Norway News

OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, December 7, 2018
Last year, the tax burden in OECD countries reached its highest level recorded, at 34.2 percent of gross domestic product, up 20 basis points on 2016, largely due to increasing taxes on personal consumption and companies. Read Full Story

Swiss Government Signs Off On Tax, Trade Issues
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, November 30, 2018
Switzerland's Government has recently decided on a number of trade matters and reviewed its plans for changes to how it administers vehicle taxes. Read Full Story

Switzerland Begins Sharing Tax Data Internationally
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, October 12, 2018
Switzerland has made its first exchanges under the new international automatic exchange of information framework, the Common Reporting Standard. Read Full Story

Norway's Parliament Rejects 'Google Tax' Proposal
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Norway's parliament, the Storting, has rejected a legislative proposal for the introduction of a tax on digital business models, labeled the "Google tax," recommending instead that the Government explore the issue of digital taxation in partnership with the OECD. Read Full Story

Norway Announces Tax Breaks In Revised Budget
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Norway's Government on May 15, 2018, released a revised Budget, including a VAT exemption for electronic publications, changes to tax reliefs for corporates, and a simplified tax regime for foreign workers. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Implement Philippines Trade Deal
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, May 11, 2018
The Swiss Federal Council has announced that the free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association and the Philippines will enter into force for Switzerland on June 1. Read Full Story

EU VAT Cooperation Proposals To Be Amended
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, April 27, 2018
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has requested a number of changes to the EU Commission's proposals for enhanced administrative cooperation in value-added tax matters, according to a document released on April 23, 2018. Read Full Story

OECD Releases More Transfer Pricing Country Guides
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, April 12, 2018
The OECD has published new transfer pricing country profiles for Australia, China, Estonia, France, Georgia, Hungary, India, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Uruguay, bringing the number of such overviews published by the OECD to 44. Read Full Story

Norway Proposes Sharing Economy Tax Reporting
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, March 23, 2018
The Norwegian Government has begun a consultation on proposed new reporting requirements for online platforms in the sharing economy. Read Full Story

OECD Releases New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
The OECD on March 12 released a third round of peer reviews of countries' efforts to implement the BEPS minimum standard on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms. Read Full Story
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