Finance News

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 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

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

Netherlands To Improve Employee Allowance Scheme

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on February 1, 2019, that the work-related costs scheme will be improved from 2020. Read Full Story

Philippines To Double Down On Tax Audits

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

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Commissioner of the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue, Caesar Dulay, has said the country will introduce a more stringent audit program in 2019, to further improve the tax take. Read Full Story

France Seeks Corporate Minimum Tax At G7

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that the "fair" taxation of multinational companies will be at the heart of the G7's agenda during the French presidency of the group. Read Full Story

New Indonesian E-Commerce Tax Obligations From April

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

Monday, January 28, 2019

Indonesia's Ministry of Finance has confirmed that online marketplaces and sellers must comply with VAT and income tax obligations set out in Indonesian in Regulation Number 210/PMK.010/2018 from April 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Germany's CDU Party Calls For Corporate Tax Cut

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 21, 2019

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, chair of the German Christian Democrat Union (CDU), has said that the Government should consider cutting corporate tax to help stave off a slowdown in the economy. Read Full Story

Belgium Introduces Optional VAT On Property Leases

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 21, 2019

On January 10, 2018, the Belgian Ministry of Finance reminded taxpayers letting and leasing certain real estate that they can opt in to the value-added tax regime. Read Full Story

Seychelles Enacts BEPS Legislation

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

Friday, December 28, 2018

Seychelles has enacted numerous legislative amendments that are intended to enable Seychelles to comply with the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) minimum standards. Read Full Story

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