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Hong Kong Announces Tax Credit Handout In 2020 Budget
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Hong Kong's 2020 Budget includes plans for a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax, and tax under personal assessment. Read Full Story
J5 Reviews Work To Tackle Cross-Border Tax Crimes
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
On February 19, 2020, the United States Internal Revenue Service announced that the leaders of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement recently gathered in Sydney, Australia, to review their work and to set priorities for the years ahead. Read Full Story
Ireland Updates Guidance On EU Exit Tax On IP Flight
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, February 20, 2020
The Irish Revenue has updated its guidance on Irish exit tax legislation to reflect changes introduced by Finance Act 2019. Read Full Story
Aruba Releases Transfer Pricing Documentation Templates
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Caribbean territory Aruba has released instructions on the completion of transfer pricing documentation and released model templates for completion. 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
Overseas Suppliers To NZ Urged To Register For GST
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Friday, October 18, 2019
New Zealand's tax agency has urged overseas businesses who sell goods valued at NZD1,000 (USD629) or less to register for GST ahead of the December 1, 2019, deadline. Read Full Story
OECD To Provide Another Update On Int'l Tax Reform Work
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, October 4, 2019
The OECD has announced that the next Tax Talks webcast will be held on October 9. It will update stakeholders on its work to develop new international tax rules. Read Full Story
Ecuador, Serbia Ratify OECD's Multilateral Tax Cooperation Pact
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, September 5, 2019
The OECD on September 2, 2019, announced that Ecuador and Serbia have ratified the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Read Full Story
Deadlines For Colombian Tax Amnesties This Month
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Two deadlines are approaching in Colombia for taxpayers wishing to take part in ongoing tax amnesties. Read Full Story
Australian High Court Allows Use Of Leaked Data In Tax Probes
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, August 22, 2019
The Australian Taxation Office has welcomed a significant ruling from Australia's High Court, which enables the tax agency to use information obtained from data leaks, even if leaked from a law firm. Read Full Story
LLB-Switzerland Signs US Non-Prosecution Agreement
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, August 8, 2019
On August 5, 2019, the US Department of Justice announced that Swiss bank LLB Verwaltung (Switzerland) AG has agreed to pay a penalty of USD10.6m to resolve a case in which it was accused of helping US clients to conceal income. Read Full Story
IRS's New Enforcement Initiatives Are Aimed At Individuals
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, July 25, 2019
On July 19, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service Large Business and International Division announced six additional compliance campaigns. Read Full Story
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- 06/12/2018 OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017 »
- 07/11/2018 Malaysia Announces Corporate Tax, Sales Tax Reforms In Budget »
- 31/10/2018 UK Announces Digital Tax, Corporate Tax Reforms In New Budget »
- 22/10/2018 Ireland Implements New Exit Tax Regime »
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