Pensions News

Dutch Pension Tax Rules Under Fire From The EU Commission
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, December 6, 2019
The European Commission has asked the Netherlands to amend taxation rules that it says amount to obstacles to the cross-border transfer of pensions. Read Full Story

US Senate Approves Changes To Four Double Tax Pacts
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The United States Senate has approved protocols to four existing bilateral double tax avoidance treaties that have been pending in the chamber for as much as a decade. Read Full Story

Switzerland, Netherlands Amend Double Tax Pact
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Switzerland and the Netherlands have signed a protocol to their double tax agreement that will bring it into line with international standards. Read Full Story

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
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