Pensions News

Finland-Portugal Tax Treaty Terminated

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 14, 2019

The Portuguese Government has confirmed in a notice published in its Official Gazette that Portugal's tax treaty with Finland has been terminated effective January 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Finnish Government Reaches 2019 Budget Agreement

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

A number of incentives have been included in the Finnish Government's 2019 Budget to encourage investment in the shares of both small and listed companies. Read Full Story

New Finland-Spain Tax Treaty Effective 2019

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

A new tax treaty between Finland and Spain, which will broaden the Finnish Government's taxing rights with respect to pension income, will be effective from 2019, according to the Finnish Ministry of Finance. Read Full Story

EU Tax Working Group To Discuss Digital Tax, MNE Tax Issues

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The EU's High Level Working Party (Taxation) will discuss international tax reform at its meeting on April 18. 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 Gets Tough On Superannuation Compliance

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

Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Australian Government has introduced legislation to tighten the rules around the employer-paid superannuation guarantee. Read Full Story

UK Hails Win Over Tax-Avoidance Scheme

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, March 16, 2018

HM Revenue and Customs, the UK tax agency, has lauded a ruling in its favor secured before the courts that will save the UK exchequer tens of millions of pounds in related tax-avoidance cases. Read Full Story

US Manufacturers Welcome Miscellaneous Tariff Bill

Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

US manufacturers have praised the House passage of the bipartisan Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, which if approved by Congress will provide temporary tariff relief on a wide range of products otherwise unavailable in the US. Read Full Story

Most Canadians Facing A Tax Hike, Think Tank Says

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, January 15, 2018

The Fraser Institute, a think tank, has said that more than 90 percent of Canadian families with children will pay higher taxes once the planned Canada Pension Plan payroll tax increases are fully implemented. Read Full Story