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Nigeria To Begin Tax Enforcement Campaign

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, December 23, 2019

On December 17, 2019, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service issued a seven-day notice to tax defaulters and announced that it will soon begin a nationwide tax enforcement campaign in order to pursue those with unpaid taxes. Read Full Story

Hungarian Government Submits Tax Bill

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 15, 2019

On November 12, 2019, Hungary's Ministry of Finance announced that it has submitted to parliament the seventh and final part of its Economic Action Plan, which includes various tax measures. Read Full Story

IRS Expands Virtual Currency Tax Guidance

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Friday, October 11, 2019

On October 9, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service issued two new pieces of guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency. Read Full Story

Tax Experts Have Helped Developing Countries Net USD500m In Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 27, 2019

The international community has made important progress in improving developing countries' ability to tax multinational enterprises and boost domestic revenue mobilization, says the annual report for the initiative Tax Inspectors Without Borders. Read Full Story

US Appeals Court Backs Amazon In Transfer Pricing Case

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, August 22, 2019

On August 16, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in favor of Amazon, in a case involving the regulatory definition of intangible assets and the method of their valuation in a cost-sharing arrangement. Read Full Story

Oman Says VAT Not On The Backburner

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Oman's Government has released a statement confirming that it is preparing to introduce VAT legislation into parliament to implement the levy without delay. Read Full Story

Zambia Delays VAT Again, Until September

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, July 5, 2019

Zambia has once again pushed back implementation of a sales tax in place of value-added tax, to September 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Costa Rica To Introduce VAT From July 1

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, June 21, 2019

Costa Rica will introduce a new value-added tax regime, in place of sales tax, starting July 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Australia Explains Early Intervention Program

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

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has explained how its Early Intervention Strategy helps it to identify tax agents at risk of non-compliance. Read Full Story