks
29/10/2003 EU Commission Updates VAT Strategy
28/10/2003 ATO To Investigate Bartering Amongst Small Firms
28/10/2003 Firms To Report Structured Business Transactions To SARS
28/10/2003 Irish Life And Permanent's IoM Customers Rush To Settle Tax Debts
28/10/2003 Experts Urge China To Scrap Tax On Interest
28/10/2003 France To Oppose UK's Stance On National Veto
28/10/2003 UK May Increase Air Passenger Duty
28/10/2003 Hong Kong's Tax Base Is Too Narrow, Warn Experts
28/10/2003 Thomas Reveals Details Of Corporate Tax Cut Bill
28/10/2003 Bermuda Denies Being 'Blacklisted' By United States Treasury
27/10/2003 Guernsey Defends Savings Tax Directive Stance
27/10/2003 Ireland Remains Europe's Lowest-Taxed State
27/10/2003 State Governors Oppose Current Internet Tax Ban Proposals
27/10/2003 Senator Calls For President Bush's Intervention In Energy Tax Dispute
27/10/2003 Ahern Admits Ireland Will Face Difficulties Over National Veto
27/10/2003 Germany Admits Stability Pact Will Be Breached In 2004
27/10/2003 China To Support Bahamas' WTO Entry
24/10/2003 ICTU Says Irish Corporation Tax Rate Is 'Unsustainable'
24/10/2003 UK May Block EU VAT Proposals Concerning Tour Operators
24/10/2003 Tax Burden Falls In OECD Countries Acording To Latest Survey
24/10/2003 South Korea To Expand Dividend Tax Breaks
24/10/2003 Tax Efficiency For Canadian Mutual Funds A 'Myth' Says Expert
24/10/2003 ECSE Witnesses Steady Growth On Second Anniversary
24/10/2003 Snow Tells Democrats Reversing Tax Cuts Would Be a 'Terrible Mistake'
23/10/2003 Opposition To IRS Reporting Regulation Intensifies
23/10/2003 Senator Formulates 'Death Tax' Compromise Plan
23/10/2003 Hong Kong's Fragile Recovery Cannot Support Sales Tax, Says Tung
23/10/2003 US Treasury Withdraws Extraordinary Transaction Rule
23/10/2003 US Corporate Tax Holiday Could Create Thousands Of Jobs
23/10/2003 Chinese Government Announces New Blueprint For Tax Policy
23/10/2003 EU To Sign Export Tax Deal With Israel And Jordan
23/10/2003 Irish Justice Minister Warns That Bank Officials Will Be Targeted In Tax Evasion Probe
23/10/2003 EU Commission Proposes Update To Tax Rules In Merger Directive
22/10/2003 EU Planning Gradual Introduction Of Sanctions Against US
22/10/2003 Hong Kong Remains Location Of Choice For Regional HQs
22/10/2003 New Lease Duty Rules Will Drive Up Prices And Cost Jobs, Says CBI
22/10/2003 UK Inland Revenue Loses Case Against Home-Based Workers
22/10/2003 Healthy Economic Growth Boosts Chinese Tax Collection
22/10/2003 Accounting Firm Predicts Rise In UK VAT To 20% By Autumn 2004
22/10/2003 Think Tank Urges Congress To Rethink Internet Tax Moratorium
22/10/2003 Senate To Hear Evidence On Comeback Of 'LILO' Tax Shelters
21/10/2003 STEP Expresses Concern Over 'Blacklists' Of Non-OECD Countries
21/10/2003 IRS Losing Tax Shelter Battle, Says Senate Committee
21/10/2003 Ireland's Green Party Takes Central Bank To Task
21/10/2003 Expats Purchasing Property Through Offshore Companies Face Big Tax Bill In Portugal
21/10/2003 Tax Cuts Provide Partial Boost For US Economy
21/10/2003 Australians Hit Hard By Indirect Taxes
21/10/2003 Revenue Commission To Set Up Tax Office For Ireland's Wealthy
21/10/2003 NYC Announces Business Tax Amnesty
21/10/2003 Brown Considering CGT On UK Property Sales
21/10/2003 Tax Breaks Yet To Influence UK R&D Spending Says DTI Report
21/10/2003 Bahamas Moves Towards More Equitable Taxation System
20/10/2003 Survey Finds Majority OF SMEs Oppose UK Corporate Tax Plans
20/10/2003 Revenue Commission Probes Irish Life And Permanent IoM Accounts
20/10/2003 ICAS Urges Simplification Of Tax Law For UK 2004 Budget
20/10/2003 Barbados And The United States To Renegotiate Tax Treaty
20/10/2003 KPMG Wins Partial Victory Over IRS In Tax Shelter Investigation
20/10/2003 French Government May Tax Its Mobile Phone Operators
20/10/2003 IoM Treasury Seeks Public's Views On Income Tax Reform
17/10/2003 Level Playing Field Not Yet Achieved, OECD Meeting Concludes
17/10/2003 IRS Can Force Law Firm To Name Tax Shelter Investors, Court Rules
17/10/2003 Botswana Tops Africa In Anti-Corruption Stakes Once Again
17/10/2003 Congress Concludes Work On $15 Billion Energy Tax Bill
17/10/2003 Indian Government Split Over Tax Administration In SEZs
17/10/2003 Costa Rica Pulls Out Of 'Group Of 20 Plus' Trade Alliance
17/10/2003 Public Invited To Attend EU Commission Corporate Tax Conference
17/10/2003 SARS Investigating Misreporting Of Interest Income
17/10/2003 Brown Urges Europe To Reject Moves Towards Tax Harmonisation
16/10/2003 New Taxes On The Agenda In Guernsey
16/10/2003 UAE Internet Firm Hoping To Cash In On EU VAT
16/10/2003 Japanese Firms Turn To Tax Breaks To Get Through Hard Times
16/10/2003 OECD To Examine Implications Of EU Savings Tax
16/10/2003 UK Real Estate Agent Highlights Tax Advantages Of Cyprus
16/10/2003 Legislation Providing Tax Break For German Insurers Postponed
16/10/2003 Switzerland Signs Economic Cooperation Accord With Lebanon
15/10/2003 Thailand Considers Tax Measures To Deter Currency Speculation
15/10/2003 McCreevy Rules Out Rise In Direct Taxation To Plug Revenue Shortfall
15/10/2003 Belgian Tax Amnesty Plans Rebuffed By Council Of State
15/10/2003 China To Cut Export Tax Credits By Average Of 3%
15/10/2003 Cyprus To Receive A Further 235m Euros In Pre-Accession Investment
15/10/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Expresses Opposition To Cruise Industry Head Tax
14/10/2003 US Economists Endorse Jobs Creation Act
14/10/2003 UK Inland Revenue Launches Offshore Arrangements Project
14/10/2003 CBI Report Slams Labour Government On Business Taxes
14/10/2003 No Consumption Tax Hike For Three Years, Says Japanese LDP
14/10/2003 Hong Kong's Budget Deficit Expected To Hit $HK100 Billion This Year
14/10/2003 Germany To Ease Tax Burden On Insurance Firms
14/10/2003 Record Numbers Use ATO's E-Tax Filing System
14/10/2003 IRS Eases Communication With Taxpayers With New Fax Guidelines
14/10/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Loses Tax Residency Case
13/10/2003 Cullen Mulls Tax Holiday For Foreign Workers
13/10/2003 Inuit Forced To Ditch Piracy Protection On Turbo Tax Software
13/10/2003 Maltese Chamber Of Commerce Urges Public Sector Reforms
13/10/2003 Caribbean Tourism Head Tax Proposal Attracts Further Criticism
13/10/2003 US Carmakers Urge Vietnam To Reverse Auto Taxes
13/10/2003 OECD Split Threatens Tax Evasion Plans
10/10/2003 Hong Kong Legislature Approves Airline Ticket Tax Hike
10/10/2003 Corporate India Urges Further Tax Reform To Achieve Growth Targets
10/10/2003 Inland Revenue To Interview Taxpayers Under Caution
10/10/2003 EC Launches Excessive Deficit Procedure Against France
10/10/2003 Maltese Investment Amnesty Attracting Bigger Fish
10/10/2003 Music Industry Lobbys EU For Level Playing Field On VAT
10/10/2003 New IRS Materials Help Retirement Plans Stay Tax Compliant
09/10/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Spearheads Small Nations' Interests In WTO
09/10/2003 UK Assures Ireland That EU Tax Policy Remains Unchanged
09/10/2003 Arnie Sent To Terminate California's Fiscal Crisis
09/10/2003 ASEAN Countries To Lift Tariffs In EU-Style Trading Bloc
09/10/2003 Costello Says Budget Is 'Tight' Despite Healthy Surplus
09/10/2003 Islamic Finance Promoted At The Annual Labuan Week
09/10/2003 EU Approves Tougher Measures To Combat VAT Fraud
08/10/2003 A&F Probes Phantom Inland Revenue Crackdown
08/10/2003 IRS Delivering Improved Customer Service Levels
08/10/2003 American Chamber Warns Ireland To Resist EU Red Tape
08/10/2003 IRS Investigates Potential Patent Donations Abuses
08/10/2003 Parliament Must Decide On Consumption Tax, Says Ishi
08/10/2003 New Iraqi Investment Laws Off To Shaky Start, Reports Warn
08/10/2003 Malta And Estonia Seal Bilateral Business Cooperation Agreement
08/10/2003 Commission Continues To Backtrack On French Budget
08/10/2003 Indian Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of Indo-Mauritius Double Tax Treaty
07/10/2003 Singapore And Oman To Sign Double Taxation Agreement
07/10/2003 Gov. Davis Signs California's New Anti-Offshore Bill
07/10/2003 Jack Straw Hints At Softer UK Line On EU Tax Issues
07/10/2003 India To Launch Electronic Tax Refund System
07/10/2003 Economist Urges Beijing To Cut Export Tax Credits To Help Yuan
07/10/2003 FTAA Trinidad Talks End In Deadlock
07/10/2003 Experts Urge Government To Disclose SA Amnesty Results
06/10/2003 EU Continues To Threaten Trans-Atlantic Trade War
06/10/2003 Korean Firms Reluctant To Reveal Offshore Investments
06/10/2003 Sony Wins EU Customs Battle Over Play Station
06/10/2003 Former Commissioner Says IRS Is Overstretched
06/10/2003 Opportunity Ripe For Australian Business Tax Reform, Says BCA
06/10/2003 Barbados Lifts Taxes On Computer Hardware And Software
06/10/2003 EU Urges Turkey To Contribute To Cyprus Settlement
03/10/2003 Mauritius And Uganda Sign DTA
03/10/2003 Most UK Firms Unprepared For EU Invoicing Directive
03/10/2003 EU Commission VAT Proposal Will Hit Travel Agents
03/10/2003 Senate Committee Approves Manufacturing Tax Cut
03/10/2003 Tax Incentives Needed To Spur Canadian Electricity Investment
03/10/2003 US Income Tax Celebrates 90th Birthday This Month
03/10/2003 US Supports Tariff Exemption For FTAA's Smaller States
02/10/2003 Howard Hints That Further Australian Tax Cuts Are Possible
02/10/2003 CEPA Renders Tax-Free Zone Unecessary Says HK Government
02/10/2003 Cut Taxes On Property Investment, Industry Tells UK Government
02/10/2003 US Government Issues Treaty List For Reduced Dividend Taxes
02/10/2003 Minister Discusses Bahamian Tax Revenues At Customs Seminar
01/10/2003 UK R&D Tax Credit Changes To Benefit SMEs
01/10/2003 Russian Minister Advocates Gas And Oil Tax Reform
01/10/2003 Zoellick Hopes To Wrap Up CAFTA Deal By Year's End
01/10/2003 Arts Minister Argues Case For Section 48 Film Tax Breaks
01/10/2003 Panama Hopes To Become Latin American Financial Services Hub
01/10/2003 Hong Kong And China Sign CEPA Deal
30/09/2003 Tax Survey Of EU Accession Nations Shows Mixed Results For Hungary
30/09/2003 Tax-Free Industrial Zone Proposed Between Hong Kong And Shenzen
30/09/2003 September Tax Deferral Will Save US Firms Thousands Of Dollars
30/09/2003 Time Running Out For US To Prevent EU Trade Sanctions
30/09/2003 No Tax Joy For American Employees Of The UN
30/09/2003 EU Softens Tone On French Budget, Though Rift Remains
30/09/2003 Inland Revenue Failing To Read Many Tax Returns
29/09/2003 Congress Asked To Examine SSTA
29/09/2003 Jersey Denies FT Story On EU Savings Tax Directive 'Loophole'
29/09/2003 ECJ Rules In Favour Of UK Over Gibraltar's EU Status
29/09/2003 German Tax Cuts Cannot Proceed Without Subsidy Cuts Warns Eichel
29/09/2003 South Africa To Drop Dividend Tax On Foreign Subsidies
29/09/2003 Moody's Praises The Cayman Island's Prudent Economic Policies
29/09/2003 UAE And New Zealand Sign Double Taxation Deal
29/09/2003 ECJ Rules In Favour Of UK Inland Revenue In Oce Case
26/09/2003 MTC Warns Over Potential Cost Of Net Tax Moratorium
26/09/2003 CAIC Vice President Calls For Caribbean Regional Tax
26/09/2003 Mobile Phone Firms Criticise Hungarian 'Culture Tax' Proposal
26/09/2003 Canadian Government Losing Tax Revenue Through Income Trusts
26/09/2003 Tax Cuts Come With Heavy Price Tag Says Pressure Group
26/09/2003 No Word From EU Commission On Gibraltar Business Tax Reforms
26/09/2003 Irish Revenue 'Names And Shames' Bogus Account Holders
26/09/2003 IRS Announces Tax Relief For Hurricane Victims
25/09/2003 Coalition For Tax Competition Praises Congressman's Tax Fight
25/09/2003 Many Americans Would Hold Back Tax Cuts To Pay For Iraq
25/09/2003 Korea Announces Further Tax Breaks For Foreign Investors
25/09/2003 IDA Calls For Capital-Promoting Tax Policies
25/09/2003 PwC Reports Drop In Tax Work Since Sarbanes Oxley
25/09/2003 Inland Revenue Publishes Draft EU Savings Tax Rules
