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Swiss Tax Disputes Resolved Quickly In 2018: Report

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 6, 2019

Switzerland has released a report on its efforts to resolve tax disputes, noting that the average time to complete mutual agreement procedure cases was 13 months in 2018, significantly below that required under the BEPS minimum standards. Read Full Story

Switzerland Publishes New English-Language VAT Guide

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 6, 2019

The Swiss Federal Tax Authority has released new English-language guidance for foreign businesses on their obligations under Swiss VAT law. Read Full Story

EU States Shut Down Plans For Public CbC Reporting

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 2, 2019

EU member states have been unable to reach an agreement on proposals to release to the public information on multinational enterprises' tax affairs. Read Full Story

UAE To Refund VAT Incurred On House Construction Works

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

Monday, December 2, 2019

Citizens from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will newly be able to claim refunds for the VAT they incur when building their own home. Read Full Story

EU Moving Forward With Proposal For Public CbC Reporting

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 25, 2019

The EU's Competitiveness Council is to meet on November 28, 2019, to agree a general approach on a legislative proposal to release to the public information on multinational enterprises' tax affairs. Read Full Story

New Zealand To Remove Low-Value Consignment Relief

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

Monday, November 25, 2019

New Zealand is to introduce GST on low-value goods sold by overseas retailers from December 1, 2019. Read Full Story

UK Labour Promises Corporate Tax Hikes, Second Brexit Referendum

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

The main UK opposition party Labour has set out its plans for tax reform, in a manifesto released on November 21. 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

UK Prime Minister Cancels Corporate Tax Cut

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that his party intends to cancel a planned cut to the corporate tax rate, which was scheduled for April 2020. Read Full Story

Hungarian Government Submits Tax Bill

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 15, 2019

On November 12, 2019, Hungary's Ministry of Finance announced that it has submitted to parliament the seventh and final part of its Economic Action Plan, which includes various tax measures. Read Full Story

Malta Adds To NID Guidelines

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, November 15, 2019

The Office of Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has updated guidelines in relation to the Notional Interest Deduction rules. Read Full Story

Finland To Implement EU Exit Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 15, 2019

On November 7, 2019, the Finnish Ministry of Finance issued a proposal to implement a corporate exit tax, which is based largely on the European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. Read Full Story