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

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

Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 11, 2019

On October 7, 2019, the Dutch Government announced the launch of a consultation on the 2020 edition of the list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing existing and forthcoming anti-avoidance legislation intended to tackle base erosion and profit shifting.Read Full Story

Netherlands Announces Tax 'Blacklist'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 7, 2019

On December 28, 2018, the Dutch Government published in the Official Gazette a list of 21 low-tax jurisdictions. Companies doing business in these territories will face new anti-avoidance measures, intended to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting.Read Full Story

• 27/09/2018 Netherlands Begins International Tax System Review »
• 30/03/2018 India Adds BEPS Provisions To Qatar Tax Treaty »
• 27/02/2018 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' »
• 01/12/2017 UAE Finalizes Adoption Of New VAT Framework »
• 17/11/2017 Saudi Arabia Explains VAT Rules For Transport Sector »
• 15/11/2017 Qatar Commits Support To All Of The OECD's Tax Work »
• 22/08/2017 OECD Global Forum Moving On To Beneficial Ownership »
• 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 »
• 08/05/2017 Qatari Cabinet Approves VAT »
• 04/05/2017 Merkel Hopes EU Will Complete FTA With Gulf Nations »
• 19/04/2017 Saudi Arabia Approves GCC 'Sin Tax' »
• 12/04/2017 Qatar To Create Value-Added Tax Collection Agency »
• 21/03/2017 Taiwan Explains VAT Refunds For Foreign Exhibitors »
• 23/02/2017 Saudi Cabinet Approves GCC Selective Tax »
• 20/02/2017 Qatar To Introduce GCC Sin Tax »
• 05/01/2017 Qatar Urged To Broaden Tax Base »
• 16/11/2016 Oman Confirms Participation In GCC VAT From 2018 »

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