25/09/2003 Offshore Centres Warned Not to Resist OECD
25/09/2003 Tax Executives Unconvinced Tax Cuts Will Encourage Capital Spending
24/09/2003 Occupation Government Hopes To Turn Iraq Into Low Tax Economy
24/09/2003 Film Makers Take Advantage of South Africa's Tax Incentives
24/09/2003 New Tax Relief Guide For AIM Investors Available
24/09/2003 Malta Is Not In Conflict With EU Over Tax Says Government
24/09/2003 Australian Tax Reform Reducing Tax Evasion In Black Economy
24/09/2003 Simpler Tax Code Will Help IRS Combat Tax Evasion Says CSE
24/09/2003 UAE And South Korea Sign Double Taxation Agreement
24/09/2003 Hungarian Government Presents New Tax Legislation
24/09/2003 Experts Slam Draconian Proposals To Combat 'Carousel' Fraud
23/09/2003 EU Threatens Retaliation Over US Anti-Dumping Laws
23/09/2003 ATO Launches Online Registration For Super Funds
23/09/2003 SARS To Chase Up Billions Of Rand In Unpaid Tax
23/09/2003 UK Small Firms Urged Not To Panic Over Sept 30 Deadline
23/09/2003 Tax Cuts Deepen US Federal Budget Deficit
23/09/2003 France And Germany Unite Against EU Commission On Stability Pact
23/09/2003 Cruise Industry Head Tax Could Harm Caribbean Tourism Warns Expert
22/09/2003 WTO Membership May Bring Excise Tax For Bahamas
22/09/2003 ECJ Upholds Freedom Of Establishment In Bosal Case
22/09/2003 Commons Committee Urges UK To Preserve Film Industry Tax Breaks
22/09/2003 Seychelles And Oman Agree Double Taxation Accord
22/09/2003 Martin Proposes Tax And Spending Cuts in Economic Speech
22/09/2003 Swiss Bankers Urge Government Not To Rush EU Banking Reforms
22/09/2003 Tsang Paints Optimistic Picture For Hong Kong Economy
22/09/2003 CSX Drops Listings Restrictions For Foreign Firms
19/09/2003 Manuel Announces One Year Extension For CGT Valuations
19/09/2003 New Zealand Government Publishes Tax Paper On Small Firms
19/09/2003 Senate Axes Tax Break On Corporate Life Insurance
19/09/2003 Swiss Cantons Force Historic Vote On Tax Cut Proposals
19/09/2003 House Approves $13 Billion Worth Of Tax Breaks For Charity Donations
19/09/2003 Telecom Mogul's Attempt To Pass Tax Shelter Blame To Advisers Denied
19/09/2003 Tremont Plans To Sell New Hedge Funds Via Life Insurance Despite Clampdown
19/09/2003 House Permanently Extends Internet Tax Moratorium
18/09/2003 Grant Thornton Falls Foul Of IRS Tax Shelter Probe
18/09/2003 IRS Announces New Anti-Abusive Tax Avoidance Pact With States
18/09/2003 Australia Making Room For Pre-Election Tax Cut
18/09/2003 Grassley Wades Into The US Export Tax Debate
18/09/2003 'Medieval' WTO Needs Fundamental Reform Says Lamy
18/09/2003 IRS Updates Rules On Non-Dividend Payments
18/09/2003 Mer Defends French Tax Cuts
18/09/2003 Isle Of Man Appoints E-Gaming Ambassador
17/09/2003 California Approves Anti-Offshore Bill
17/09/2003 US Accounting Oversight Board Mulls Ban On Tax Shelter Selling
17/09/2003 Time To Address Personal Income Tax Says Canadian Chamber
17/09/2003 Malta And Cyprus 'Accidentally' Left Out Of Prague Talks
17/09/2003 Thailand Proposing 20% Tax Cut For Oil Industry
17/09/2003 New 5% Witholding Tax Proposed Under India/Singapore DTAA Review
17/09/2003 Straw Assures Gibraltar Over European Issues
17/09/2003 EU Ministers Remain Deadlocked On VAT Harmonisation
17/09/2003 IRS Publishes New Rates Of Interest For Fourth Quarter
16/09/2003 Banks Reach Settlement With Tokyo Government On Local Tax
16/09/2003 Tax Filing Set To Become More Time Consuming Under New Laws
16/09/2003 Costello Reaps Record Tax Take Fuelled By Consumer Spending
16/09/2003 Primarolo Leaning Towards Reform Of UK Domicile Rules
16/09/2003 UK Tax Rules Could Scupper Onshore Hedge Fund Plans, Experts Warn
16/09/2003 UK Plans New Law To Force EU Directive On Cayman Islands
16/09/2003 Italian Company Profits Hit By Tax Amnesty Payments
16/09/2003 Firms Paying State, Local Governments 5.5% More In Income Tax
15/09/2003 SARS Reports Solid Growth In E-Filing Service Users
15/09/2003 New Zealand's SMEs May Benefit From Research Conclusions
15/09/2003 Japan To Phase Out Tax Break For Firms With Foreign Offices
15/09/2003 IRS Office of Professional Responsibility To Expand Enforcement
15/09/2003 Botswana IFSC Attracts South African Firms With Tax Breaks
12/09/2003 Inland Revenue Hails New Tax Credit As Success
12/09/2003 France To Breach Stability Pact Rules Until 2006
12/09/2003 Caribbean Is 'Prepared' For Cancun Says Senior Negotiator
12/09/2003 Uncertainties Remain Over New US Trade Tax Regime
11/09/2003 Effective Planning Key To Reaping Full Benefit From Bush Tax Cut
11/09/2003 Financial Sector Assessment Of Mauritius Published
11/09/2003 France Abandons Controversial Wine Tax Plan
11/09/2003 Half Of Japanese In Favour Of Consumption Tax Hike Says Survey
11/09/2003 Experts Warn That Limitation Legislation Changes Could Infringe EU Law
11/09/2003 EU, US Urge Poor Nations To Help Themselves
11/09/2003 Irish Chamber Of Commerce Fires Broadside At Govt Over Business Costs
11/09/2003 UK Customs Crackdown Leads To Drop In Imports From EU
11/09/2003 EU Commission To Expand Info Sharing Rules On Direct Tax
11/09/2003 SARS Explains Fast Track Dispute Resolution At Series Of Roadshows
10/09/2003 Tang Facing Opposition Over Hong Kong Border Tax Proposal
10/09/2003 Tax Cuts Aim To Stir Foreign Interest In Thai Bond Market
10/09/2003 Kuwait Announces List Of Tax Free Goods Under GCC Agreement
10/09/2003 UK Resolute On Convention 'Red Line' Issues
10/09/2003 Research Shows Boost In Referrals To Offshore IFAs
10/09/2003 Danger Of Over-Regulation For IoM Business Says Expert
10/09/2003 EU Commission To Relax Parent-Subsidiary Tax Rules
09/09/2003 Hungary's Leaders Find Solution To Tax Cut Row
09/09/2003 Key US Tax Forms Unavailable In Spanish, Says Treasury Survey
09/09/2003 Barbados To Lift Property Tax Threshold To $125,000
09/09/2003 Indian Banks To File Tax Returns From April 2004
09/09/2003 Hong Kong And China Inching Closer To Final CEPA Deal
09/09/2003 South African Investors Warming To Amnesty Says IoM Banker
09/09/2003 Beware Of VAT Pitfalls, PKF Warns UK Property Investors
08/09/2003 Hungary's Businesses Saw Profit Boost In 2002
08/09/2003 Ireland Increased Its FDI Despite Global Investment Slump, Says Report
08/09/2003 IRS Announces Five New Members Of Electronic Administration Panel
08/09/2003 EU Prepared To Be Flexible At Cancun WTO Talks
08/09/2003 IMF Report Concludes Maltese Financial System Is Healthy
08/09/2003 IRS Announces 'Bonus' Depreciation Guidelines For Business Assets
05/09/2003 Dalli Unveils Two New Maltese Tax Credits
05/09/2003 Deutsche Bank May Leave Germany Over Rising Taxes
05/09/2003 The French Government Nails Its Flag To Tax Reduction Mast
05/09/2003 Nine States Want To Audit MCI For Unpaid Taxes
05/09/2003 Many IRS Employees Poorly Versed In Tax Law, Study Finds
04/09/2003 Weak Tax Revenues Pose Questions For Irish Government
04/09/2003 New Treasury Rules Seek To Curb Post-Bankruptcy Tax Breaks
04/09/2003 HSBC Offers Incentives For Amnesty Cash
04/09/2003 US Chamber Of Commerce Attacks Treasury Over Interest Reporting
04/09/2003 EU And Saudi Arabia Sign Key Trade Deal
03/09/2003 Bahamian Finance Minister Supports Call For Carribbean Stock Exchange
03/09/2003 Microsoft/Accenture Biggest Winners In ATO Contracts
03/09/2003 Hungary's Leaders Yet To Reach Decision On Tax Cuts
03/09/2003 Stability Pact in Crisis As France Announces 4% Deficit
02/09/2003 France Acts To Stem Flight Of Entrepreneurs
02/09/2003 Hong Kong Government Merciful To 3G License-Holders
02/09/2003 California's High Tax-And-Spend Image Unjust Says Report
02/09/2003 Channel Isles And IoM Discuss Joint Approach To EU Tax Directive
02/09/2003 US Consumer Spending Spurred By Tax Cuts
02/09/2003 NZ's Second Largest Tax Case Ends In Controversy
02/09/2003 Banks Reject Tokyo Government's Offer In Tax Dispute
02/09/2003 CfIT Urges UK Government To Tax Aviation Industry
02/09/2003 VAT Ruling in AIM Listing Case Could Extend To Other Exchanges
02/09/2003 India Considering Tax Options For Software And Outsourcing Firms
01/09/2003 Most Americans Will Be Glad To See The Back Of Death Tax
01/09/2003 Think Tank Says Tax Hikes The Answer To UK Housing Market Reform
01/09/2003 India's National Tax Tribunal Attacked By Professional Bodies
01/09/2003 South Korea To Entice Foreign Manufacturers With Tax Breaks
01/09/2003 JFC Warns Investors Over Unauthorised Bank
01/09/2003 New Tax Law Allows Postponement Of Estimated Tax Installment
29/08/2003 GOAL and SunGard Announce Withholding Tax Reclamation Collaboration
29/08/2003 Inland Revenue Suspends Hansard Principle After Appeal Court Ruling
29/08/2003 France 'Entirely Committed' To Stability Pact Rules Says Raffarin
29/08/2003 India Officially Launches Electronic Tax Return System
29/08/2003 China To Overhaul Export Rebates As Output Booms
29/08/2003 US And Austrian Competent Authorites Reach Agreement On Tax
28/08/2003 MCI Ratifies New Corporate Governance Regime But Faces More Lawsuits
28/08/2003 HKEx To Allow Fast Listing Of Collective Investment Reits
28/08/2003 Arnie's Economic Team Divided Over Taxation Policy
28/08/2003 Hynix Launches WTO Action Against EU Chip Tariff
28/08/2003 China To Press Ahead With Tax Reforms
28/08/2003 Singapore And Thailand Work Towards Closer Economic Harmony
28/08/2003 Belize And Taiwan Agree Five Year Economic Arrangement
28/08/2003 Californian Jailed For Promoting Fraudulent Tax And Investment Scheme
28/08/2003 Malta Announces Once Off Investment Tax Amnesty
27/08/2003 Record Number Of Britons Paying Income Tax This Year
27/08/2003 Raffarin Faces Tough Choices To Accommodate Tax Cuts
27/08/2003 Working Party Formed To Discuss Hungarian Tax Cuts
27/08/2003 SARS To Launch Online Tax Return Service
27/08/2003 VAT May Be Recoverable On AIM Listings
27/08/2003 IRS Demands $1.5 Billion From Vivendi
27/08/2003 US And Swiss Competent Authorities Provide Treaty Benefits Guidance
26/08/2003 Panama And Taiwan Conclude Free Trade Agreement
26/08/2003 Massachusetts Regulator Calls For Tighter Hedge Fund Regulation
26/08/2003 Japan's Finance Minister In Favour Of Sales Tax Increase
26/08/2003 UK Treasury Under Pressure To Defer Company Tax Reform
25/08/2003 Tax-Savvy CEOs Grab The Highest Rewards
25/08/2003 Malta's E-Gaming Industry Could Benefit From Gambelli Case Judgement
25/08/2003 Panama Increases Corporate Registration Fees
25/08/2003 Inland Revenue Adds Tax To Employee Share Issues
22/08/2003 UK And Australia Sign Joint Tax Agreement
22/08/2003 Tang's Spokesman Hints At Tax Cuts For Middle Class
22/08/2003 Arnie Pledges Not To Raise Taxes In First Campaign Speech
22/08/2003 S&P Downgrades Barbados Currency Ratings
22/08/2003 Contraction In French Economy Raises New Questions Over Stability And Growth Pact
22/08/2003 Kasyanov Approves Six-Fold Increase In Gas Export Tax
22/08/2003 German Government Approves Hedge Fund Bill
22/08/2003 UK Firms Urged To Benefit From VAT Amnesty
21/08/2003 Half Of Ireland's Credit Card Holders 'Never Noticed' Stamp Duty
21/08/2003 Illinois Governor Signs New Film Tax Breaks Legislation
21/08/2003 Tax Code Reform Needed To Help Fund Grid Improvements
21/08/2003 Plans To Tackle Hong Kong Deficit On Hold Until Next Year
21/08/2003 Irish Accountants Hampered By SEC Rules On Auditor Independence
21/08/2003 PNP Assume Power in Turks And Caicos
21/08/2003 South Africans Urged To Value Homes Before CGT Changes
20/08/2003 Gordon Brown Finds Support For Domicile Rule Reform
20/08/2003 Bush Official Suggests Cautious Approach To ETI Replacement
20/08/2003 Bundesbank Warns That Germany Could Breach Stability Pact In 2004
20/08/2003 UK Freelancers Leaving The Country Over IR35
20/08/2003 Seminar Will Focus On Caribbean Trade Issues
20/08/2003 IRS Appoints New Privacy Advocate
20/08/2003 S&P Upgrades Cook Islands Sovereign Rating
19/08/2003 High Court Delay Stalls Action Against Ansbacher Tax Evaders
