COVID-19: Colombia Issues New Process For Obtaining Tax Residence Certificates

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Colombia's federal tax agency has announced a new process for taxpayers applying for a certificate of fiscal residence or tax status. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tops World Bank's 'Doing Business' 2020

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

Friday, November 8, 2019

New Zealand is the easiest place in the world to do business, according to the World Bank's new Doing Business 2020 report, which looks at the simplicity of setting up, operating, and paying taxes in 190 territories around the world. Read Full Story

OECD Urges Colombia To Rethink Tax Breaks

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

Friday, November 8, 2019

The OECD has recommended that Colombia pursue value-added tax and income tax reforms to plug revenue leakages and improve the fairness of the tax regime. 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

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

Time For Latin America, Caribbean To Hike Tax: World Bank

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 19, 2018

With economic recovery being reported in Latin American and Caribbean states, a new World Bank report says governments must now look to fiscal policy to reduce their deficits. Read Full Story

OECD Urges International Tax Reform Of Savings, Investments

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 13, 2018

"While countries do not necessarily need to tax savings more, there is a lot of room to improve the way countries tax savings," according to Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. 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

Bermuda Lists CbC Report Exchange Partners

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The Bermuda Government on January 31, 2018, updated the lists of the countries with which it will exchange country-by-country reports filed in Bermuda in 2018 and in 2019. Read Full Story

Colombia, Italy Sign New Double Tax Pact

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Colombia and Italy signed a double tax agreement on January 26, 2018, which provides for lower withholding tax rates on cross-border payments of dividends, interest, and royalties income. Read Full Story

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