This feed is published daily with selected new or updated
content from across the Lowtax Network. For a list of Lowtax Network
sites, many of which feature daily news, see
below.
Providing essential tax news and information
for globally mobile artists, contractors, entrepreneurs, professionals,
small businesses, sportspersons and entertainers.
Lowtax Portal:
'Low-tax' business and investment in the top 50 jurisdictions covered in
exceptional detail.
Tax News: Global
tax news, continuously updated through the day.
Investors Offshore:
The independent offshore and alternative investment guide for expatriates
and the globally aware investor.
Law & Tax
News: Daily news and background data on tax and legal developments
for international business.
Offshore-e-com:
A topical guide to offshore e-commerce focused on tax and regulation.
Lowtax Library:
One of the web's largest and most authoritative business and investment
information sources.
US Tax Network:
The resource for free online US taxation information, covering: corporate
tax, individual tax, international tax, expatriates, sales and e-commerce
tax, investment tax.
NEW! Personal
Business Tax Guide: Providing essential tax news and information
on business for contractors, entrepreneurs, professionals, small businesses,
artists, sportspersons and entertainers.
France Proposes 'Google Tax' To Protect Cultural Heritage,
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, January 11, 2010
A report presented recently to the French Culture Ministry has proposed a series
of measures designed to improve the legitimate supply of cultural
services provided over the Internet and their financing, including most notably the introduction
of a new tax to be levied on the online advertising revenue derived by Internet
giants such as Google.
The Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand commissioned the report
into “creation and internet” in a bid to extend the set of sanctions
already contained in the country’s 'Hadopi' law, which is cracking down on Internet piracy.
In order to finance the proposals, estimated at around EUR50m in 2010, and
between EUR35m and EUR40m a year in 2011 and 2012, the report advocates the
introduction of a levy imposed on online advertising revenue.
Dubbed the “Google tax” by one of the main authors of the report,
Jacques Toubon, himself a former French Culture Minister, the levy is designed
to support creative industries and online press sites. A threshold level for
the tax would ensure that the levy only affects large companies such as Google,
Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, and Facebook.
France is determined to defend its cultural heritage and to crack down on repeat
illegal downloaders. The government’s highly controversial 'three strikes'
anti-internet piracy – or Hadopi – law went into effect on January
1.
Under the new law, those found to have made available copyrighted material or
downloaded copyrighted material from file sharing websites receive two warnings
before being fined or – ultimately – disconnected.
One of the web's largest and
most authoritative business and investment information sources. Alongside
topical, daily news on worldwide
tax developments, you can receive weekly newswires or
access up-to-date intelligence
reports on a range of legal, tax and investment subjects.
Our 16 constantly updated
intelligence reports cover every important aspect of 'offshore' and international
tax-planning in depth, including banking secrecy, the EU's savings tax
directive, offshore funds, e-commerce, offshore gaming and transfer pricing.
Reports are available for immediate downloading or as subscription
services with news pages.
Advertising & Marketing
With over 50,000 qualified readers every month our web-sites
offer a number of cost effective, targeted advertising,
sponsorship and marketing opportunities:
Display advertising - from 'skyscrapers' to 'buttons'
Content/article submission and sponsorship
Opt-in email marketing
On-line Services Directory listings
Could your corporate web-site or newsletter benefit
from incorporating regularly updated news and content
tailored to serve your clients' interests? We can provide
a variety of maintenance-free news and content solutions
that can be seamlessly integrated and dynamically delivered:
Click here for a brief introduction
to RSS and instructions on how to get the Tax-News feed.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: THE LOWTAX NETWORK has
taken reasonable care in sourcing and presenting the information contained on
this site, but accepts no responsibility for any financial or other loss or damage
that may result from its use. In particular, users of the site are advised to
take appropriate professional advice before committing themselves to involvement
in offshore jurisdictions, offshore trusts or offshore investments. All materials
on this site copyright THE LOWTAX NETWORK 1999 to 2010. Contact
us for further information.
TAX-NEWS.COM
Free Tax-News Feed