19/08/2003 IRS Grants File Extension To Blackout Victims
19/08/2003 IRS To Charge For OIC Applications
19/08/2003 SARS Warns Firms On Input Tax Deductions
19/08/2003 Thousands Of Wealthy Australians Receiving Family Tax Break
19/08/2003 Australian Arts Minister Hints At Tax Breaks For Foreign TV Productions
19/08/2003 US Expats Urged To Ramp Up Campaign Against Repeal Of Section 911 Exemption
19/08/2003 Hong Kong Government Mulls Sales Tax Proposal
19/08/2003 EU Commission Identifies 7 Maltese 'Harmful' Tax Measures
18/08/2003 Botswana And South Africa Sign Double Taxation Agreement
18/08/2003 UK Customs & Excise Department Issues Guidance On VAT Fraud
18/08/2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Government May Settle Tax Dispute With Banks
18/08/2003 Swiss Sceptical On EU/US Agricultural Joint Paper
18/08/2003 Californian Property Taxes Are Too Low, Says Buffet
18/08/2003 ATO Plans Psychological Tests For 900 Staff
18/08/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Earns 650m Euros From DIRT Campaign
15/08/2003 Canada To Sue Tobacco Firms For Unpaid Taxes
15/08/2003 EU Social Affairs Commissioner Warns On Stability And Growth Pact Reform
15/08/2003 Further Tax Cuts Unlikely Says President Bush
15/08/2003 India/Mauritius Trade Talks Scheduled For November
15/08/2003 PwC Warns Over Implications Of UK Corporate Tax Reforms
15/08/2003 US Treasury Continues To Push For Foreign Interest Reporting
15/08/2003 EU/US Agree Joint Paper In Agriculture Talks
15/08/2003 SARS Releases New Gross Income Definition
14/08/2003 FedEx Pilot Who Refused To Pay Tax Cleared By Federal Jury
14/08/2003 Schroeder Seeks Cabinet Approval For 2004 Tax Cuts
14/08/2003 Tax File Extensions On The Increase Says Report
14/08/2003 IRS Failing To Chase Up Businesses That Break Tax Laws
14/08/2003 Viacom Settles Class Action Suit Over Property Tax Surcharges
14/08/2003 Amendment To Manx Betting Act Allows Betinternet To Advertise In The UK
13/08/2003 US Announces Appeal Against WTO Steel Tariffs
13/08/2003 Complex Issues Prolong UK Corporate Tax Reform Consultation
13/08/2003 German Media Funds To Lose Tax Breaks Under Government Plans
13/08/2003 IRS And States To Pool Resources In Tax Evasion Fight
13/08/2003 SA Tax Amnesty May Be Extended Says Legal Expert
13/08/2003 Major Irish Film Production At Risk Over Tax, Says Author
13/08/2003 Jersey To Face 'Inevitable' Tax Hikes Says Economic Report
13/08/2003 EU And US Inch Closer On Farm Trade Talks
12/08/2003 US Tax Cuts Are Working, Say Chief Executives
11/08/2003 UK Media Attitudes Towards Guernsey Must Change, Says GPA Chief
11/08/2003 IT Implementation Strategy Not Followed By Inland Revenue
11/08/2003 Tax Harmonisation Key Issue For Swedes As Referendum Nears
11/08/2003 Germany Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Ghana
11/08/2003 Barbados Facing CSME Tax Conundrum
11/08/2003 IRS Mails $24 Billion In Tax Credit Checks
08/08/2003 IRS Demands $600 Million In Back Taxes From Intel
08/08/2003 Indian Banks To Commence E-Filing Service For Taxpayers
08/08/2003 Japanese MoF Tax-Inclusive Pricing Plan Unpopular With Retailers
08/08/2003 Crown Dependencies Fear That UK Will Push For Information Exchange Despite Savings Tax Directive
08/08/2003 Cullen Moves To Close Circularity Tax Loophole
08/08/2003 Major US Banks Accused Of Sheltering Billions From Tax Man
08/08/2003 IMF Report Cautiously Optimistic On Irish Economy
07/08/2003 Italy Publishes Draft Corporate Tax Law
07/08/2003 German Self-Employed To Pay Corporate Tax Under Government Plan
07/08/2003 Senate Judiciary Committee Cracks Down On Online Cigarette Vendors
07/08/2003 South Korea To Challenge EU Tariff On Hynix Imports
07/08/2003 Figures Reveal Irish Tax Revenues Remain Below Target
07/08/2003 Australia Has More Favourable Film Tax Regime Than Canada, Says Report
07/08/2003 California Reaffirms Zero Tolerance Of Tax Shelters
07/08/2003 Hungarian Government Split Over Tax Cut Delay
06/08/2003 NZ Government Standardises Withholding Tax For Film Industry
06/08/2003 John Howard Denies GST Is To Blame For High Cost of Property
06/08/2003 ATO Planning Online Tax Resource For Small Firms
06/08/2003 Malta Shaking Off Reputation As 'Tax Haven'
05/08/2003 UK Government Urged To Review IR35 Legislation
05/08/2003 Canberra Appoints New Inspector General Of Taxation
05/08/2003 Loss Making German Firms May Escape Local Tax Under New Plan
05/08/2003 Ireland To Relax Work Permit Rules For New EU Member States
05/08/2003 Singapore Creates Tax Advisory Council
05/08/2003 Stocks Paying Higher Dividends Thanks To Tax Cuts
05/08/2003 SA Tax More Complex Under Residence-Based System
04/08/2003 Senate Commerce Committee Approves Net Tax Moratorium Extension
04/08/2003 Senators Retract Criticism Of IRS OVCI Amnesty
04/08/2003 UK To Dig In On EU Constitution 'Red Line' Issues
04/08/2003 UK Tax Credit Compensation Averages £70
04/08/2003 IRS Warns Taxpayers Of August 15 Filing Deadline
01/08/2003 Italian Minister Urges EU Tax Breaks On Technology Research
01/08/2003 IR To Hand Out Millions In Fines For Late July Tax Returns
01/08/2003 Treasury And IRS To Close Insurance Loophole For Hedge Funds
01/08/2003 McCreevy Cautious On Implications Of Carbon Tax
01/08/2003 Russian 'Oligarchs' Pledge To Pay More Tax To Fight Poverty
01/08/2003 President Bush Says Tax Cuts Not To Blame For Record Deficit
31/07/2003 Review Suggests IRS Collected Less Than $1 Million From OVCI
31/07/2003 BNZ Investment Arm Seeks To Amend Taxation Error
31/07/2003 Guernsey Refutes Cruise Ship Tax Haven Claims
31/07/2003 New ATO Squad Prepares Offensive Against Tax Shelters
31/07/2003 Russian Banks Will No Longer Report Transfers To The Tax Office
30/07/2003 EC Mulls Move On VAT Derogations
30/07/2003 Cyprus Rejects Harmful Tax Measure Claim
30/07/2003 GAO Report Criticises IRS On Excise Tax Collection Procedures
30/07/2003 IT Firm May Face £50 Million Compensation Claim
30/07/2003 Littlewoods Reviews IoM Online Gaming Operation
29/07/2003 Accelerated Tax Cuts Boost German Business Confidence
29/07/2003 Too Many New Zealanders Are Victims Of Fiscal Drag, Says Tax Expert
29/07/2003 ATO's E-Tax System Growing In Popularity
29/07/2003 House Approves FTAs With Chile And Singapore
29/07/2003 'Big Spenders' In Ireland To Face Revenue Scrutiny
29/07/2003 CIOT Offers To Help Small Firms Targeted By The Inland Revenue
29/07/2003 FDI From Mauritius To India Records Sharp Fall In 2003
29/07/2003 IRS Announces Delay In Completion Of Key IT Project
29/07/2003 Belgium And Portugal Ordered To Comply With Tax Claim Directive
28/07/2003 Former Guernsey Politician Slams Lack Of Level Playing Field
28/07/2003 Department of Commerce Can Impose Tariff On Hynix Chip Imports
28/07/2003 Gibraltar Traders Complain Of Rising Property Rates
28/07/2003 UK Tax Rise Inevitable Says Economic Think Tank
28/07/2003 UK Tax Consultancy Puts Forward Plan For Domicile Tax Changes
28/07/2003 Doubts Remain On Popularity Of Hong Kong REIT Market
28/07/2003 Bill Thomas Proposes Tax Cut For Small Firms
28/07/2003 Commission Rules Against Germany And Austria On VAT
28/07/2003 IRS Begins Mailing Out New Child Tax Credit
28/07/2003 Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Orders BDO To Name Tax Shelter Investors
25/07/2003 US States Balance 2003 Budget Without Big Tax Hikes Says NCSL
25/07/2003 Hong Kong Comes Out Top In Ernst & Young Tax Index
25/07/2003 Plan Mooted To Reform Hungary's Unpopular Local Business Tax
25/07/2003 'Home State Taxation' Will Make Life Easier For EU's Small Firms
25/07/2003 SARS Auditing More Large Multinationals Says Tax Expert
25/07/2003 US-Backed Marketing Firm Will Promote Antigua And Barbuda
25/07/2003 Sixth Round Of US/CAFTA Trade Talks Commence Next Week
25/07/2003 Australia Wants More Concessions From US In Trade Talks
24/07/2003 Testimony Concludes In LTCM Tax Deduction Case
24/07/2003 SA Government Retains Control Over Local Taxes
24/07/2003 UK IT Freelancers Get IR35-Friendly Contracts
24/07/2003 Czech Republic Debates Tax Reforms Ahead Of EU Membership
24/07/2003 CSME In Bahamas' Economic Interests Says Owen Arthur
24/07/2003 US Treasury Announces 'Stapled Stock' And Foreign Tax Credit Rules
24/07/2003 EU Commission Rules Against Italy On Corporate Tax
23/07/2003 Non-Domiciled UK Residents May Lose Tax-Exempt Status
23/07/2003 Japanese Tax Policy 'At A Crossroads' Says Tax Panel Chairman
23/07/2003 ATO To Go Ahead With Information System Overhaul
23/07/2003 IRS Announces Improvements To Online Payment Service
23/07/2003 EC Finds 'Harmful' Tax Practices In New EU Entrants
23/07/2003 UK Hedge Funds Protest Over Planned VAT Changes
23/07/2003 Botswana To Use Diamond Revenues To Diversify
23/07/2003 Lamy Urges US Action On Trade Tariffs
22/07/2003 IRS Goes After Tax Shelter Promoters
22/07/2003 CIOT Criticises Complexity Of UK Tax Code
22/07/2003 Fraud Costs ATO 10% Of GST Revenue Say Experts
22/07/2003 IRS Making Progress On Reform, But Room For Improvement
22/07/2003 Ireland Will Fight To Keep National Tax Veto
22/07/2003 UK Inland Revenue Left With Huge Bill After Losing Test Case
22/07/2003 Tax Cut Fuels Rise In Consumer Optimism
22/07/2003 OECD Expresses More Cooperative Tone Towards Jersey
22/07/2003 Forum Hears Potential Benefits Of US/Singapore FTA
21/07/2003 NAFTA Finds In Canada's Favour Over US Anti-Dumping Duties
21/07/2003 Japan's Tax Authorities Probe Foreign Banks
21/07/2003 Tax Cuts Set To Make Tax Filing More Complex Next Year
21/07/2003 IoM May Soon Allow Unmarried Couples Access To Joint Assessment
21/07/2003 New UK Stamp Duty Laws Expected To Hit Firms Hard
21/07/2003 Raffarin Reaffirms French Taxation Policy
21/07/2003 Commission Takes Ecofin To ECJ Over Belgian Tax Break
18/07/2003 Florida Democrat Proposing To Repeal Portion Of Bush Tax Cut
18/07/2003 UK And Ireland Told To End Zero Rate VAT On Children's Clothes
18/07/2003 House Mulls Internet Tax Ban Extension
18/07/2003 New Zealand Court Hears $226 Million Tax Case
18/07/2003 EU's VAT Ruling Driving ISPs To Madeira
18/07/2003 Hungary Will Not Get Income Tax Changes In 2004
18/07/2003 IoM Privy Council Rules On Disclosure Of Tax Documents
18/07/2003 IRS Probes Memphis Tax Shelter
18/07/2003 Germany Must Await Court Ruling Before Taxing Share Sales
17/07/2003 US States Complain Over Corporate Abuse Of Tax Law Loopholes
17/07/2003 Singh Announces Creation Of National Tax Tribunal
17/07/2003 EU Savings Tax Directive Just The Start Warns Academic
17/07/2003 US Treasury Attacking Attorney-Client Privilege In Tax Shelter Probe
17/07/2003 Support Growing In Nevis For Independence From St Kitts
17/07/2003 US International Tax Law Needs Simplification Says Olson
17/07/2003 Ireland To Levy Tax On Litter
16/07/2003 Greenspan Expected To Be Upbeat On Economy
16/07/2003 Quebec Liberals Will Stick To Tax Promises
16/07/2003 Chancellor Urged To Cut Dividend Tax By 9%
16/07/2003 Hong Kong Managers Enjoy Highest Purchasing Power
16/07/2003 Inland Revenue May Target Sole Traders And Partnerships
15/07/2003 WTO Rules In Favour Of EU Over Steel Tariffs
15/07/2003 UK Venture Capitalists Likely To Remain Income Tax Exempt
15/07/2003 Couchepin Urges Putin To Remove Swiss Cantons From Tax Haven 'Blacklist'
15/07/2003 Japanese Banks Continue To Use Deferred Tax Assets
15/07/2003 ATO Finds GST Errors Amounting to $200 Million
15/07/2003 Ontario Considers Setting Its Own Income Tax
15/07/2003 Brown Announces R&D Tax Credit Consultation
14/07/2003 Korean Finance Ministry Announces Tax Breaks For Foreign Firms
14/07/2003 New Quebec Premier Pledges Tax Reform
14/07/2003 Australian Government Wrong Not To Introduce TVM Says Ralph
14/07/2003 India And Hong Kong Sign Limited Taxation Treaty
14/07/2003 Tax Cut Likely To Boost Market In ADRs
14/07/2003 Berlusconi Pledges To Advance Swiss Cause In Brussels
14/07/2003 Senior OECD Tax Expert Attends Channel Island Conferences
14/07/2003 EU Orders Germany And Austria To End Tax Discrimination On Funds
