Stories that are tagged 'entrepreneurs'

	UK E-Seller Amnesty Deadline Looms 5/14/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has warned people trading on the internet and who may have tax irregularities that they now have just one month to take part in the e-sellers tax amnesty and avail of lower penalty rates.
	UK Government Blasted Over IR35 Proposals 5/14/2012 HMRC has missed a great opportunity to bring clarity, transparency and fairness in dealing with the intermediaries legislation commonly referred to as IR35, according to members of the freelance community who were invited on to the Treasury forum to discus the issue.
	HMRC Warned Of RTI Impact On Small Firms 5/1/2012 The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group has said that the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has underestimated the impact of Real Time Information on small employers.
	Further Attacks Launched On Italian Tax Evaders 5/1/2012 Following an announcement by the Italian financial police, Guardia di Finanza, that it has already uncovered substantial amounts of undeclared income in the first four months of 2012, the Italian Revenue Agency launched countrywide anti-evasion checks during the May Day holidays.
	Finland Adopts Stability Programmes 4/27/2012 The Finish government has recently announced that it has approved both the Stability and Europe 2020 National Programmes, designed to track medium-term economic development, and to enable the country to meet its European fiscal targets.
	Canada Targets Immigrant Entrepreneurs 4/26/2012 The Canadian government has launched consultations on plans for a new 'start-up visa' designed to attract immigrant entrepreneurs and bolster the economy.
	CRA Launches Business Account Service 4/19/2012 A new 'My Business Account' launched by the Canadian Revenue Agency is to give businesses access to help and advice on account-specific, tax-related questions.
	France Sees Dip In 'Auto-Entrepreneurs' 4/18/2012 Urssaf, the French organization responsible for the collection of social contributions, has recently unveiled details of its latest assessment of the country’s ‘auto-entrepreneur’ regime, with its fiscal benefits for individual traders in France, taken at the end of December 2011.
	Obama Signs JOBS Act For Small Businesses 4/9/2012 On April 5, after a rare example of bipartisan agreement in the United States Congress, President Barack Obama was able to sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a bill to encourage startups and support small businesses without the use of taxpayers’ money.
	NZ Looks To Join International IP Protocol 4/6/2012 New Zealand looks likely to sign an international protocol on the registration of trademarks, as it undertakes an ‘operational preparedness’ test to ready itself.
	Help Provided For Singapore's SMEs 3/29/2012 At Singapore’s Enterprise Development Centre Conference held recently, it was described how with the assistance of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, small and medium-sized enterprises can be helped to understand the government’s Productivity Innovation Credit programme.
	Ireland Appoints 'Start-Up Ambassador' In China 3/30/2012 Enterprise Ireland has appointed an 'International Start-up Ambassador' in China as part of the government's Action Plan for Jobs 2012.
	Thailand Boosts Tax Incentives For Flood-Hit Companies 3/29/2012 In addition to other emergency measures to help companies and entrepreneurs affected by Thailand’s recent floods, the Board of Investment will provide further corporate income tax exemptions for businesses in the badly-affected Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya provinces.
	Netherlands To Extend Tax Treaty Network In South America 3/28/2012 Dutch State Secretary for Finance Frans Weekers is currently conducting a working visit to South America, with the intention of extending the country’s tax treaty network.
	Cantor Proposes US Small Business Tax Cut 3/23/2012 The United States House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor has introduced the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, aimed at helping small businesses to grow and to hire new workers.
	UK To Give Shareholders More Say On Bosses' Pay 3/22/2012 New reforms proposed by the UK government will enhance shareholder company rights in order to provide greater influence over executive pay.
	UK Court Winds Up 'Tax Umbrella' Services Firm 3/20/2012 Reed Umbrella Ltd, which serviced a discredited 'tax umbrella' scheme for the self-employed, has been wound up in the UK High Court in the public interest following an investigation by Company Investigations, part of The UK Insolvency Service.
