Pensions News

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

Australia Consults On Superannuation Tax Reforms

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

Friday, January 12, 2018

The Australian Government is consulting on two measures designed to strengthen the superannuation tax rules. Read Full Story

Danish Tax Cuts Scaled Back

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been forced to scale back plans to cut tax in order to retain the support of a coalition partner. Read Full Story

Norway Told To Amend Pension Tax Rules

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority has ruled that Norway is in breach of European Economic Area rules because it does not give non-resident, low-income pensioners the same tax deductions as those available to residents. Read Full Story

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