11/07/2003 EU Constitution Likely To Preserve National Tax Vetoes
11/07/2003 IRS Under Attack For Sending Incorrect Notices To Compliant Taxpayers
11/07/2003 Hong Kong's Government Under Threat In Wake Of Security Law Debacle
11/07/2003 Sales Tax Program Surmounts Adoption Barrier
11/07/2003 German Government Releases Details Of New Hedge Fund Regime
11/07/2003 CCH Research Shows UK Accountants Wary Over Tax Law Rewrite
11/07/2003 EC To Examine UK And Irish Pension Tax Legislation
11/07/2003 Tax Law Changes Come Into Force In Russia
11/07/2003 IoM Poll Shows Opinion Divided Over Savings Tax Directive
10/07/2003 German Opposition Ready To Back Tax Cuts
10/07/2003 ECJ Knocks Out Discriminatory Swedish Pensions Tax Rule
10/07/2003 CFP Attacks IRS Interest Reporting Rule At Senate Hearing
10/07/2003 Italy To Push For EU Treaty On Taxation
10/07/2003 US-Mexico Tax Treaty Protocol Comes Into Effect
10/07/2003 USTR Official Warns Over Exporter Tax Breaks
10/07/2003 Germany Facing Up To Hedge Fund Phenomenon - Maybe
09/07/2003 UK Plans To Merge Inland Revenue And Customs With Treasury
09/07/2003 CIBC Set To Receive Large Tax Refund
09/07/2003 Gallup Poll Finds Mixed Reaction To Bush Tax Cuts
09/07/2003 Stockbroker Issues Gloomy Assessment Of Jersey Economy
09/07/2003 Mutual Fund Investors Set To Enjoy Tax Free Period
08/07/2003 Think Tank Forecasts More Tax Cuts For Australia In 2004
08/07/2003 Canadian Federal Tax Auditor's Report Misleading Says Official
08/07/2003 ECJ Ruling May Unblock EU Savings Tax Directive
08/07/2003 US Economy To Rebound On Tax Cuts, Experts Suggest
08/07/2003 Indian Tax Authority Vows To Scrutinise Joint Venture For Evidence Of 'Treaty Shopping'
08/07/2003 SARS Tightens Up Tax Filing Deadline Rules
08/07/2003 EU Sanctions On US Goods Unlikely Says Lamy
08/07/2003 Tax Will Not Rise To Pay For Benchmarking Says Harney
08/07/2003 Belgium Announces Tax Amnesty For Foreign Funds
07/07/2003 UK Customs Department Swoops In Missing Trader VAT Fraud Probe
07/07/2003 Business Likely To Bear Brunt Of German Trade Tax Changes
07/07/2003 Japanese Government Bonds May Become Tax Free In 2004
07/07/2003 Christie Voices Reservations Over CSME Membership
07/07/2003 Irish Union Leader Criticises Low Tax Policies
07/07/2003 Support Growing For Sales Tax Deductibility
04/07/2003 Ernst & Young In $15 Million Settlement With IRS
04/07/2003 EU Candidates Cut Corporate Tax Rates
04/07/2003 Most UK Small Firms Unaware of IT Tax Break
04/07/2003 Irish Tax Revenues Falling Short This Year
04/07/2003 Pending Tax Reform Creating Uncertainty For SA Firms
04/07/2003 Inland Revenue And Customs May Merge Following Review
04/07/2003 Treasury Closes Deferred Stock Option Loophole
04/07/2003 Extended Deadline Available For Electronic Late Tax Filers
03/07/2003 US States May Be Close To SSUTA Threshold, Expert Suggests
03/07/2003 NZ Inland Revenue Publishes Dispute Resolution Discussion Paper
03/07/2003 Tax Professionals Call For Parliamentary Inquiry Into ATO Fraud Case
03/07/2003 New EU E-Commerce VAT Rules Come Into Force
03/07/2003 Private Lettings Income Liable For VAT Under New SARS Rules
03/07/2003 Antigua And Barbuda Levies Airline Ticket Tax
03/07/2003 Seychelles Introduces 12% GST
02/07/2003 President Bush To Visit Botswana
02/07/2003 Expert Suggests That UK's IHT Laws Can Still Be Circumvented
02/07/2003 Solbes Questions German Tax Cuts
02/07/2003 Scrapping Section 481 Will Decimate Irish Film Industry Says SPI
02/07/2003 EU Membership May Bring Changes To Maltese Shipping
02/07/2003 Extended Deadline Available For Electronic Late Tax Filers
01/07/2003 US Treasury To Withdraw Proposed 'Extraordinary Transaction' Rule
01/07/2003 German Income Tax Cuts Brought Forward To 2004
01/07/2003 UK Releases Explanatory Memorandum For DTA With Mauritius
01/07/2003 South Korea Will Lure Foreign Investment With Major Tax Breaks
01/07/2003 Canada's Tax Freedom Day Has Finally Arrived
01/07/2003 $6 Billion in Withholding Taxes Left Unclaimed World-Wide In 2002
01/07/2003 Gibraltar Considers Legal Action Over Savings Tax Directive
01/07/2003 Inland Revenue Launches Information Exchange Consultation
30/06/2003 Guernsey Promoted At Second Annual City Briefing
30/06/2003 Corporate Tax Reforms Too Slow Says Think Tank
30/06/2003 New SA Anti-Laundering Legislation Comes Into Effect
30/06/2003 US States Ask For $17 Billion In Tax Hikes To Plug Widening Deficits
30/06/2003 NRIs Prevented From Taking Up Goverment's Tax Free Bond
30/06/2003 Over 2,000 US High Income Earners Paid No Tax In the Year 2000
30/06/2003 Working Group Discusses Jersey's Tax Options
30/06/2003 Tax Cuts Key To Hungarian Competitiveness Says Finance Minister
27/06/2003 Hong Kong Government Passes Reduced Car Tax
27/06/2003 Minor Changes To Personal Income Tax In Gibraltar Budget
27/06/2003 Deloitte And Touche Releases Irish Taxation Guide
27/06/2003 Australian MP Proposes Income Tax Splitting For Families
27/06/2003 Auditor General To Probe Radwanski Tax Scandal
27/06/2003 Wealthiest 1% Paid 1.6% Of All US Taxes In 2000 Says IRS
27/06/2003 Minister Reiterates Ireland's Hostility to Tax Harmonisation
26/06/2003 US Trade Official Sees End Of FSC Dispute By Year's End
26/06/2003 EU Rules That Belgian Tax Breaks For US Firms Are Illegal
26/06/2003 Germany Heading For Clash With EU Over Tax
26/06/2003 EU Tax On Internet Could Hurt US Tech Firms Says Lobby Group
26/06/2003 KPMG Facing Fresh Concerns Over Tax Shelters
25/06/2003 Guernsey Captive Sector Healthy Despite Growing Competition
25/06/2003 250 BoI Customers Disclose Jersey Accounts To Tax Commission
25/06/2003 IoM Presents New Funds Regime To London Professionals
25/06/2003 Japan's Tax Raising Powers May Be Shifted To Regional Governments
25/06/2003 FATF Clears St Vincent & The Grenadines
25/06/2003 House Committe Bans 'Corporate Inversions' From Security Contracts
25/06/2003 ATO Warns Business To Be Ready For New SG Rules
25/06/2003 IMF Warns Russia Not To Weaken Fiscal Balance Through Tax Cuts
25/06/2003 Cook Islands Remain On FATF Blacklist For Now
24/06/2003 Italy To Extend Tax Amnesty Until October
24/06/2003 Trans-Tasman Tax Bill Introduced Into NZ Parliament
24/06/2003 Japanese Banks Unlikely To Get Tax Bailout
24/06/2003 Switzerland Criticised By OECD For Allowing 'Harmful Tax Practices'
24/06/2003 Duma Approves Tax Cuts
24/06/2003 UK Government Closes IHT 'Gifts With Reservation' Loophole
23/06/2003 Justice Department Files Against Tax Shelter Scheme
23/06/2003 IRS Targets Law Firm Suspected Of Selling Abusive Tax Shelters
23/06/2003 Manx Treasury Minister Welcomes Half-Billion Boost To Island's Deposit Base
23/06/2003 House Votes For E-Filing Deadline Extension
23/06/2003 Jersey Senator Proposes End To Mortgage Interest Tax Relief
23/06/2003 A Tax Inspector Calls For Many Labuan Firms
23/06/2003 EU Commission's Plans Will Make Anglo/US Tax Treaty Illegal
20/06/2003 ECJ Rules For Continuation Of Punitive Car Taxes In Denmark
20/06/2003 IR Chairman Gives Evidence Over Mapeley Steps Deal
20/06/2003 US Proposes 15% Tax To Kickstart Lumber Dispute Settlement
20/06/2003 House Speaker Shows Support For Movie Tax Breaks
20/06/2003 Gibraltar Labour Party Releases Shadow Budget
20/06/2003 Australian Businesses Be Warned: The Tax Man Cometh
20/06/2003 House Makes Death Tax Ban Permanent
19/06/2003 UK Gears Up For 'Hard Bargaining' Over EU Constitution
19/06/2003 Gambling Tax Hikes Ultimately Counter-Productive Says Fitch
19/06/2003 Swiss Parliament Approves Income Tax Cut Package
19/06/2003 Belgium Threatens U-Turn On EU Tax Agreement
19/06/2003 Computer System To Blame For UK Tax Credit Fiasco
19/06/2003 Gibraltar Labour Party Unveils Tax Plans
19/06/2003 Minor Tax Changes Announced In Bahamas Budget
18/06/2003 Variable Annuities Miss Out On Tax Cut Benefits In US
18/06/2003 Costello's Income Tax Package Receives Senate Approval
18/06/2003 Lords Committee Speaks Out On UK Finance Bill
18/06/2003 UK Inland Revenue Announces Schedule For DTA Negotiations
18/06/2003 Federal Judge Imposes Permanent Ban On Schiff Book
18/06/2003 Betting Firm May Get Its Wish Of Higher Manx Gambling Tax
18/06/2003 German Tax Amnesty May Be Extended Into 2005
17/06/2003 Deputies Express Overwhelming Support For Tax Cuts
17/06/2003 Tax Commissioner Seeks Attorney General's Advice On Court Ruling
17/06/2003 Bond Fund Investors Could Be In For Tax Shock, Say Analysts
17/06/2003 EU On Verge Of Economic Suicide, Rahn Suggests
17/06/2003 Canada Proposes Change To Pension Tax Law
17/06/2003 EU Launches Open Consulation On VAT Reform
16/06/2003 JATCo Welcomes Withholding Tax Recommendation
16/06/2003 Donations To Trusts Left Out Of SA Exchange Control Amnesty
16/06/2003 Hong Kong May Struggle To Develop REIT Market
13/06/2003 Cyprus To Implement EU Tax Package By 2005
13/06/2003 Hong Kong and China Finalise Free Trade Agreement
13/06/2003 India Considers Tax Breaks For Foreign IT Manufacturers
13/06/2003 Eichel May Accelerate Tax Cuts Planned For 2005
13/06/2003 Maltese AIB Legislation Should Be EU Compliant By Year's End
13/06/2003 US Taxpayers Can Benefit From Lower Bills From June 16
12/06/2003 US And Japan Initial New Income Tax Treaty
12/06/2003 Ex-House Leader Lambasts OECD's Tax Policies
12/06/2003 Jersey And IoM Plump For Withholding Tax
12/06/2003 Australian Tax Board Hints At Reform
12/06/2003 Some Law Firms In US Expanding Trusts And Estates Business
12/06/2003 Morgan Stanley Moves EUR1 Billion Fund Assets To Dublin
12/06/2003 UK Trade Secretary Defends Gibraltar's Financial Sector
12/06/2003 Malta Sees Marked Increase In Tax Refunds In 2003
12/06/2003 UK and Iran To Discuss Double Taxation Treaty
11/06/2003 Isle Of Man's Tax Strategy Remains On Course Says Bell
11/06/2003 US States Flouting Internet Tax Freedom Act
11/06/2003 Jersey Wrestles With Concept Of Zero Company Tax
11/06/2003 Mauritian Finance Minister Delivers 2003-04 Budget
11/06/2003 Tax Cuts May Lead To Increased Interest In Stock Options Say Experts
11/06/2003 ATO Toughens Stance On Big Business And Wealthy Individuals
11/06/2003 KPMG Facing Lawsuits Over Tax Shelter Advice
11/06/2003 Malta Signs Taxation Treaty With UAE
11/06/2003 US Will See Benefit Of Tax Cuts By Year's End Says Snow
11/06/2003 SARS To Provide Free E-Filing Facility
10/06/2003 Canadian Offshore Investments Have Risen Ten-Fold Since 1980s
10/06/2003 Malta Must Make Progress On Tax and Competition Says EU
10/06/2003 Some Stocks In Margin Accounts Will Not See Tax Cut
10/06/2003 Jersey Close To EU Savings Tax Decision
10/06/2003 Duma Votes For Larger Than Expected Payroll Tax Cut
09/06/2003 Guernsey Confirms Plan To Introduce Retention Tax Legislation
09/06/2003 Irish Landords Accused Of Dodging Tax
09/06/2003 Duma Ratifies Three Double Taxation Treaties
09/06/2003 New BNA Software Calculates Fresh Changes In Tax Law
09/06/2003 Elimination of Corporate Tax Will Cost Jersey £100 Million A Year
09/06/2003 Bermuda Escapes Clutches Of EU Tax Directive
09/06/2003 Mauritius Government Criticised For Inconsistent Regulatory Attitudes
06/06/2003 New Bill Would End US Export Subsidy System
06/06/2003 Tax Cuts Will Stave Off Deflation Says Greenspan
06/06/2003 Fund Managers Urge Brown To Rethink ISA Tax Plans
06/06/2003 Jersey Welcomes Savings Tax Agreement, Declines To Reveal Decision
06/06/2003 EBay Hit By New European VAT Rules
06/06/2003 Optimal Conditions For Captives To Flourish, Expert Tells ICAP
06/06/2003 Cyprus Eliminates VAT On Luxury Yachts
05/06/2003 IRS Publishes Guidance On 'Fast Track' Dispute Resolution
05/06/2003 European Pop Stars Urge Reduction Of VAT On CD Sales
05/06/2003 IMF Says Japan Must Increase Taxes To Restore Fiscal Health
05/06/2003 EU Finally Resolves Deadlock Over Savings Tax
04/06/2003 German Tax Amnesty Plans Put On Hold
04/06/2003 Lord Saatchi Proposes 'Official' Tax Freedom Day
04/06/2003 GAO Report Finds IRS Wanting On Computer Security