	Hollande Resurrects French 'Rocard Cap' 3/19/2012 Having recently announced plans to introduce a 75% rate of tax in France, levied on income in excess of EUR1m (USD1.3m), French Socialist candidate for the Elysée François Hollande has subsequently put forward the idea of re-establishing a cap on taxation, to ensure that it is not ‘confiscatory’.
	IoM Plans Clean Tech Promotional Tour 3/16/2012 The Isle of Man's Department of Economic Development has announced that it will be heading a trade delegation of Isle of Man 'Clean Tech' companies to the UK, Europe and the USA, in the latter part of this year.
	Swiss 'Flat Taxes' Under Attack 3/14/2012 During recent federal and cantonal votes, the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in the north of Switzerland voted in favour of abolishing the flat rate of tax currently benefiting wealthy foreigners.
	US Lawmakers Mull Small Business Tax Reforms 3/13/2012 The House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has held a hearing to examine how the United States tax code affects closely-held businesses, and how and under which sets of rules such firms should be taxed within any future tax reform.
	Swiss Lawmakers Raise Foreigners' Flat Tax 3/9/2012 The Swiss Council of States has recently voted by a large majority in favour of plans to increase the flat rate of tax currently benefiting wealthy foreigners in Switzerland.
	UK Panel Recommends Small Business Tax Reforms 3/8/2012 Practical changes to the UK's tax system will help ease the burdens imposed on small businesses, the Office of Tax Simplification has said.
	'Cut 50% Tax Rate', SMEs Tell UK Chancellor 3/6/2012 The sooner the UK's top rate of income tax is scrapped, the better, a group of small and medium-sized enterprise leaders have told the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
	US, South Korea Highlight Patent Cooperation Progress 3/5/2012 The United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office have highlighted the progress made on their pilot programme intended to maximize the reuse of work performed by each office, thereby reducing the duplication of examination work.
	Irish Austerity Hits Wealthiest Hardest 3/2/2012 While Ireland's recent indirect tax hikes and welfare cuts have hit those on lower incomes hardest, in the longer term higher earners have borne the brunt of change, the Economic and Social Research Institute has said.
	Romney Proposes Across-The-Board Tax Cuts 2/24/2012 Following President Obama’s corporate tax reform proposals, Mitt Romney, one of the leading Republican presidential candidates, issued his own proposals to kick-start United States economic growth by cutting tax rates, broadening the tax base and providing for tax simplification.
	CBI Issues UK Budget Wishlist 2/27/2012 Changes to the UK's tax system could help generate investment and stimulate growth, the Confederation of British Industry argues in its 2012 Budget submission.
	UK Launches More Tax Taskforces 2/27/2012 The UK's HM Revenue and Customs will launch thirty new taskforces as it sets its sights on generating GBP50m from tax evasion crack-downs this year alone.
	Tax Breaks Can Boost SME Funding, Says CBI 2/23/2012 The UK's small and medium-sized enterprises need improved access to more varied sources of finance, the Confederation of British Industry has said, suggesting the government introduce new tax incentives.
	Belgium Tax Man Targets Internet Sales Sites 2/22/2012 The Belgian tax authorities have recently announced that they are now closely monitoring Internet sales websites, including eBay, in a bid to clamp down on Internet traders failing to meet their tax obligations.
	UK Tax Amnesty Targets Electricians 2/15/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has unveiled its newest tax amnesty scheme, offering electricians the opportunity to pay the taxes they owe with lower penalties.
	UK Offers Online Seminars To Taxpayers 2/14/2012 The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has launched a 'webinar' programme, offering online tax help to businesses and the self-employed.
	UK Outlines 2012 Tax Enforcement Plans 2/13/2012 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has outlined that in the coming year it will focus its tax enforcement efforts on taxpayers that fail to make tax returns and those that are liable to pay tax at the highest personal income tax rates, as well as launching targeted campaigns in two specific sectors.
