US Senate Finance Committee Approves Four Treaties

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, July 5, 2019

On June 25, 2019, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved amendments to four double tax avoidance agreements which have been pending in the Senate for several years. Read Full Story

US Companies Urge Senate To Approve Tax Treaties

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 10, 2019

In a letter published on April 29, 2019, the United States National Foreign Trade Council urged the Senate to approve several pending double tax avoidance treaties. 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

Global Carbon Tax Take Up 50 Percent In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, May 28, 2018

Governments raised about USD33bn in carbon pricing revenue last year, a 50 percent increase from 2016, according to a new update by the World Bank. Read Full Story

OECD Personal Tax Burden Crept Higher Still In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 27, 2018

Belgium, Denmark, and Germany have the highest personal income tax burdens, at over 35 percent, among OECD countries, according to the latest OECD Taxing Wages report, which says that just over half of countries made small increases to their average personal tax rates last year. Read Full Story

Chile To Reform Corporate Tax

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, who began his second stint as the country's leader on March 11, has indicated that the Government will reform corporate taxation. Read Full Story

OECD Calls On Chile To Pursue More Equitable Tax Policies

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

The OECD has called on Chile to undertake more comprehensive tax reform to improve the fairness of the tax regime. Read Full Story

Australia, Peru Sign Free Trade Agreement

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

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Australia and Peru have signed a free trade agreement that will eliminate tariffs on 99 percent of Australian goods within five years of its entry into force. Read Full Story

Netherlands Confirms Tax Treaty Negotiation Priorities

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Netherlands will seek to resume discussions towards double taxation avoidance treaties with several countries in 2018, including the United States, the Government has said. Read Full Story

Agreement Reached On New Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Ministers from 11 countries have announced their agreement upon the "core elements" of a new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Read Full Story

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