04/06/2003 States Feel Pinch From Hollywood's 'Runaway Production'
04/06/2003 Bahamian Insurers Consider Consequences Of Tax Increase
03/06/2003 India Advancing Plans For Electronic Filing And Refunds
03/06/2003 Japanese Tax Revenues Fell Over Ten Per Cent Last Year
03/06/2003 German Minister Rules Out Further Tax Hikes
03/06/2003 India Misses VAT Deadline Yet Again
03/06/2003 Loan Firm Accused Of Escaping Tax On 50 Bn Yen
03/06/2003 Reducing Malta's Fiscal Deficit a 'Top Priority' Says Dalli
02/06/2003 India & Singapore To Extend Scope Of Double Taxation Treaty
02/06/2003 Investors In REITs Will Not Feel Benefit Of Bush Tax Cuts
02/06/2003 Caruana Criticises Spanish Interference In Gibraltar's Tax Reforms
30/05/2003 IRS Publishes New Withholding Tables For Employers
30/05/2003 Japanese Government Will Not Hike Consumption Tax Says PM
30/05/2003 Goldman Economist Says Tax Cuts Will Have Limited Impact
30/05/2003 Isle Of Man Treasury Publishes 2002-03 Draft Accounts
30/05/2003 Spain Discussing Gibraltar Tax Reforms With EU
30/05/2003 Canada Claims Victory In Lumber Dispute With US
30/05/2003 IDOM Tax Reporting Software Taken Up By Sonali Bank
29/05/2003 Taxpayers Could Soon Feel The Benefit Of Bush Tax Cuts
29/05/2003 Russian Retailers Urge Temporary Sales Tax To Be Scrapped
29/05/2003 Ministerial Visit Strengthens Ties Between Malta And Italy
29/05/2003 Connecticut To Ban Offshore Firms From State Contracts
29/05/2003 Ireland Must Check Expenditure And Inflation Says OECD
28/05/2003 Fairfax Calls Off INL Leaseback Deal After Pressure From NZ Govt
28/05/2003 New EU Constitution Will Retain National Veto
28/05/2003 Offshore Firms Won $1 Billion in Federal Contracts Last Year
28/05/2003 Good News: Tax Freedom Day Arriving Earlier
28/05/2003 Japan Tax Commission Recommends Consumption Tax Hike
28/05/2003 FSA Proposal May Leave UK Funds Liable For VAT
28/05/2003 Malta Facing Long Road Of Taxation Reform
28/05/2003 EU Commission Launches Consultation Exercise On VAT
27/05/2003 Revenue Commission 'Aware' Of Tax Break For Yacht Purchase
27/05/2003 No Reduced Tax For Earnings Repatriated To US
27/05/2003 Bank Secrecy Costs Developing Nations $50 Billion A Year, Says Oxfam
27/05/2003 Inland Revenue Staff Walk Out Amid Tax Credit Chaos
27/05/2003 Indian Tax Inspectors Renew Attack On Mauritius Companies
27/05/2003 On-Line Seminar Will Examine New EU Digital VAT Regime
27/05/2003 President Bush's Package To Be Worth $109bn In 2003 Alone
27/05/2003 Panama Increases Company Registration Fees
26/05/2003 24 House Members Call For Permanent Repeal Of US Interest Reporting Rule
26/05/2003 House Committee Votes For Permanent Internet Tax Ban
26/05/2003 World Bank Urges India To Press Ahead With VAT
26/05/2003 Tax-Cut Plan Includes Provision For Hollywood Movie Industry
26/05/2003 South Korea Will Use Tax To Cool Overheated Real Estate Market
23/05/2003 OAS Consulting With Bahamas On FTAA Preparations
23/05/2003 Congress Agrees Tax Cut Bill Despite Greenspan's Caution
23/05/2003 Lords Report Rejects EU Fuel Duty Harmonisation
23/05/2003 Tax Amnesty Bill Passes In SA National Assembly
22/05/2003 Inland Revenue Will Not Challenge M&S's Freedom Of Establishment Appeal
22/05/2003 OECD Looks At Ways Of Improving Cross Border Tax Dispute Resolution
22/05/2003 Senate Underestimates Cost Of Dividend Tax Cut By $70bn
22/05/2003 Vanuatu Removed From 'Tax Haven' Blacklist
22/05/2003 Tax Experts Urge More E-Filing Facilities For US Businesses
22/05/2003 Fairfax/INL Deal Represents Threat To NZ's Taxbase, Says Cullen
22/05/2003 Harney Defends Ireland's Low Taxation Policies
22/05/2003 Japan Tax Commission Mulls IHT Increase
21/05/2003 Texan Senate Passes SSUTA Law
21/05/2003 France Will Avoid Recession Due To Tax Cuts, Economists Predict
21/05/2003 Thai Customs Reforms Aimed At Boosting Import/Export Business
21/05/2003 Belgium Launches New Tax System For Film Finance
21/05/2003 Tax Cut Bill Increases Deduction Limits For Small Businesses
21/05/2003 IoM And Channel Islands To Present 'United Front' On EU Tax
20/05/2003 Class Action Lawyer Fees Targeted By Kyl Bill
20/05/2003 SARS To Target Ten Industries In Tax Evasion Inquiry
20/05/2003 ATO Concerned About End Of Year Tax Schemes
20/05/2003 Schroeder May Increase IHT To Appease Social Democrats
20/05/2003 Jersey Banks Face Huge Costs Over EU Savings Tax Directive
20/05/2003 Cayman Government Extends Lower Stamp Duty For Six Months
19/05/2003 Firms Which Overstate Earnings Will Face Criminal Sanctions
19/05/2003 Ensign Amendment To Senate Tax Bill Welcomed
19/05/2003 Snow And Evans Urge Continuation Of Internet Tax Moratorium
19/05/2003 EU Finance Ministers Approve Cross-Border Pensions Directive
19/05/2003 Court Of Appeal Rules Against Inland Revenue In IHT Test Case
19/05/2003 IMF Delegation Consults With Maltese Federation Of Industry
19/05/2003 Malta Will Take Steps To Eliminate Double Taxation
16/05/2003 No Tax Cuts Despite Budget Surplus, Says Cullen
16/05/2003 Pataki Uses Veto To Block NY State Budget
16/05/2003 Germany Sells More Debt As Tax Revenues Fall
16/05/2003 UK Law Society Warns Over 'Rushed' Finance Bill
16/05/2003 'Every Bajan A Winner' In BLP's 2003 Manifesto
16/05/2003 Davies Will Tax And Borrow To Fund California Deficit
16/05/2003 Lord Attenborough Appeals To UK Govt To Extend Section 48
15/05/2003 International Tax Reforms Announced In Australian Budget
15/05/2003 UK/Canada Double Taxation Treaty Amendments Announced
15/05/2003 Section 911 Repeal May Have Repercussions For Bermuda
14/05/2003 Senate Deals Tax Blow to Deferred Compensation Schemes
14/05/2003 UK Firms Can Decrease NI Liability With Non-Cash Benefits
14/05/2003 Australia And US Exchange Instruments Of Ratification For Tax Treaty
14/05/2003 The Bahamas' Sears Assesses OECD Harmful Tax Initiative
13/05/2003 Senate Bill Gives IRS Power To Use Private Collections Firms
13/05/2003 India To Invest $530 Million In E- Tax Filing Network
13/05/2003 Irish Labour Party Pledges To Close Loopholes For High Income Earners
13/05/2003 NYC Income Tax Change Means Higher Bills For Top Earners
13/05/2003 Wealthy New Zealanders Are Overtaxed Says NP Spokesman
13/05/2003 Threat To IoM's Online Gaming Industry Could Come From UK
12/05/2003 Tax Scam Targets Armed Forces, Warns IRS
12/05/2003 Changes To Australia's Foreign Taxation System Predicted
12/05/2003 Malaysia's New Indirect Tax Rules Should Boost Foreign Investment
12/05/2003 Sales Tax Amendment May Allow California To Tax Internet Sales
12/05/2003 Leung Survives No-Confidence Vote
12/05/2003 More Congressmen Criticise IRS Bank Interest Reporting Rules
09/05/2003 Senators Consider Repeal Of Section 911 To Help Pay For Tax Cuts
09/05/2003 Thai Stock Exchange Indifferent To Corporate Tax Break
09/05/2003 Bahamas Making Progress On TIEA With US
09/05/2003 South Africa's Improved Finances Prompt S&P Ratings Boost
09/05/2003 Judge Rejects $25 Million H&R Block Settlement
08/05/2003 EU Considers VAT On Postage Stamps
08/05/2003 AOL Establishing Luxembourg HQ For VAT Purposes
08/05/2003 New Bill Aims To Ease Tax Burden For Mutual Fund Investors
08/05/2003 Leung Faces No-Confidence Vote Over Car Tax Row
08/05/2003 Details Announced Of IoM Tax Amnesty
08/05/2003 Jersey Business Braces Itself For Increasing Scrutiny From IR
07/05/2003 Buffett Repeats Opposition To Dividend Tax Cut
07/05/2003 IRS Tax Return Figures Boosted By Upsurge In E-Filing
07/05/2003 Non-Resident South Africans Will Miss Out On Tax Amnesty
07/05/2003 Australian Government Urged To Extend Film Tax Break To TV
07/05/2003 Eichel Denies Under-Estimation Of German Borrowing Requirement
07/05/2003 Jersey Senator Criticises Stealth Tax
07/05/2003 Leadenhall MD Criticises US, UK Double Standards On Tax
06/05/2003 IoM Holds Talks With Swiss Over EU Tax Initiative
06/05/2003 Jersey Considers Options On EU Savings Tax
06/05/2003 Singapore And US To Sign Free-Trade Agreement
06/05/2003 EU Package For Palestinians As Israel Tax Transfers Re-Start
06/05/2003 EU Constitutional Convention Moving Towards Harmonised Tax Regime
05/05/2003 Pataki Attacks New York State Budget Proposals
05/05/2003 IRS Reveals 'Strong' Results From Offshore Compliance Initiative
05/05/2003 Poll Shows Support For Rise In GST To Pay For Basic Services
05/05/2003 Korea May Cut Corporate Tax In Two Years' Time
02/05/2003 Australian Budget Surplus May Exceed Government Estimate
02/05/2003 NTU Findings Question States' Claim To Federal Tax Dollars
02/05/2003 Only BSE 500 Stocks And IPOs Exempted From CGT Says Singh
02/05/2003 Fitch Downgrades Costa Rica Rating To 'Negative'
02/05/2003 Tax Cuts May Lead To Higher Interest Rates Warns Greenspan
01/05/2003 Temporary Dividend Tax Cut Being Considered By Republicans
01/05/2003 Seychelles Cracking Down On Illegal Importers
01/05/2003 Film Industry Fears UK Government May Not Extend Section 48 Relief
01/05/2003 CCRA To Show Leniency Towards SARS Victims
01/05/2003 Martin Plans To Share Federal Tax Revenues With Provinces
01/05/2003 UK Retailer Protests Over EU VAT Loophole
01/05/2003 Cyprus To End Import Tax Relief On Raw Materials
30/04/2003 Debate Over Tax Protester's Book Continues
30/04/2003 New Zealand's Corporate Tax Could Deter Future Investment
30/04/2003 Wall St Settlement Should Not Be Tax Deductible, Say Senators
30/04/2003 Hungarian Local Taxes Are Deterring Foreign Firms, Say Experts
30/04/2003 Belgium To Tax Rewritable CDs From May 1
30/04/2003 Saudi Government Expected To Offer Tax Breaks To Foreign Firms
30/04/2003 Tax-Managed Funds Lose Appeal Following Collapse In Equities
30/04/2003 Guernsey Welcomes Lord Chancellor's Savings Tax Comments
29/04/2003 Costello Ends Tax Break On Capital Protected Loans
29/04/2003 States Continue To Procrastinate In Indian VAT Debate
29/04/2003 Canadian Opposition Attacks Tax Deductible Fines
29/04/2003 Japanese Businesses Urge Tax Cuts To Tackle Deflation
29/04/2003 Indian Finance Ministry Clarifies Service Tax Rules For Exporters
28/04/2003 Australia's Accountants Call For Tax Cuts From Howard Government
28/04/2003 UK Enterprise Act To Come Into Full Force In June
28/04/2003 German Tax Revenues Fall In First Quarter
28/04/2003 India To Press Ahead With Tighter Tax Rules For NRIs
28/04/2003 Irish Stamp Duty Becoming Serious Obstacle To Investment
28/04/2003 SA Tax Amnesty Bill Revised Again To Include Advisers
28/04/2003 DIRT Evaders Should Not Expect AIB Bailout, Chairman Warns
28/04/2003 Indian Tax Conference Urges More Multinational Tax Agreements
28/04/2003 Citizens' Groups Link Arms With The Bermuda Project
28/04/2003 Moscow-Registered Foreign Firms Paid $225 Million in Tax Last Year
25/04/2003 H&R Block Sued Over 'Misleading' E-Filing Fee
25/04/2003 Russian Tax Cuts To Be Phased In Over Next Three Years
25/04/2003 3 Million Tax Returns Outstanding In South Africa
25/04/2003 Inland Revenue Publishes Plans For 2003/4 Income Tax Rewrite
25/04/2003 Owen Arthur Announces Major Change In Income Tax Threshold
25/04/2003 IRS Taking Tougher Stance On Estate Tax Repayment Schemes
24/04/2003 IT Error Causes Underestimation Of Australian R&D Credit Claims
24/04/2003 Latest IRS Statistics Reveal Sharp Decline In Capital Gains Revenue
24/04/2003 Russian Tax Cuts Presented To The Cabinet
24/04/2003 German Lower House Passes Copying Tax Law
24/04/2003 E&Y Urges More Action On Barbadian Economic Reforms
24/04/2003 Eagerly Anticipated Russian Customs Reform Passes Duma Vote
24/04/2003 Hong Kong To Fight Downturn With HK$11.8 Billion Tax Break Package
23/04/2003 Irish Draft Employment Bill To Affect Thousands Of Contract Workers
23/04/2003 Isle Of Man Likely To Opt For Exchange Of Information, Says KPMG
23/04/2003 House Of Representatives Introduces New Export Subsidy Bill
23/04/2003 Senate Probes High Profile Accountants' Roles In Tax Shelters
23/04/2003 AMT Could Nullify Benefits Of Bush's Tax Cut
23/04/2003 Howard Confident On Delivering Budget Surplus