	HMRC Revamps UK Business Record Checks 2/9/2012 The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs is to take a fresh approach to its business records checks programme in the coming financial year. The move comes following a review of the programme, and the revamped approach will be launched early in the 2012/13 financial year.
	Putin Eyes New Wealth Taxes 2/10/2012 Russian presidential candidate and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced that, if elected, his government would increase taxes on luxury items as part of a larger reform of the tax system to reduce the country's over-dependence on oil revenues and fund ballooning government expenditure.
	French Start-Ups Hindered By Red Tape 2/8/2012 The general council responsible for industry, energy and technology in France has recently published a report on the development of start-up businesses, reviewing support networks, the fiscal and social environment as well as the conditions for accessing finance, and has put forward a series of recommendations.
	UK, Canada Open Patent Prosecution Highway 2/6/2012 The UK and Canada have launched a two-year pilot scheme designed to speed up the process of patent applications.
	Sarkozy's Presidential Rival Outlines Fiscal Pledges 2/2/2012 French Socialist candidate for the Elysée, François Hollande, has recently unveiled details of his presidential election programme, containing a raft of fiscal measures, designed to stimulate the economy, to support small- and medium-sized companies in France, and to reduce the public deficit to 3% of gross domestic product in 2013.
	Clegg Rocks Coalition Boat On Taxes 1/31/2012 The UK's tax system cannot go on as it is, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said, reiterating his commitment to a mansion tax and calling on the Chancellor to accelerate plans to raise the tax free threshold.
	Ireland Launches Immigrant Investor Programme 1/26/2012 The Irish government is to introduce two major new immigration initiatives aimed at encouraging non-European migrant entrepreneurs and investors.
	Austria Focuses On Eradicating Tax Loopholes 1/23/2012 Echoing views expressed in parliament recently by Austria’s Finance Minister Maria Fekter, legal tax expert Werner Doralt has given his full support to any plans to close existing loopholes in the country’s tax system to consolidate the budget.
	UK Author Calls For Tax Breaks To Help New Writers 1/20/2012 A tax incentive would help give new writers a head start in publishing, one of the UK's leading authors has said.
	HMRC Issues E-Filing Deadline Warning 1/19/2012 The UK's first-time Self Assessment filers must register for e-filing by the end of this week or face being unable to send their tax return on time.
	Turks And Caicos Shuts Investment Promotion Agency 1/16/2012 The Turks and Caicos Islands government has called time on the islands' investment promotion agency TCInvest, with the Islands' Governor, Ric Todd stating that the government body had 'run its course'.
	UK Tackles Abuse Of Post-Cessation Trade Relief 1/16/2012 The UK government has announced that it is to introduce new legislation to block a tax avoidance scheme involving post-cessation trade relief.
	Austrian Chancellor Stands Firm On Wealth Tax 1/11/2012 Following the first ministerial council meeting of 2012, Austria’s Chancellor and leader of the Social Democrats Werner Faymann underlined the importance of a stable eurozone and of generating new revenues in Austria as part of the government’s planned national consolidation package.
	French SME Body Welcomes 'Social VAT' 1/10/2012 Underlining the need to reduce the cost of labour in France and to widen the base for financing welfare, the French industry body representing small- and medium-sized companies, CGPME, has called for a rise in value-added tax and for a rise in the general social contribution in return for lower employer contributions.
	Romney's Tax Plan Would Swell Deficit 1/9/2012 If implemented, US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's tax plans would shrink tax revenues and increase the federal deficit, according to an analysis of his proposals by a non-partisan think tank.
	Record Export Year For Ireland 12/29/2011 Irish firms experienced record levels of exports in 2011 and are now using a renewed confidence to aggressively target opportunities in international markets, according to the latest figures from Enterprise Ireland.
	US Tax Cut Fight Goes Down To The Wire 12/21/2011 The fight to extend a temporary payroll tax cut for US workers has gone down to the wire after House Republicans refused to accept a compromise deal approved overwhelmingly by the Senate.
