Seychelles News

Seychelles Enacts BEPS Legislation

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

Friday, December 28, 2018

Seychelles has enacted numerous legislative amendments that are intended to enable Seychelles to comply with the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) minimum standards. Read Full Story

Seychelles Supported To Implement BEPS Measures

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, December 21, 2018

Representatives from the OECD are in Seychelles until December 14 to support the territory to implement its recommendations to tackle base erosion and profit shifting. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Guidance On Impact Of BEPS MLI

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 16, 2018

The OECD has provided a progress update on implementation of the BEPS multilateral instrument (BEPS MLI), which will become effective from January 1, 2019, and released advice for states on how to prepare guidance on the interpretation of changes to tax treaties. Read Full Story

At UN General Assembly, OECD Urges Global Carbon Tax Action

Friday, September 28, 2018

Three years on from the commitments made at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, the overwhelming majority of governments have not taken the necessary action to contain growing risks to the climate, says the OECD. It said, with emissions on the rise again, OECD governments need to get serious about shifting their economies to a low-carbon model and stop investing in carbon-intensive infrastructure. Read Full Story

Seychelles Introduces Progressive PIT Regime

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, June 21, 2018

The Seychelles introduced a new progressive income tax system for individuals on June 1, 2018. Read Full Story

Seychelles Needs To Redouble BEPS Efforts: UN Expert

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, April 9, 2018

The Seychelles has been told to deploy more resources to implement recommendations from the OECD on base erosion and profit shifting. Read Full Story

Seychelles Lifts Import Duties On Certain Building Materials

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Effective January 1, 2018, import duty was removed in the Seychelles on dietary supplements, corrugated iron sheets, and various other building materials, including panels, tiles, and other similar materials. Read Full Story

Seychelles Approves Tax Law Changes

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, January 1, 2018

At an extraordinary meeting of the Seychelles Cabinet in December, a number of legal and tax policy proposals were approved, continuing the jurisdiction's progress in reforming its tax regime and bolstering its economy. Read Full Story

Seychelles Overhauls Tax Settings In Recent 2018 Budget

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

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The Seychelles Budget included numerous proposals to change the territory's tax settings, including new corporate tax reliefs and the settings for a progressive personal income tax regime. Read Full Story