22/04/2003 US Tax-Filing Sites Cope Well With Last Minute Rush
22/04/2003 US Administration Steps Up Lobbying Over Tax Cuts
22/04/2003 New US Accounting Supervisor Tries To Mollify Foreign Auditors
21/04/2003 Channel Island Shares Show Mixed Performance In First Quarter
21/04/2003 Cayman Goverment May Extend Stamp Duty Break
21/04/2003 Inland Revenue Outlines Remit Of EU Savings Tax Rules
18/04/2003 CFP Welcomes Sweeney Tax Legislation
18/04/2003 Irish Building Society Calls For Extension Of Tax Relief On Savings
18/04/2003 Bloomberg Rejects Reinstatement Of NY Stock Transfer Tax
18/04/2003 Germany to Raise Tax On Foreign Real Estate Funds
18/04/2003 NZSE Returns A Profit Thanks To One-Off Levy
17/04/2003 President Bush Prepared To Accept $550 Billion Tax Cut Package
17/04/2003 Many Businesses Unprepared For New EU VAT Laws
17/04/2003 Vivendi Sued By US Partner Over Tax Dispute
17/04/2003 Bermuda Attracts More Unwelcome Attention In US Tax Debate
17/04/2003 Inland Revenue Publishes E-Filing Regulations
17/04/2003 Mbeki Rejects One-Off Wealth Tax On Business
17/04/2003 Indonesia Considers Lifting VAT On Imported Capital Goods
16/04/2003 Japanese Goverment Dimisses Stock Tax Breaks
16/04/2003 Federal Judge Extends Ban On Schiff's Anti-Tax Book
16/04/2003 Business Council Urges US/Malaysian Tax Treaty
16/04/2003 GIBA Chairman Optimistic For Future Of Guernsey's Finance Centre
16/04/2003 Bird Admits To Shortcomings in A&B Budget
15/04/2003 Jersey Employers Warned To Prepare For New Perks Tax
15/04/2003 Bahamas Considers Levying VAT
15/04/2003 Japan's Business Leaders Urge Governent To Freeze Stock Taxes
15/04/2003 Tax Breaks Mooted For Austrian Film Industry
15/04/2003 Gordon Brown May Back Off Changing Non-Domicile Tax Status
14/04/2003 Californian Lawmaker Proposes Tougher Laws Against Tax Shelters
14/04/2003 India/Philippines Dispute New York's Tax Claim
14/04/2003 Compromise Deal Reached On German Corporate Taxes
14/04/2003 Antigua & Barbuda/US Tax Agreement Now Effective
14/04/2003 Kasyanov Announces Tax Cuts For 2004
14/04/2003 UK Law Society Urges Consultation On Stamp Duty Changes
14/04/2003 FinCEN Delegates Powers To IRS
14/04/2003 Japan Signals Environmental Tax For 2005
14/04/2003 BoI Warns Customers About Tax Investigation
11/04/2003 House And Senate Defer Decision On Tax Cuts
11/04/2003 UK Legal Firms Thwarted In LLP Plans
11/04/2003 UK Budget Contains No Nasty Surprises
11/04/2003 US Television Ad Attacks Firms Reincorporating Offshore
11/04/2003 Jersey Faces Tough Choices On Tax Says Deputy Voisin
11/04/2003 New York City Sues Four Nations For Defaulting On Real Estate Tax
11/04/2003 Average Briton Spends Six Months Working For The Treasury
10/04/2003 Call For New Legislation To Curb Deferred Compensation Schemes
10/04/2003 NY Business Leaders Support Reinstatement Of Commuter Tax
10/04/2003 Research Shows US Fund Investors Paid $8.6 Billion Tax Last Year
10/04/2003 Protestors Threaten Indefinite Strike If India Implements VAT
10/04/2003 Bermudian Premier Defends Island's Reputation At Insurers' Forum
10/04/2003 Bright Future Seen For IoM Fund Management Sector
10/04/2003 Vivendi Hits Out At 'New' Tax Liability Claims
10/04/2003 Guernsey Anxious Over UK Budget Impact on Holding Companies
09/04/2003 Japanese Corporate Tax Reform Has Long Term Benefits Say Experts
09/04/2003 Vanuatu To Comply With OECD Harmful Tax Initiative
09/04/2003 New Employment Legislation Blamed For Decline In UK Business Profitability
09/04/2003 US Hi-Tech Firms Lobby For Tax Cut On Foreign Earnings
09/04/2003 22 Million Americans Used Online Tax Services In February
09/04/2003 Barbados Sucked Into Canadian Political Scandal
09/04/2003 IRS Targeting Offshore Employee Leasing Arrangements
09/04/2003 Guernsey Witholding Tax Decision Will Not Influence IoM Says Bell
08/04/2003 US May Defy WTO Over Steel Tariffs, Report Suggests
08/04/2003 IRS Launches Fast Track Appeals Service After Successful Pilot
08/04/2003 President Bush Signals Readiness To Compromise on Dividend Tax
08/04/2003 Senate Tax Exile Bill Extends The Long Arm Of The IRS
08/04/2003 UK Housing Boom Leaves Millions Of People Liable For IHT
08/04/2003 Guernsey Finance Industry Welcomes A&F Decision Over Retention Tax
08/04/2003 EU Convention Remains Split Over Direct EU Taxation
08/04/2003 Living Offshore Saves Moores Dynasty Millions in Tax
07/04/2003 International Bar Association To Hold Tax Conference In Dublin
07/04/2003 Deutsche Bank To Pay Massive Fine For Facilitating Tax Evasion
07/04/2003 French PM Advocates Domestic Tax And Spending Cuts
07/04/2003 Inland Revenue Hits Back Over C&W Tax Deal
07/04/2003 Manuel Makes Last Minute Change To Exchange Control Amnesty
07/04/2003 Japan's NTA Unveils Online Filing Plans For Next Year
07/04/2003 Russia To Scrap Tax Guarantees For Foreign Oil Firms
07/04/2003 New York Tax Amnesty Nets State $375 Million
07/04/2003 Guernsey To Adopt Withholding Tax Under EU Directive
04/04/2003 Microsoft Australia Uses Offshore Sales Offices To Reduce Tax Bill
04/04/2003 Irish Tax Revenues Still Fall Below Government Targets
04/04/2003 Anglo Irish Launches Yacht Registration Service In The Isle Of Man
04/04/2003 UK And Mauritius Tighten Up Double Tax Treaty
04/04/2003 PKF Fears Many UK Firms Are Unaware Of a Host Of New Tax Rules
04/04/2003 GCC/EU Free Trade Area On Track For 2005 Launch
04/04/2003 Negotiations Held Between House And Senate On Budget And Tax
04/04/2003 All Is Not Lost For Freelancers After IR35 Ruling Says PCG
03/04/2003 EVCA Calls For Harmonization Of European Tax And Legal Environment
03/04/2003 UBS Recommends Withholding Tax Option For Jersey
03/04/2003 Vivendi Facing $2.7 Billion Tax Bill From IRS
03/04/2003 IRS Free File Firms Accused Of Exploiting Taxpayer Data
03/04/2003 Internet Tax Moratorium Likely To Be Extended
03/04/2003 Japanese Tax Panel Dimisses Massive Tax Breaks For Banks
03/04/2003 India Misses VAT Deadline Again Amid Strikes And Protests
03/04/2003 Tax Cuts Announced in Antigua And Barbuda Budget
03/04/2003 Hong Kong Facing Legal Action Over Maid Tax
02/04/2003 MPs Question C&W Tax Settlement
02/04/2003 Australia Mulls Levy On Recordable Media
02/04/2003 Tax Free Profits Available Via Insurance Company Loophole
02/04/2003 New Anglo-U.S Tax Treaty Signed
02/04/2003 Taxes Are Killing Canada's Travel Sector Says Industry Coalition
02/04/2003 Trans-Tasman Tax Deal Comes Into Force
02/04/2003 India Introduces Tax Breaks In Export Drive
02/04/2003 Tourism Tax Breaks Announced In Antigua & Barbuda
02/04/2003 Partial Success For Cayman Islands At ECJ
01/04/2003 Inland Revenue Scraps Forward Contracts
01/04/2003 High Court Rules Against Freelancer In IR35 Case
01/04/2003 Enron Faces Legal Wrangle Over Public Access To Documents
01/04/2003 IoM Customs and Excise Sets Up 'Tax Gap' Team
01/04/2003 Finance Minister Accuses Sant Of Trying To Buy Malta's Vote
01/04/2003 Indonesia Threatens Jail Without Trial For Tax Evaders
01/04/2003 Betinternet Wants Manx Government To Raise Betting Tax To 15%
01/04/2003 Manuel Allows South Africa's Illegal Offshore Investors To Stay Silent
01/04/2003 Revenue Commission Names And Shames A Further 88 Defaulters
01/04/2003 BCC Survey Points To Business Failure And Job Losses To Come
31/03/2003 Pakistan's Sales Tax Revenues See Dramatic Increase
31/03/2003 Californian Officials Vote For Closer Association With SSTP
31/03/2003 Tax Preparer Accused Of Misusing E-Filing Tax Information
31/03/2003 Indian Expats To Lose Significant Tax Breaks
31/03/2003 Airlines Urge Suspension Of Fees And Taxes At London's Heathrow
31/03/2003 Tax Breaks Mooted For Banks In Indian Special Economic Zones
31/03/2003 UK Simplifies Inheritance Tax Probate Rules
31/03/2003 ECOFIN Approves Gibraltar's Tax Reforms
28/03/2003 Sprint Facing Seventh Class Action Suit Over Tax Shelters
28/03/2003 Major US Companies Form Coalition In Support Of Bush Tax Cuts
28/03/2003 Italian Parliament Agrees Domestic Tax Cut Package
28/03/2003 Japan to Relax M&A Rules Though Tax Barrier Remains
28/03/2003 Taxes Will Not Increase Says Thai Finance Minister
28/03/2003 Access To Free Tax Calculation Software Boosts E-Tax Filing
27/03/2003 Cable & Wireless Settles £1.5 Billion Tax Liability
27/03/2003 ITIO Warns Over Erosion Of Level Playing Field
27/03/2003 Republican Dissenters Vote To Halve Bush's Tax Cut Package
27/03/2003 IFS Proposes Greater Parliamentary Involvement In Tax Law
27/03/2003 Barbadian Taxes Will Be Slashed By $210 Million Under DLP Govt
27/03/2003 OECD Praises Ireland For Taking 'High Road' In Tax Policy
27/03/2003 New Stealth Tax Could Spark Exodus Of Entrepreneurs From UK
27/03/2003 EU/Swiss Savings Tax Agreement Hangs In The Balance
26/03/2003 Snow Believes Dividend Tax Cut Will Improve Corporate Behaviour
26/03/2003 UK Small Firms Gain Flat Rate VAT Extension But Lose IT Tax Relief
26/03/2003 London Stock Exchange Urges Treasury To Phase Out Stamp Duty
26/03/2003 Gib Opposition Ministers Table Raft Of Questions On Tax And Spending
26/03/2003 Indian Government Continues To Act Against Fiscal 'Round-Tripping'
26/03/2003 Costa Rica Must Control Debt Spending Says Central Bank President
25/03/2003 Commerzbank Faces Massive Fine For Facilitating Tax Evasion
25/03/2003 Gordon Brown To Unveil Discussion Paper On UK Domicile Tax Laws
25/03/2003 US Investors Welcome Creation Of Automated Withholding Tax Reclamation Service
25/03/2003 Ernst and Young Slams Brown's New Tax Credits
25/03/2003 Inland Revenue Targets UK Residents' Irish Bank Accounts
25/03/2003 IRS Has High Income Earners In Its Sights
25/03/2003 UK Retail Investment Product Market In Crisis
24/03/2003 European Commission Mulls EU Tax Reform
24/03/2003 Official Enquiry Launched Into Inland Revenue/Mapeley Steps Affair
24/03/2003 Judge Bans Book Promoting Non-Payment Of US Income Tax
24/03/2003 Liechtenstein Opposition Criticises Law Enforcement Treaty With US
24/03/2003 Indian Tax Take Grows By 17.6% In 2002/2003
24/03/2003 Ex-Judge To Head Ireland's New Revenue Powers Group
24/03/2003 Manuel Proposes Tax On South Africa's Mineral Extraction
24/03/2003 Tax Reforms Proposed For German Pensions System
21/03/2003 Confusion Continues Over EU Tax Packages
21/03/2003 Barbados Will Gain Extra $1.2 Million From Bank Asset Tax In 2003
21/03/2003 Cayman Delegation Challenges EU in Court
21/03/2003 McCreevy Moves To Close Tax Loophole
21/03/2003 Korea Slaps Tax On Transfer Of Stock From Offshore Fund
20/03/2003 Everson Vows to Crack Down On Tax Evasion Schemes
20/03/2003 Government Urges Inland Revenue To Increase Tax Investigations
20/03/2003 Growth Forecasts Slashed By Cyprus Government Amid War Jitters
20/03/2003 Israel Plans To Cut Top Rate Of Income Tax
20/03/2003 Leadenhall MD Defends Bank As IRS Pursues US Tax Evaders
19/03/2003 IMF says Brazil's New Tax And Pension Reforms Are 'Crucial'
19/03/2003 US Airlines Lobbying for $9 Billion Tax Holiday
19/03/2003 Oz/Kiwi Tax Reform Process Must Continue, Report Urges
19/03/2003 Spanish Transfer Pricing Rules Put On Hold
18/03/2003 UK's CDR Slams German Copyright Levy Plans For PCs
18/03/2003 UK Experts Warn Of Corporate Exodus Following ECJ Ruling
18/03/2003 Former Fed Chief Calls For Auditors To End Tax Role
18/03/2003 Sportsbook Employees Hit Out At Costa Rican Banks
18/03/2003 CBI and BCC Urge Brown Not To Increase Tax Burden On Business
18/03/2003 EU Directive Means 'Substantial' Changes For Guernsey Businesses
18/03/2003 Stealth Taxes Said To Cost Irish Families Euros 1,000 Per Year
17/03/2003 Momentum Gathers For SSTP Despite Doubts Over Lost Revenues
17/03/2003 Russian Government Remains Divided Over Proposed Tax Cuts
17/03/2003 US Senate Ratifies Tax Treaty With UK
17/03/2003 Senators Ask For IRS Response To Enron Scandal
17/03/2003 Cayman Takes EU To Court Over Savings Tax Directive
17/03/2003 Indian Exporters Express Anger Over Profit Tax Hike
17/03/2003 Dividend Tax Cut 'Unfair' Says Warren Buffet