	IoM Hosts Chinese Entrepreneurs 12/19/2011 The Isle of Man government on December 3, 2011, played host to a select number of high net-worth Chinese entrepreneurs as part of the territory's efforts to promote itself as a leading international financial centre.
	Jersey To Invest In Super-Fast Broadband 12/15/2011 Jersey's Treasury Minister, Phillip Ozouf, has proposed plans to provide funding worth GBP19m (USD30m) to Jersey Telecom to upgrade the island's Internet infrastructure with fibre optic technology to facilitate 1 gigabyte broadband speeds for island businesses.
	Faymann Fights For Higher Austrian Wealth Taxes 12/14/2011 Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has underlined that wealth related taxes are simply a 'matter of fairness' and that in order to consolidate the budget, revenue measures are needed alongside expenditure measures.
	Bermuda Lays Down Welcome Mat For Investors 12/12/2011 Bermuda's Premier, Paula Cox, has outlined details of the government's Incentive for Job Makers Act 2011, which will ease work permit and residency restrictions for senior management and wealthy investors, a move which is expected to boost Bermuda's appeal as an international financial centre.
	UK Delays Residency Test 12/9/2011 The Finance Bill offers a mixed bag to the UK's non-domiciled individuals, imposing on them a higher annual charge but delaying the introduction of a planned residence test for a year.
	UK To Launch Another Tax Amnesty 12/6/2011 Following on from compliance campaigns targetting certain 'high risk' professions and trades, the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has announced another partial tax amenesty, this time focussing on unpaid tax owed by electricians.
	Jersey Highlights Upcoming Social Security Changes 12/6/2011 The Jersey government has reminded taxpayers of changes to the territory's system of social security contributions from January 1, 2012, including an increase in the rate paid by employers and incentives for new business formations.
	Ireland Retains Business Appeal Despite Downturn 11/30/2011 Despite the inevitability of higher taxes in Ireland for the next few years, tax experts have been keen to point out that a recent World Bank survey ranks Ireland as having one of the easiest tax regimes in the world, putting the country in fifth place overall in terms of tax compliance obligations and the total tax rate.
	UK Tax 'Drives Away Wealth Creators' 11/28/2011 The UK faces a lost generation of wealth creators, with the 50% top rate of income tax set to push them away and cost the economy billions, a new report has said.
	DMCC Welcomes Rise In Company Formations 11/24/2011 The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority, the licensing body for the Jumeirah Lakes Towers Free Zone, has registered more than 1,000 new companies in the past 10months.
	Malta Cuts Tax Burden In 2012 Budget 11/17/2011 Malta's Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment Tonio Fenech has announced numerous tax measures in the territory's budget for 2012, many of which reduce the tax burden on islanders and enhance the island's appeal to international investors.
	IP Becomes Central To Business Strategies 11/16/2011 The new World Intellectual Property Organization report on the 'Changing Face of Innovation' describes how the ownership of intellectual property rights has become central to the strategies of innovating firms worldwide.
	CBI Recommends UK Fiscal 'Plan A Plus' 11/14/2011 The UK government needs to consider enhancing current deficit reduction plans, the Confederation of British Industry has said, stressing the need for reform of the country's tax credit regime.
	Business Heads Urge UK To Cut Tax 11/14/2011 While simple solutions do not exist for stimulating growth in the UK's economy, measures including the scrapping of the 50% rate of tax would have a disproportionately positive impact, a group of prominent businessmen has said.
	US Senators Seek To Protect Online Retailers 11/8/2011 A bipartisan 'Sense of the Senate' Resolution has been introduced in an attempt to counteract efforts within the United States Congress, and by some states, to impose sales taxes on out-of-state online retailers.
	Ireland Launches International Start-Up Fund 11/2/2011 The Irish government has launched a EUR10m International Start-Up Fund, aimed at encouraging overseas entrepreneurs to locate start-up businesses in Ireland.
