Pensions News

COVID-19: New Zealand Legislates For New Loss Carryback Regime

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

Friday, May 15, 2020

New Zealand's parliament has endorsed the COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Other Regulatory Urgent Measures) Bill, a second taxation Bill in response to COVID-19. The Bill received Royal Assent on April 30, 2020. Read Full Story

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