Finance News

Barbados To Slash PIT Rates Through Indirect Tax Grab

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, April 15, 2019

Barbados's 2019 Budget includes proposals to remove VAT input tax credits for various supplies, reform the personal income tax regime, and generate more revenues from property taxes and the gaming sector. Read Full Story

Vietnam Announces Corporate Tax Breaks For SMEs

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

Monday, April 15, 2019

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has forwarded a proposal to parliament to legislate for corporate tax relief for small and medium sized enterprises. Read Full Story

Austria Announces Five Percent Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Austrian Government announced on April 3, 2019, a package of tax measures aimed at the digital economy, including a five percent tax on revenue derived from the sale of digital advertising services and the removal of the low-value VAT exemption threshold. Read Full Story

Canada's 2019 Budget Focuses On Real Estate Tax Compliance

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau has made tax non-compliance in the real-estate market a major focus of his 2019 Budget. Read Full Story

France Set To Introduce Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 14, 2019

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has provided further details of France's proposed digital services tax, which will be put before the cabinet this week. Read Full Story

New Zealand Issues Guidance On New R And D Tax Incentive

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

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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Ireland To Allow Firms To Postpone Accounting For Import VAT

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Ireland's Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe, on February 6, 2018, confirmed that the Government proposes to introduce a system of postponed accounting for VAT should there by a no-deal Brexit. Read Full Story

UK Tax Info Request To Dubai Resident Lawful, UK Court Says

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The UK's Court of Appeal has ruled that HM Revenue and Customs acted lawfully when issuing a request to a British expat in Dubai for documents concerning his tax affairs. Read Full Story

Ireland Updates Special Assignee Relief Programme Guide

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Irish tax agency has updated its guidance on provisions in Section 825C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 on the Special Assignee Relief Programme. Read Full Story