Asia Pacific News

Technology Cutting Tax Compliance Burden: Paying Taxes 2018
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The use of technology by business and government in tax compliance is driving continued simplification and reduction in the burden of tax compliance on businesses, says Paying Taxes 2018, a report by The World Bank Group and PwC. Read Full Story

Turkey Tops New Tax Complexity Index
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Turkey is the jurisdiction with the world's most complex tax and accounting requirements, according to a new report by TMF Group. Read Full Story

North America A Growing Market For Irish Exporters
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-news.com, London
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Enterprise Ireland has said that export growth to the UK slowed from 12 percent in 2015 to just two percent in 2016. Read Full Story

Asia-Pac Firms Value Tax Certainty Most: Survey
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region are placing greater importance on tax certainty, according to an annual survey by Deloitte. Read Full Story

Trump Confirms US Withdrawal From Trans Pacific Partnership
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that, during his first day in office, he will withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade treaty. Read Full Story

China Pushes Its Pan-Asian Trade Deals With TPP In Doubt
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, November 14, 2016
Given the increased probability that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will not be ratified by the United States, China is pushing its own longer term objective of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and the more-immediate Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Read Full Story

GST Boosts India's Growth Prospects, Says S And P
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The passage of India's long-awaited goods and services tax should boost the efficiency of the tax regime and the nation's growth prospects, says ratings agency Standard and Poor's. Read Full Story

Policy Commission To Advise On Asia-Pacific Trade Treaty
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
On March 20, the Asia Society Policy Institute launched a policy commission that will examine the current trade architecture in the Asia-Pacific and provide recommendations on the most effective, practical, and inclusive pathways towards the proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific. Read Full Story

Dubai Airport Freezone Says India Is Its Top Investor
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The Dubai Airport Freezone in the United Arab Emirates said it witnessed a 23 percent increase in the number of Indian companies operating in the zone during 2015. Read Full Story

Aviation Leasing In Hong Kong Needs Tax Changes: PwC
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Professional services firm PwC has said the Hong Kong Government's commitment to turn Hong Kong into an Asian aviation leasing hub will require a more competitive tax regime. Read Full Story
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