Switzerland Begins Sharing Tax Data Internationally

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 12, 2018

Switzerland has made its first exchanges under the new international automatic exchange of information framework, the Common Reporting Standard.Read Full Story

Icelandic Budget Proposes Income Tax Reform

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Iceland's 2019 Budget includes proposals to increase the personal deduction and index income tax thresholds to the consumer price index.Read Full Story

Swiss Gov't Approves BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 21, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has approved an OECD multilateral convention designed to prevent BEPS-related abuse of the international tax treaty system. Read Full Story

EFTA States Sign New Free Trade Deals

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

The European Free Trade Association states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway – signed a free trade agreement with Ecuador on June 25, 2018, and upgraded the bloc's existing free trade deal with Turkey.Read Full Story

Switzerland To Implement Philippines Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 11, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has announced that the free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association and the Philippines will enter into force for Switzerland on June 1.Read Full Story

OECD Personal Tax Burden Crept Higher Still In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 27, 2018

Belgium, Denmark, and Germany have the highest personal income tax burdens, at over 35 percent, among OECD countries, according to the latest OECD Taxing Wages report, which says that just over half of countries made small increases to their average personal tax rates last year. Read Full Story

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• 12/03/2018 Nordic EU, EFTA States Call For Indian Free Trade Compromises »
• 12/02/2018 European, African States To Review Free Trade Agreement »
• 25/01/2018 EU Ratifies Swiss Deal To Link Emissions Trading Schemes »
• 17/01/2018 Japan, Iceland Sign Double Tax Agreement »
• 10/01/2018 Iceland's 2018 Budget Approved »
• 09/01/2018 Philippines May Soon Ratify FTA With European States »
• 28/12/2017 British Retailers Set Out UK Free Trade Deal Wishlist »
• 20/12/2017 China Confirms Numerous Trade Duty Changes From 2018 »
• 20/12/2017 EFTA And Ecuador Progress Free Trade Talks »
• 07/12/2017 EFTA, Colombia Promote Free Trade Agreement »
• 28/11/2017 EU, Switzerland To Link Emissions Trading Systems »
• 27/11/2017 Switzerland Updates Customs Transit Procedure »
• 21/11/2017 EFTA States, Turkey Close To Concluding Free Trade Deal »
• 15/11/2017 EU Approves Linking With Swiss Emissions Trading Scheme »
• 14/11/2017 EFTA, Indonesia Continue Push For Free Trade Pact »
• 17/10/2017 EFTA And Ecuador Make Progress Towards FTA »
• 06/10/2017 EFTA And Vietnam Continue Free Trade Talks »
• 29/09/2017 EFTA And India Continue Free Trade Talks »
• 19/09/2017 EFTA Approves Expansion Of Norwegian Maritime Tax Refund Scheme »
• 05/09/2017 EFTA, Turkey Advance FTA Upgrade Talks »
• 30/08/2017 China, Norway Resume Free Trade Agreement Talks »
• 18/08/2017 EU, Switzerland To Link Emissions Trading Systems »
• 20/07/2017 European Free Trade Association Sets Out 2017 Priorities »

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