	The Netherlands Introduces R&D Tax Break 10/25/2011 Dutch State Secretary for Finance Frans Weekers has announced recently that companies in the Netherlands investing in the development of innovative products and services will benefit from a 10% tax break from 2012.
	Clinton Urges Broader Pakistan Tax Base 10/24/2011 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has once again used a visit to Pakistan to criticise its poor tax collection, pointing out that Pakistanis need to help themselves to ensure future investment in the country.
	French Lawmakers Back Top Earner Tax 10/21/2011 Within the framework of the government’s 2012 budget bill, the French National Assembly has adopted the provision introducing an exceptional tax on top earners in France.
	UK Non-Doms Urged To Plan Their Tax Affairs 10/19/2011 Non-domiciled individuals should seek advice on the UK tax system, as tax planning opportunities may remain available to them, a leading firm of chartered accountants has said.
	New Zealand To Tighten Company Rules 10/17/2011 A bill that tightens rules around company directors and company registration has been introduced to the New Zealand Parliament by Commerce Minister Simon Power.
	Tax Breaks Announced In Trinidad And Tobago Budget 10/17/2011 The government of Trinidad and Tobago has proposed to introduce a five-year temporary corporate tax rate of 10% for companies that have sought capital-market funding through an Initial Public Offering on the Trinidad and Tobago SME Market.
	New UK Tax Crackdown Targets Tutors 10/12/2011 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has turned its attention to private tutors and coaches with undeclared tax liabilities, as part of its ongoing clampdown on tax evasion.
	50% Tax Rate 'Damaging The UK', Survey Finds 10/7/2011 The UK's top rate of tax is damaging the country, according to a new survey, with financial services practitioners weighing in on the ongoing debate.
	Switzerland Reaches Out To Over-Taxed HNWIs 10/6/2011 Swiss cities including Bern, Lausanne, Lugarno and Lucerne have launched a new marketing campaign promoting the low taxes and the business benefits of moving to Switzerland, targeting UK companies and wealthy individuals suffering from a serious case of the fiscal blues.
	Austria's ÖVP Split On Higher Top Earner Tax 10/5/2011 Provoking outrage among members of his own Austrian People’s Party, Lower Austria’s governor Erwin Pröll has nevertheless sparked a glimmer of hope from coalition partner the Social Democrats that a compromise might be reached on a higher tax to be imposed on the country’s top earners.
	UK To Discuss 'Radical' Tax Measures For Northern Ireland 10/4/2011 The UK government needs to look at radical measures to help revive Northern Ireland's economy, the secretary of state for the province has said, outlining plans for a ministerial working group to discuss the details of a potential corporate tax devolution.
	IR35 Tax Yield In UK 'Minimal' 9/27/2011 The tax yield generated through reviews using the UK's controversial intermediaries legislation amounted to around GBP200,000 last year, HM Revenue and Customs has said, figures a leading freelance body says demonstrates that the difficulties caused by the system are 'completely unnecessary'.
	BC Expands Innovation Tax Credit Schemes 9/26/2011 British Columbia's Premier has unveiled plans for a series of tax credit extensions, as part of a broader scheme for the support of small business innovation and entrepreneurship.
	France Eyes Lower Threshold For Tax On Top Earners 9/27/2011 French Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse has recently confirmed that the government has agreed to lower the proposed EUR500,000 (USD677,000) threshold for its planned ‘exceptional’ tax on top earners.
	Thailand To Cut Corporate Tax 9/23/2011 Thailand’s new government has re-confirmed its intention to reduce the rate of corporate income tax in order that businesses would be able to cope with the higher costs arising from its policy of increasing the country’s national daily minimum wage.
	UK To Step Up Business Record Checks 9/26/2011 Following on from a pilot scheme, the UK's revenue agency is to extend its Business Records Checks programme, with plans to complete 12,000 such checks by the end of the current financial year.
