Latin America, Caribbean Tax Mix Vulnerable To COVID-19 Hit

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 15, 2020

The tax burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased to a record 23.1 percent of GDP in 2018, according to a new OECD report. However, it warns the territories will face considerable financial pressures owing to COVID-19 because of their systems' reliance on indirect tax revenues. Read Full Story

France Updates Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

On January 6, 2019, a decree was published in the French Official Journal to modify the list of non-cooperative states and territories in tax matters. Read Full Story

Telecoms Firms Ask Argentina To Ease Suffocating Tax Regime

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, December 1, 2017

The GSM Association, which represents almost 800 mobile operators worldwide, has called for reform of the tax settings for the mobile telecoms sector in Argentina, pointing out the tax burden far exceeds that in neighboring states.Read Full Story

US Trade Commission Recommends Tariffs On Korean Washers

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

The US International Trade Commission has unanimously recommended tariffs of up to 50 percent on large washers imported from Korea.Read Full Story

14 Territories Praised By OECD For Tax Transparency Advances

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 29, 2017

A number of territories that had failed to demonstrate they have complied with international tax transparency standards have had their ratings upgraded by the OECD, following "fast-track" peer reviews.Read Full Story

Guatemala Makes Leap Forward On Tax Transparency

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

In an effort to improve its international standing in tax matters, Guatemala has signed a multilateral tax convention to provide assistance to other countries in tax matters. Read Full Story

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• 25/07/2016 El Salvador, Bolivia Conclude Second Round Of Trade Talks »
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• 25/02/2016 Central America, South Korea Hold Third Round FTA Talks »
• 22/02/2016 El Salvador, Guatemala Make Progress On Trade Facilitation »
• 15/01/2016 Swiss Gov't Recaps 2015 Tax Policy Breakthroughs »
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• 20/08/2015 ECLAC Report Links Latin American Tax And Wealth Gaps »
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• 21/07/2015 Latin America Urged To Grasp Full Benefits Of TFA »
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