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

Netherlands Begins International Tax System Review

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 28, 2018

The Dutch Government has launched a consultation exercise on plans to review the country's tax treaty policy and to draw up a list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing incoming controlled foreign company rules.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

Bahrain Commits To Introducing VAT This Year

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Bahrain has committed to pushing towards the introduction of the Gulf Cooperation Council's value-added tax framework by the end of the year.Read Full Story

Saudi Arabia Sets Out VAT Filing, Payment Obligations

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Saudi Arabia's tax agency, the General Authority for Zakat and Tax, has issued a reminder to taxpayers that all enterprises registered for the territory's new value-added tax whose supplies exceed SAR40m (USD10.6m) annually must file their tax returns on a monthly basis. Read Full Story

Saudi Arabia Legislates To Absorb VAT On Education

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, January 12, 2018

Saudi Arabia's tax agency has set out the arrangements through which Saudi nationals will not bear the value-added tax that must be charged on education services under the Gulf Cooperation Council's harmonized value-added tax, which was introduced from January 1, 2018. Read Full Story

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