14/03/2003 8 Members Of Senate Banking Committee Attack IRS Interest Reporting Plans
14/03/2003 Barbados Still On Some Blacklists, Expert Reveals
14/03/2003 Russia's Tax Laws Causing Headache For Employers Of Expat Workers
14/03/2003 Sant Wants To Reduce Maltese Tax Burden
14/03/2003 Venezuela To Prolong Transaction Tax For One More Year
14/03/2003 Putin Calls Time On The Tax Police
14/03/2003 Swiss Ambassador Visits Antigua To Discuss Savings Tax Agreement
14/03/2003 European Parliament Approves Amended Pensions Directive
13/03/2003 No Let Up For Hong Kong Taxpayers
13/03/2003 US Institute Recommends Low-Tax Policies To Congress
13/03/2003 Jersey And The Isle Of Man Promise To Work Together Over Tax
13/03/2003 China Not Ready For Inheritance Tax Says Vice-Finance Minister
13/03/2003 Inland Revenue Hits Small Businesses Trying To Reduce Tax Bills
13/03/2003 'Frivolous' Tax Appeals Will Be Penalised Says IRS
12/03/2003 Dissatisfied Clients Sue Dallas Tax Advisers Over Tax Shelters
12/03/2003 IRS's Offshore Disclosure Deadline Is 15th April
12/03/2003 UK Chancellor Calls For Opening Up Of EU Pensions Investment
12/03/2003 Pamela Olson Speaks Out Over US Tax Complexity
12/03/2003 Glaxo To Owe Tokyo Tax Authority $171 Million
12/03/2003 Guernsey Contemplates Cost of EU Savings Tax Directive
12/03/2003 NZ Govt Task Force Calls For Film Industry Tax Breaks
11/03/2003 Inland Revenue's Offshore Deal Sparks Massive Compensation Claim
11/03/2003 McCreevy Mulls Savings Tax Break For First Time House Buyers
11/03/2003 Industry Chiefs Urge Schroeder To Cut Taxes
11/03/2003 Canadian Government Forced To Write Off $1.3 bn In Landmark Ruling
11/03/2003 UK Businesses Face Intolerable Tax Burden Says IoD
11/03/2003 Italy Scuppers EU Savings Tax Deal
11/03/2003 European Parliament Due To Vote On Cross-Border Pensions Directive
10/03/2003 France Executes U-Turn Over Tax Cuts
10/03/2003 EU Seeks To Firm Up Tax Co-operation Plans With Switzerland
10/03/2003 Germany Set To Reduce Regulation and Taxation Of Hedge Funds
10/03/2003 New Zealand Will Cut Tax To Attract Foreign Investors
10/03/2003 Gordon Brown's Tax Plan Could Sink Many Small UK Retailers
10/03/2003 BIBA Seeks To Restore Bermuda's Business Reputation
10/03/2003 SEC Urged To Back-Track On Rules For Non-Audit Work
10/03/2003 ECOFIN Met On Friday To Finalise The EU Tax Package
07/03/2003 Indian Budget Threat To Mauritius As Investment Base May Be Overplayed
07/03/2003 Tax Software Firm Tracked 1,100 Sales Tax Changes In 2002
07/03/2003 New Zealand Removes Perks For Overseas Filmmakers
07/03/2003 EC Launches Consultation On Tax And Accounting Reforms
07/03/2003 Higher Taxes And Spending Cuts In Hong Kong Budget
07/03/2003 SARS Amnesty Sees Requests Totalling R3bn In First Two Days
07/03/2003 Irish Finance Minister Defends Private Hospital Tax Break
07/03/2003 New York Art Purchasers Rush To Pay Tax On Their Paintings
06/03/2003 Exchequer Figures Show Tax Shortfall In Ireland
06/03/2003 Israeli Tax Reforms Cause Increase In Capital Flight
06/03/2003 More Congressmen Attack IRS Interest-Reporting Proposals
06/03/2003 Tax Co-Operation Between US And South Africa Praised
06/03/2003 Florida Under Attack For Favouring Constructors In Patent Suits
06/03/2003 IoD Says EU Good For Malta As Membership Debate Rages On
06/03/2003 Tyco Facing Fresh Pressure To Quit Bermuda
06/03/2003 Boeing Denied $419 Million Tax Refund
05/03/2003 Plastic Bag Tax Hailed As Success In Ireland
05/03/2003 Report Warns Over Impact Of Savings Tax Directive On Offshore Centres
05/03/2003 Inland Revenue Responds To NAO Tax Fraud Report
05/03/2003 High Court Judge To Rule On IR35 Appeal Later This Month
05/03/2003 EU/US Trade Negotiations Remain Deadlocked
05/03/2003 Australian Official Cleared Of Fraud By Appeal Court Judge
05/03/2003 South Korea Considers Corporate Tax Cuts
04/03/2003 Manx CoC Praises Budget Tax Strategy, Expresses Concern Over Spending
04/03/2003 Singapore Raises Tax Relief To Attract More Foreign Business Talent
04/03/2003 AOL Tax Case On Hold Until October
04/03/2003 Tax Credits For Software Developers In UK Budget
04/03/2003 J-Cat Tax Row Continues In Jersey
04/03/2003 Indian IT Training Institutes Fearful Of Service Tax
04/03/2003 Scrap Vanuatu Debit Tax Says Prominent Chief
03/03/2003 Bush's Chief Tax Adviser Throws In The Towel
03/03/2003 Industry And Individuals To Benefit From Indian Budget
03/03/2003 New US Tax Shelter Rules Take Effect
03/03/2003 British Insurers Lobby European Parliament Over Pensions Directive
03/03/2003 California Considering Online Sales Tax
03/03/2003 Hong Kong Budget Will Address Budget Deficit
28/02/2003 Senate Panel To Vote On New US-UK Tax Treaty
28/02/2003 Hong Kong Government Confirms Tax On Foreign Maids
28/02/2003 Allan Bell Agrees Savings Tax Directive 'A Fudge'
28/02/2003 IMF Issues Report On Barbados' Competitiveness
28/02/2003 US And EU Move Closer To The Brink Over Export Subsidies
28/02/2003 Republicans Lukewarm On Bush's Tax Stimulus Plan
28/02/2003 South African Budget Cuts Taxes On A Wide Front
27/02/2003 IMF Cuts SAR Growth Forecast
27/02/2003 McCreevy Refuses To Rule Out Tax Hikes To Pay For Benchmarking
27/02/2003 IRS To Use Private Debt Collectors To Gather Back Taxes
27/02/2003 Taxpayer Information 'At Risk' In State Agencies
27/02/2003 Moscow Set To Increase Property Taxes As Deficit Looms
27/02/2003 States Attack US Retailers Over Past Sales Tax Amnesty
26/02/2003 Indian Software Industry Calls For Reinstatement Of Tax Break
26/02/2003 IOM Government Adviser Says Low Tax Strategy Not Enough
26/02/2003 Malta Institute Of Taxation Pushes For EU Membership
26/02/2003 UK Treasury To Remove Tax Impediment To Sharia Mortgages
26/02/2003 Russian Official Suggests Oil Companies Should Pay 'Rent' To Government
25/02/2003 Ireland's Labour Leader Favours Wealth Tax
25/02/2003 EEF Warns UK Chancellor Against New Tax Hikes
25/02/2003 India Leads Calls For Tax On Capital Flows
25/02/2003 Hong Kong Business Groups Agree To 1% Tax Increase
25/02/2003 EU Hits Out At Bush Tax Cut Plans
25/02/2003 UK Signs Double Tax Agreement With Taiwan
25/02/2003 Ex-Policeman Attacks Inland Revenue Over IR35
25/02/2003 Goldman Sachs Says Joining The Euro May Cost 3p On UK Income Tax
24/02/2003 Tax Increases Inevitable In SAR Budget, Report Suggests
24/02/2003 Irish Tax Burden Third Lowest In OECD, Survey Shows
24/02/2003 Cyprus And Lebanon Sign Double Taxation Agreement
24/02/2003 Jersey Urged To Consider Wider Context Of Savings Tax Discussions
24/02/2003 Russia Moves Towards New Tax Cuts In 2004
24/02/2003 Internet Sales Taxes May Have To Exempt Small Businesses
21/02/2003 Indian Government Reaffirms 'Management' Test For Mauritian Residence
21/02/2003 More US Senators Criticize IRS Interest-Reporting Rules
21/02/2003 IRS Warns Taxpayers Over 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams
21/02/2003 Putin Wants To Further Reduce Tax Burden On Business
21/02/2003 European Banks Say Information Exchange Can't Start In 2004
21/02/2003 New Zealand And Australia Announce Tax Breakthrough
21/02/2003 Baroness Amos 'Rides To The Rescue' Of Cayman's Attorney General
20/02/2003 Canada Increases Film Tax Breaks Despite US Objections
20/02/2003 EU Finance Ministers Fail To Reach Agreement On Energy Taxation
20/02/2003 EC Rules On Corporate Tax Aid Schemes
20/02/2003 UK Contractors Group Says Inland Revenue Is Unfairly Attacking Business Wives
20/02/2003 Andorra Ponders EU Savings Tax Agreement
20/02/2003 Canadian Budget Inceases Spending, Tinkers With Taxes
19/02/2003 Revenue Commissioners To Tackle Tax Evaders Direct
19/02/2003 Russian Tax Police To Use Lie Detectors, Report Reveals
19/02/2003 Gordon Brown Urged To Rethink Business Tax Plan
19/02/2003 WTO Doha Round Struggling Over Agricultural Tariffs
19/02/2003 Manx Budget Continues Reduction Of Corporate Taxation
18/02/2003 German Tax Amnesty Expected To Bring In More Than 5 Billion Euros
18/02/2003 EU Finance Ministers Meet To Discuss Energy Tax Proposals
18/02/2003 US Retailers' Decision To Levy Online Sales Tax Dismissed As 'PR Stunt'
18/02/2003 IRS Attacks Hedge Fund Managers' Offshore Tax Deferral Technique
17/02/2003 Canadian Finance Minister Says Tax Cuts Not A Priority
17/02/2003 EC May Allow Ireland To Keep IFSC Tax Breaks Until 2010
17/02/2003 Foreign Currency Law Change Means Lucky (Tax) Break For SA Holding Companies
17/02/2003 Hong Kong To Levy $18 Per Head Tax On Travelers
17/02/2003 Jersey's J-Cat Workers May Be Forced To Contribute To Back Tax Payments
17/02/2003 French Tax Hearing Has Implications For EU Cross-Border Tax Discrimination
17/02/2003 Guernsey's Finance Industry Asked To Comment On Savings Tax Options
17/02/2003 US Court Upholds New York Internet Tobacco Sales Ban
14/02/2003 US Joint Committee On Taxation Publishes Enron Report
14/02/2003 Invesdex Explains Futures-Based Alternative Investment Contracts
14/02/2003 Shareholder Lawsuit Reveals Further Tyco Tax Dodge
14/02/2003 AmCham Boss Lobbies Irish Government Over Corporate Tax Rate
14/02/2003 Russian Tax Police Aim To Pre-Empt Tax Crime
14/02/2003 IRS Struggling To Pay For Development Of Business E-Filing
14/02/2003 OECD Responds To 'Level Playing Field' Concerns
13/02/2003 Washington Institute Publishes Study Rubbishing IRS Interest-Reporting Plans
13/02/2003 Alan Greenspan Not Enthusiastic About Bush Tax Cuts
13/02/2003 More Taxes For Costa Rican On-Line Gaming Operators
13/02/2003 Gib Opposition Slams Government For Defeatist Attitude Over Savings Tax
13/02/2003 IMF Calls On Barbados To Speed Up Tariff Reductions
13/02/2003 UK Accountants Urge Clients To Act Quickly On Trust Loophole
12/02/2003 Bush Tax Cuts Slammed By 400 Leading Economists
12/02/2003 South African Taxpayers Hope For Easy Ride Over Budget
12/02/2003 IRS Chief Counsel Slams Attorneys Over Ethical Lapse
12/02/2003 Cayman Leader Hits Out At UK Over Eurobank Trial, Savings Tax Agreement
12/02/2003 Allan Bell Still Optimistic Over Savings Tax Agreement
11/02/2003 UK Homeworkers Won't Get Tax Breaks
11/02/2003 Irish Finance Minister Pushes For 2 Euro Increase In Tobacco Tax
11/02/2003 Thai Revenue Department Offers High-Tech Payment Options
11/02/2003 US Retailers Take The SSTP Bull By The Horns
11/02/2003 Dubai Customs Officials Speak Out On GCC Customs Union
11/02/2003 Offshore Seminar This Week In Las Vegas
11/02/2003 BVI Banker Expresses Concern Over Impact Of EU Savings Tax Initiative
10/02/2003 Simplified Tax System To Cut Russian Tax Burden For Small Businesses In Russia
10/02/2003 McCreevy Tax Changes Revealed In Ireland
10/02/2003 Cable & Wireless Suitors Find Tax Exposure Off-Putting
10/02/2003 IRS Plans Webcast On Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative
10/02/2003 Jersey Deputy Proposes Income Tax Allowance Increase
10/02/2003 Investec Chief Says Guernsey Must Offer Clients A Choice Over Savings Tax
10/02/2003 Russian Government Planning Further Tax Reductions
10/02/2003 German Patent Office Wants To Tax PCs
10/02/2003 Panama Tells OECD There Is No Level Playing Field
07/02/2003 CGT Change Means 250 Million Euro Windfall For Irish Government
07/02/2003 Hong Kong Tax Increases Likely To Backfire, Report Warns
07/02/2003 Disputed Corporate Tax Liabilities Increase In India
07/02/2003 Inland Revenue Slammed By Lords Over Corporate Tax Avoidance
07/02/2003 German Opposition Leader Slams Tax Hikes
07/02/2003 Gibraltar Government's Hands Are Tied Over Savings Tax
07/02/2003 Conservatives Suggest That UK Stock Market Underperformed Other Leading Markets In 2002
07/02/2003 House Chairman Will Hold Hearings On Interest Reporting Issue
06/02/2003 MP Calls For Inland Revenue Chief's Resignation Following Bermuda Blunder
06/02/2003 Danish Economic Council Warns Government Over Tax Stop
06/02/2003 Irish Tax Shortfall Continues Into 2003
06/02/2003 US Accountants Angry At H&R Block Tax-Filing Ad Campaign
