Switzerland Publishes Review Of 2021 Tax Progress

Thursday, January 20, 2022

As part of its commitment to fighting cross-border tax evasion and profit shifting, Switzerland sent information on over 3m financial accounts in 2021, according to a new review of the Swiss financial center by the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters. Read Full Story

OECD Completes Phase One BEPS Action 14 Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, February 22, 2021

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Switzerland To Add Anti-BEPS Provisions To Two Treaties

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

On August 26, 2020, the Swiss Federal Council ratified a new double taxation agreement with Bahrain and a Protocol to revise its DTA with Kuwait. Read Full Story

Saudi Arabia To Treble VAT Rate To 15pc In Response To COVID-19

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, May 15, 2020

Saudi Arabia has announced its decision to increase its headline value-added tax rate to 15 percent from five percent, in a surprise break from the Gulf Cooperation Council's harmonized value-added tax framework.Read Full Story

Netherlands Adds To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Barbados and Turkmenistan have been added to the Netherlands' list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing certain anti-tax avoidance rules, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on December 30, 2019. Read Full Story

Switzerland, Bahrain Sign DTA

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 2, 2019

On November 25, 2019, Switzerland and Bahrain signed a double tax agreement that caps maximum withholding tax rates and provides for the exchange of information. Read Full Story

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• 18/12/2017 Irish Tax Regime 'Most Business Friendly In EU' »
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• 01/12/2017 UAE Finalizes Adoption Of New VAT Framework »
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• 23/10/2017 Bahraini Ministers Approve GCC's Selective Excise Tax »

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