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

Caribbean Territories To Undergo Dispute Resolution BEPS Peer Review

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The OECD has launched a review of dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14. Read Full Story

OECD Seeks Input On 13 New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 25, 2019

The OECD is seeking input from taxpayers on dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tops World Bank's 'Doing Business' 2020

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, November 8, 2019

New Zealand is the easiest place in the world to do business, according to the World Bank's new Doing Business 2020 report, which looks at the simplicity of setting up, operating, and paying taxes in 190 territories around the world.Read Full Story

• 08/10/2019 Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist »
• 07/08/2019 Oman Says VAT Not On The Backburner »
• 03/01/2019 Netherlands Announces Tax 'Blacklist' »
• 27/09/2018 Netherlands Begins International Tax System Review »
• 30/05/2018 EU Removes Bahamas, Saint Kitts From Tax Blacklist »
• 23/03/2018 EU Announces Sanctions For 'Blacklisted' Countries »
• 15/03/2018 EU Makes Changes To Tax Blacklist »
• 27/02/2018 Bahrain Commits To Introducing VAT This Year »
• 24/01/2018 EU Removes Jurisdictions From Tax Blacklist »
• 23/01/2018 EU Tax Blacklist To Be Slimmed By Nine »
• 08/01/2018 Bahrain Commits To Introducing VAT This Year »
• 02/01/2018 United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Introduce Value-Added Tax »
• 29/12/2017 Bahrain To Begin Levying GCC's Selective Tax »
• 28/12/2017 Oman Confirms No VAT In 2018 »
• 22/12/2017 IMF Reports On Middle East's Fiscal Challenges »
• 18/12/2017 Irish Tax Regime 'Most Business Friendly In EU' »
• 12/12/2017 EU Accused Of Tax Blacklist Hypocrisy »
• 06/12/2017 Offshore IFCs Absent From EU's New Tax Blacklist »
• 01/12/2017 UAE Finalizes Adoption Of New VAT Framework »
• 17/11/2017 Saudi Arabia Explains VAT Rules For Transport Sector »
• 23/10/2017 Bahraini Ministers Approve GCC's Selective Excise Tax »
• 27/07/2017 Saudi Arabia Readies For Value-Added Tax »
• 25/07/2017 IMF Praises Saudi Tax Reforms »
• 18/07/2017 UAE To Exempt Residential Property From VAT »

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