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Singapore Updates Tax Rules For Company Liquidations
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has updated its guidance on the tax requirements for companies being liquidated and those under receivership. Read Full Story

Singapore Explains Changes To 2021 Tax Filing Rules
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has said that it will be sending tax bills directly to certain taxpayers this tax filing season and will be simplifying filing arrangements for the self-employed. Read Full Story

Belgium Gazettes Law For Tax On Securities Accounts
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Belgium has published in its Official Gazette legislation to introduce the country's new tax on securities accounts. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Announces Tax Relief In 2021-22 Budget
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Hong Kong will grant taxpayers a waiver of up to HKD10,000 (USD1,290) of profits tax, salaries tax, and tax under personal assessment, the territory announced in its 2021-22 Budget. Read Full Story

Malaysia Updates Tax Guidance For Digital Services Providers
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Malaysia has comprehensively updated its guidance on the requirement on foreign service providers to collect service tax on business-to-consumer supplies of digital services. Read Full Story

Sweden To Probe E-Commerce And Rental Income Declarations
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Swedish tax authority has announced that it will be expending more resources this year on ensuring businesses fully declare income from e-commerce and taxpayers report income from home rentals. Read Full Story

Singapore Expands Business Tax Support Schemes In 2021 Budget
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, February 22, 2021
Singapore announced the extension of a number of support measures for businesses in its 2021 Budget, released on February 16, 2021. Read Full Story

Seychelles Hoping For EU Tax Blacklist Removal This Year
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, February 22, 2021
The Seychelles Ministry of Finance has said it is confident that it will be removed from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions when it is next reviewed. Read Full Story

OECD Completes Phase One BEPS Action 14 Reviews
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 22, 2021

Belgian Lawmakers Approve New Tax On Securities Trading
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 22, 2021
At a plenary session on February 11, 2021, Belgium's parliament adopted a draft law for a new annual tax on securities accounts. Read Full Story

Cyprus Allows Firms Longer To Pay VAT Due In Feb, March
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, February 22, 2021
Cyprus's Department of Taxation has announced businesses will be allowed more time to make their monthly value-added tax payments for the periods ending December 31, 2020, and January 31, 2021. Read Full Story

US Tax Season Begins
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Monday, February 22, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service launched tax season for individuals on February 15, 2021, highlighting the various supports available for taxpayers when preparing their returns. Read Full Story

EU Sizes Up Impact Of New UK Free Trade Deal
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, February 15, 2021
The European Union has released its Winter 2021 Economic Forecast, which says that Brexit will dent UK economic growth considerably, and more than for the European Union, despite the new free trade deal between the two parties. Read Full Story

Irish VAT Rate Cut To Be Reversed In March
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, February 15, 2021
The Irish headline rate of VAT will return to 23 percent from March, having been temporarily reduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Story

Experts To Explain New Toolkit On Transfer Pricing Documentation
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
A webinar is to be held on February 17, 2021, on the Platform for Collaboration on Tax's toolkit on Transfer Pricing Documentation. Read Full Story

Belgium Opens Tax Portal For Company Filings
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance has announced that businesses may now submit returns through the Belcotax-on-web portal. Read Full Story

EU Kick-starts Review Of Financial Services VAT Rules
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
On February 8, 2021, the European Commission launched a consultation on a review of the VAT rules for financial and insurance services. Read Full Story

MEPs Call For EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
Lawmakers sitting on an EU parliament climate committee have called for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism. Read Full Story

Switzerland Eyeing Tax Regime Improvements
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 8, 2021
A group of experts assessing the Swiss tax regime has drawn up an action plan on improving Switzerland's international tax competitiveness. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Provides Tax Concessions For Carried Interest
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Last updated 37 hours ago | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Hong Kong Government has gazetted legislation to provide tax concessions for carried interest distributed by eligible private equity funds operating in Hong Kong. Read Full Story

Jersey Launches Individual Tax Season
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The Jersey Government has announced that islanders can now file their 2020 tax return and has issued advice to Prior Year Basis (PYB) taxpayers that have been moved to the Current Year Basis (CYB) for paying income tax. Read Full Story

Netherlands To Introduce New Environmental Taxes
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
The Netherlands is to introduce a new tax on international flights starting on January 1, 2021. Read Full Story

Belgium Extends Cross-Border Worker Deals
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
Belgium has agreed with the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, and Germany to extend until March 31, 2021, tax administrative concessions for cross-border workers affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Read Full Story

Switzerland, Italy Agree Tax Deal For Frontier Workers
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, Switzerland and Italy signed a new agreement on the taxation of cross-border commuters and an amendment to their existing double taxation agreement. Read Full Story

Malta Amends VAT Registration Thresholds
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
Malta has published The Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Sixth Schedule) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2020, which makes changes to the thresholds for VAT registration as a small undertaking. Read Full Story
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