Alderney News

Guernsey To Delay Tax Reform Debate To Explore Corporate Tax Options

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, April 29, 2022

The Guernsey Government on April 26, 2022, announced that a parliamentary debate on tax reform, scheduled for July, will now be delayed until the end of the year, to allow time for consideration of corporate tax options. Earlier, Guernsey's Policy and Resources Committee proposed that the territory could implement a goods and services tax to buoy the territory's finances. Read Full Story

Italy Amends Country 'Black Lists'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, April 6, 2015

On April 1, Italy's Minister of the Economy and Finance, Pier Carlo Padoan, signed two decrees that modify Italy's "black lists," and announced on the same day that Italy and the Vatican had signed their previously agreed tax information exchange agreement. Read Full Story

Bright Future For Guernsey With Balanced Budgets, Says FM

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Guernsey's Minister for Treasury and Resources, Gavin St Pier, has said the future is bright for Guernsey with the territory's Budget now on an even keel. Read Full Story

UK Tax Agent Requirement Waived For Gibraltar, IoM Gaming Firms

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that it has reached agreements with Gibraltar and the Isle of Man to enable businesses in those territories to not appoint a tax representative in the UK. The announcement concerns businesses affected by the upcoming changes to the UK's regime for remote gaming duty, pool betting duty, or general betting duty from December 1, 2014. Read Full Story

Guernsey Striving To Slash Tax Return Backlog

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, December 28, 2012

Guernsey's Income Tax Office has reported that a new initiative aimed at reducing the backlog of tax returns has been successful. Read Full Story

UK Legislates For Remote Gambling Overhaul

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, December 10, 2012

The UK government has published long-anticipated draft legislation which will introduce new licensing requirements on offshore gambling operators and regulate gambling services provided to UK consumers on a point of consumption basis, rather than on the current place of supply basis. Offshore operators will also be expected to contribute to the cost of regulating gambling in the UK by paying more tax. Read Full Story

UK Pensioners Dealt Further Blow In Guernsey RATS Case

by Robin Pilgrim, LawAndTax-News.com, London

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

A British couple that received incomplete tax advice in relation to a transfer of pension entitlements to a Guernsey retirement annuity trust scheme have been dealt a further blow in a recent ruling from the UK's Upper Tribunal, which agreed that interest should be imposed on top of substantial income tax liable under an earlier 2010 ruling. Read Full Story

OMI Gaming Welcomed To Alderney

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, June 22, 2012

Swedish mobile and social platform games development studio OMI Gaming has received approval from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission to operate under a Core Service Provider Associate Certificate. Read Full Story

Alderney Licenses International Charity Lottery

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, May 18, 2012

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has announced that it has provided a license to the first international charity lottery to operate from the specialist e-gaming territory, situated in the English channel. Read Full Story

Report Dissects Alderney's Role In Full Tilt Poker Case

by Robin Pilgrim, LawAndTax-News.com, London

Friday, March 30, 2012

Alderney's Gambling Control Commission has welcomed the publication of an independent report into decisions made in relation to three companies which were licensed in Alderney to operate as Full Tilt Poker. Read Full Story

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