	Finland's 2012 Budget Shifts Taxation Focus 9/19/2011 Finland’s government has unveiled details of its 2012 budget proposal, providing for cuts in expenditure of around EUR1.1bn (USD1.5bn), and for a raft of fiscal measures aimed at shifting the focus in taxation away from labour and entrepreneurship, towards environmental and health-based taxation.
	Small Business In Australia To Benefit From Tax Law Amendments 9/19/2011 Australia's 2.7m small businesses should benefit from a package of tax law amendments that will improve cash flow and reduce compliance costs by simplifying the small business depreciation rules.
	Spanish Parties Take Different Courses On Tax 9/7/2011 With elections fast approaching in Spain, the manifestos of the two main parties have begun to emerge, with the Socialists favouring wealth taxes, and the conservative Popular Party favouring corporate tax cuts and structural changes to the economy.
	Jersey Publishes Economic Growth Plan 9/1/2011 Jersey's Minister for Economic Development, Alan Maclean, has published a draft Economic Growth Strategy to continue the process of economic policy development in Jersey.
	France Unveils 3% Tax On High Incomes 8/29/2011 French Prime Minister François Fillon has announced plans to introduce an exceptional tax on top earners in France, as part of a package of fiscal measures intended to enable the government to meet its ambitious deficit reduction targets despite sluggish economic growth.
	Algeria Finance Law Supports Entrepreneurs 8/19/2011 Algeria’s 2011 supplementary finance law, containing a raft of tax measures designed to support employment and to boost the creation of small businesses, has now been published in the country’s official journal.
	Thailand's SMEs Unaffected By New Policies 8/4/2011 Thailand’s Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion has expressed the opinion that small and medium enterprises in the country would not be much affected by the policies of the new government to increase the minimum wage and reduce corporate income tax.
	Jersey To Hike Social Security Rates 7/28/2011 The States Assembly has approved an increase to Social Security contributions for employers of high-income earners.
	Flaherty Highlights Canadian Small Business Initatives 7/27/2011 Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has held a small business roundtable, where he emphasized the government tax breaks and economic incentives available to the sector.
	India To Give Investors CGT Break 7/25/2011 Rajinder Pal Singh, Secretary of the Indian Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, has announced that the national manufacturing policy proposal to grant exemption to Small and Medium Enterprises from capital gains tax has been approved 'in principle' by the Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry.
	SARS Issues Micro-Business Tax Guide 7/11/2011 The South African Revenue Service has issued a tax guide containing information about the operation of the simplified tax system for micro-businesses.
	Italian Business Against VAT Rate Hikes 7/6/2011 Ivan Malavasi, the new president of Rete Imprese Italia, which is formed of five associations representing artisans, traders, the tourist sector and other services in Italy, has stressed that the government’s proposed tax reforms should not be realized by penalizing consumer spending.
	Switzerland To Reform Lump Sum Taxation 7/7/2011 Switzerland’s Federal Council has announced plans to reform the lump sum taxation of wealthy foreigners in the Confederation, in a bid to strengthen fiscal equity as well as to improve acceptance of the system, while at the same time endeavouring to preserve the attractiveness of Switzerland as a location.
	France Mulls Tax On Executive Pay 7/4/2011 Following a recent meeting with the French association of private enterprises, French Labour Minister Xavier Bertrand unveiled details of government plans to increase the tax burden on companies in France according ‘extravagant’ salaries to their top business executives.
	Elements Of Canadian Budget Pass Legislative Hurdle 6/30/2011 A key part of Canada's Budget, aimed at assisting senior citizens, has passed through parliament, resulting in the restructuring of a series of benefits, and the introduction of tax credit and relief measures, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced.
	French Senate Adopts Wealth Tax Reforms 6/29/2011 The French Senate has recently adopted during a first reading the country’s 2011 supplementary finance bill, providing for the reform of the taxation of wealth in France.
	UK Consults On Non-Dom Tax Changes 6/21/2011 The UK government has launched a consultation on its changes to non-dom taxation, which include a hike in the annual charge, to be introduced alongside investment incentives.

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