06/02/2003 Antigua's Chamber Of Commerce Puts Foward Tax Compromise
06/02/2003 Leading US Telecoms Firm Sacks Top Executives Over Tax Shelter Use
06/02/2003 Cyprus Tax On Boats Will Empty Marinas, Say Owners
05/02/2003 Australian PM Considering Tax Cuts
05/02/2003 Ireland's Credit Unions Must Inform On Tax Evaders
05/02/2003 Canada May Accept Interim Tax On Softwood Exports
05/02/2003 Age Concern Chief Calls For Income Tax To Support Bermuda's Ageing Population
05/02/2003 Guernsey To Hold Off On EU Savings Tax Decision
05/02/2003 Jersey's Comptroller Of Income Tax Warns Of Changes Ahead For Tax System
05/02/2003 EU Threatens Corporation Tax, Says London Lawyer
05/02/2003 New US Treasury Secretary Defends President's Fiscal Plans
04/02/2003 South African Surplus Paves The Way For Tax Cuts
04/02/2003 Self-Employed Shoulder Unfair Portion Of UK Tax Burden
04/02/2003 GCC Pushes Harder For Free Trade Agreement With European Union
04/02/2003 Cayman Braces For $50 Million Loss From Savings Tax Directive
04/02/2003 US Institute Advises Bahamas To Resist EU/OECD Pressure
04/02/2003 House Bill Would Allow Tax Deferral On Mutual Fund Gains
03/02/2003 SARS Plugs Popular Tax Loopholes
03/02/2003 Isle Of Man Cautiously Welcomes Savings Tax Agreement Terms
03/02/2003 Barbados Central Bank Governor Predicts Economic Upswing In 2003
03/02/2003 Swiss Government Wants To Boost Tax Take, Cut Spending
03/02/2003 JTS President Expresses 'Level Playing Field' Concerns Over EU Tax Package
03/02/2003 US Treasury Announces Detail Of New Savings Plans
31/01/2003 Tax Relief Proposals To Be Submitted To Russian Cabinet On February 6
31/01/2003 UK Taxpayers Have Mixed Feelings About Online Filing
31/01/2003 Turkish President's Tax Veto Likely To Be Overruled
31/01/2003 China Exempts Australian Steel From Import Tariffs
31/01/2003 More Than A Third Of Irish Taxpayers Will Pay Top Tax Rate By Year End
31/01/2003 Jersey Tax Experts Warn Over Zero Rate Corporate Tax Plans
31/01/2003 US Administration's Tax Planning Creates Confusion
30/01/2003 Bloomberg Continues To Push For NY Commuter Tax
30/01/2003 Israeli Tax Officials Want To Reform The Reforms
30/01/2003 Poland Readies For Capital Gains Tax In 2004
30/01/2003 G-20 Countries Pledge Support In Tax Evasion Fight
30/01/2003 Liechtenstein Expresses Concern Over EU Savings Tax Agreement
30/01/2003 US Hedge Funds Face Threat To Offshore Deferral Schemes
29/01/2003 Grant Thornton Teams Up With US Bankers To Produce Tax Simplification Plan
29/01/2003 Antigua Tells OECD: 'All Bets Are Off'
29/01/2003 Hong Kong Financial Secretary Wants To Keep Things Simple
29/01/2003 Cooks Islands Tax Revenue Doubles Over Five Years
29/01/2003 Russia To Sign Mutual Assistance Treaties With UK And Switzerland
29/01/2003 Jersey Expects EU Focus To Shift To Business Taxation
29/01/2003 Guernsey Bankers Favour Withholding Tax On Non-Resident Personal Accounts
29/01/2003 US Dividend Tax Break Less Than Straightforward, Bear Stearns Study Shows
28/01/2003 Czech Government Mulls Sin Tax Hikes
28/01/2003 AICPA Chairman Welcomes SEC Audit Ruling
28/01/2003 Opinion Divided Over Depth Of Inland Revenue's Woes
28/01/2003 US And Switzerland Enhance Tax Information Exchange Agreenent
28/01/2003 Moody's Urges Hong Kong Government To Tackle Deficit
28/01/2003 Tax Reforms Represent Double Edged Sword For Korean Businesses
28/01/2003 US Institutes Criticize EU Savings Tax Deal
27/01/2003 Belgium Calls For EU Tax Amnesty
27/01/2003 Survey Suggests EU Businesses Want Tax Harmonisation
27/01/2003 Canadian Government To Offer Tax Breaks On Strength Of Surplus
27/01/2003 Irish Finance Official Blames Tax Shortfall On Economic Downturn
27/01/2003 India May Scrap 5% Corporate Tax Surcharge
27/01/2003 Guernsey Mulls Savings Tax Options
27/01/2003 Adviser Explains Tax Planning For US Citizens
27/01/2003 EU's CAP Threatens Global Tariff Reductions
27/01/2003 1.6 Million Russian Companies Fail To Register For Tax
24/01/2003 Australian Federal Government Rejects Land Tax Claim
24/01/2003 Chinese Authorities Swoop In Biggest Ever Tax Evasion Case
24/01/2003 Barbados Needs To Modify Foreign Exchange, Tax Regimes
24/01/2003 GBA To Meet With Gibraltar Government Over EU Savings Tax Agreement
24/01/2003 Low-Tax Jurisdictions Puzzle Over Response To EU Savings Tax Deal
24/01/2003 IFS To Hold Conference On Competitive Tax System
23/01/2003 EU Reaches Agreement On New Tax Rules For Non-Resident Personal Accounts
23/01/2003 Belgian Brewers Angered By French Beer Tax
23/01/2003 Thai Government Approves New Telecoms Tax
23/01/2003 UK Government Borrowing Up As Tax Collections Fall
23/01/2003 Bush Tax Plan Means More Business For Tax Advisers, Lawyers
23/01/2003 New SEC Audit Rules Don't Ban Tax Work
23/01/2003 Maltese General Workers' Union Will Not Call Strike On VAT
23/01/2003 Bahamian Financial Services Consultative Forum Discusses OECD Challenges
23/01/2003 17 E-Filing Firms Compete Through The IRS Portal
23/01/2003 Inland Revenue Loses First Round Of The Pirelli Case
22/01/2003 Revenue Commissioners Launch New Wave Of DIRT Investigation
22/01/2003 Enron Probe Shifts Focus To Tax Deals
22/01/2003 French Consumer Spending Rose On Tax Cuts In December
22/01/2003 Irish Economic Growth Likely To Be Slow In 2003, Says AIB
22/01/2003 Jersey's Comptroller Of Income Tax Says Future Bright For Finance Industry
22/01/2003 South Korea To Offer Tax Breaks To Domestic, Foreign Investors
21/01/2003 The IRS's Credit Card 'Amnesty' Program Explained
21/01/2003 House Financial Services Chairman Writes Treasury Against Interest Rules
21/01/2003 WTO Rules Against US Anti-Dumping Payouts
21/01/2003 111 Economists Back President Bush's Tax-Cutting Agenda
21/01/2003 More Computer Problems For The Inland Revenue
21/01/2003 Europe's Low-Tax Territories Watch And Wait . . .
21/01/2003 New US Customs Ruling May Threaten Boat Builders And Owners
20/01/2003 Luxembourg, Austria, And Belgium Offered New Concessions Over Savings Tax
20/01/2003 Pataki Restates Opposition To New York Commuter Tax
20/01/2003 Japan Must Double Consumption Tax, Says Head Of Government Panel
20/01/2003 Russian Tax Official Creates Confusion Over Expat Social Tax Contributions
20/01/2003 New F&E President Defends J-Category Tax Decision
20/01/2003 Swiss Private Bankers Threaten Referendum Over Savings Tax Talks
20/01/2003 Oppenheimer And Tremont Launch Hedge Fund For Institutions
20/01/2003 Microsoft To Issue First Ever Annual Dividend As Result Of Bush Tax Plan
17/01/2003 Australian Environmental Expert Warns Against Plastic Bag Tax
17/01/2003 Berlusconi May Be Forced To Shelve Tax Cuts Following S&P Downgrade
17/01/2003 IRS Offshore Credit Card Move Slammed In Bermuda
17/01/2003 China Reduces 'Business' Tax On Banks
17/01/2003 Indian Government Urged To Allow Tax Holidays To Continue
17/01/2003 US Treasury Launches Free File Initiative
16/01/2003 IRS Offers Partial Amnesty To Offshore Credit Card Users
16/01/2003 Tax Breaks For Foreign-Funded Firms In China To Stay, Top Official Reveals
16/01/2003 Solution To 'J-Category' Back Taxes Row Found, Report Reveals
16/01/2003 Gibraltar Government Speaks Out On Tax Reform Plans
16/01/2003 German Government Willing To Consider Changes To Tax Package
16/01/2003 Costa Rica Gears Up For Import Duty Fight With EU
16/01/2003 French Finance Minister Faces Tough Choices Over Tax
16/01/2003 Russian Taxes Are Falling - But Not Yet For Mittelstand
16/01/2003 29 Republicans Criticise IRS Interest Reporting Measure In Letter To Bush
16/01/2003 UK Inland Revenue Concerned Over Offshore Accounts
15/01/2003 IMF Delegation To Analyse Russian Tax Reform Progress
15/01/2003 German Economy Minister Rules Out More Tax Hikes For Companies
15/01/2003 Indonesia To Offer Tax Breaks To Exporters
15/01/2003 Hong Kong Likely To Raise Income Tax Rate, Says PwC
15/01/2003 Indian Tax Collection Grew 17% In First Nine Months Of Fiscal 2002-03
15/01/2003 Proposed US Rules For Sourcing Internet Sales Aren't Clear
14/01/2003 Furore Over Planned Tax For Foreign Domestic Workers Continues In Hong Kong
14/01/2003 Saudi Rejects Proposed Income Tax For Expats
14/01/2003 White House Plays Down Republican Opposition To Tax Cut Plan
14/01/2003 JFIA Takes 'Measured' Approach To PAYE Proposals
14/01/2003 Elsevier Takes Taxware Sales Tax Package
14/01/2003 Boom Times In China For Tax Advisers
13/01/2003 Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Takes Swipe At Singapore Tax Breaks
13/01/2003 Cable & Wireless Moves To Cover Potential Tax Liability
13/01/2003 Ireland Held Up As Example For EU Newcomers
13/01/2003 Leung Slammed For 'Selective' Tax Hike Plans
13/01/2003 Tax Changes In Israel Spark Exodus Of Foreign Investors
13/01/2003 Russian President Mulls Tax Incentives For Investment
10/01/2003 US Free Trade Talks With Central America To Begin This Month
10/01/2003 KPMG Expert Speaks Out On Marks And Spencer Tax Case
10/01/2003 German 'Wise Man' Warns Schroder Over Implications Of Tax Increases
10/01/2003 US Lawmakers Propose Bills To Extend Internet Taxation Ban
10/01/2003 Russia Abandons Currency Exchange Tax
10/01/2003 Jersey States Employees Stung By Backdated Tax On Rent Subsidies
10/01/2003 Dividend Tax Change May Be Unwelcome To Technology Companies
10/01/2003 Supreme Court Ratifies French Budget
09/01/2003 Hong Kong Chief Executive Outlines Economic Policy
09/01/2003 Taiwan Approves Extension Of Manufacturing Tax Break
09/01/2003 Mixed Reactions To President Bush's Tax-Cutting Plan
09/01/2003 Cyprus Offshore Companies Have Ceased To Exist
09/01/2003 Corsica Wins Extension Of Tax Perks Until 2008
09/01/2003 Bermuda Once Again Refutes Tax Haven Claims
09/01/2003 Indian Government Set To Reject Finance Ministry Tax Reforms
08/01/2003 Spain Steps Up Pressure Over Gib Business Tax Reforms
08/01/2003 Controversial Tax Amnesties Pushed Through In Italy
08/01/2003 Jersey On The Verge Of Signing Tax Treaty With Ireland, Reports Suggest
08/01/2003 Malta Institute Of Taxation Questions Budget Tax Proposals
08/01/2003 ACCA Urges Leung To Hit Salaries Tax, But To Spare Business Breaks
08/01/2003 Small Business Lobby Attacks US Interest Reporting Proposals
08/01/2003 IRS Will Buy In Electronic System To Fulfil Information Requests
08/01/2003 Bush Wants To Abolish Dividend Taxes
07/01/2003 Asian Countries Protest Hong Kong's Planned Tax On Domestic Workers
07/01/2003 NZ Inland Revenue Warns ICT Firms Over Transfer Pricing Concerns
07/01/2003 IRS Revamps Voluntary Disclosure Rules
07/01/2003 ALP Says Bermuda Most Popular Haven For Australian Assets
07/01/2003 Chirac Pledges To Continue Cutting Taxes
07/01/2003 Sanders Renews Attack On OECD
07/01/2003 Turkey Suggests April Deadline For Cyprus Agreement
07/01/2003 Republicans See Stock Gains Resulting From Bush Stimulus Plan
07/01/2003 Center For Freedom & Prosperity's Prognosis For 2003
06/01/2003 ATO Stands Accused Of Breaching Citizenship Rights
06/01/2003 Bush Prepares To Unveil Economic Stimulus Plan
06/01/2003 GCC Customs Union Poses Threat To Dubai Re-Export Sector
06/01/2003 US Bankers Again Protest At Planned IRS Interest Reporting Rules
06/01/2003 US States Advised Not To Increase Taxes In Budget Bind
03/01/2003 KPMG Must Turn Tax Shelter Documents Over To US Federal Court
03/01/2003 Irish Retailers Accused Of Dodging Plastic Bag Tax
03/01/2003 John Dalli Sings Malta's Tax Praises To UAE Companies
03/01/2003 VAT Increase Hits Cypriot Spenders
03/01/2003 Swiss Economist Expresses Fears Over Growing 'Shadow Economy'
03/01/2003 H & R Block Employees Accused Of Identity Theft
02/01/2003 'Split-Dollar' Tax Havens Under Threat
02/01/2003 GCC Launches Customs Union
02/01/2003 Chinese Regions Still Offering Investment Incentives
02/01/2003 UK Tries To Maintain Corporate Fiscal Ring Fence
01/01/2003 Bavarian Firm Opens Tax Advisory Business
01/01/2003 UK Tories Begin To Offer Spending And Tax Cuts

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