Netherlands Adds To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Barbados and Turkmenistan have been added to the Netherlands' list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing certain anti-tax avoidance rules, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on December 30, 2019. Read Full Story

Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 11, 2019

On October 7, 2019, the Dutch Government announced the launch of a consultation on the 2020 edition of the list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing existing and forthcoming anti-avoidance legislation intended to tackle base erosion and profit shifting. Read Full Story

Ukraine To Exempt Imported Natural Gas From VAT

by Tatiana Smolenska, Tax-News.com, Moscow

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Ukraine is preparing draft amendments to introduce a value-added tax exemption for imported natural gas. Read Full Story

Swiss Tax Info Exchange With Ireland, Turkmenistan In Force

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 30, 2013

It has been announced that the protocol amending the double taxation agreement between Switzerland and Ireland, and the new Swiss agreement with Turkmenistan, have entered into force, and will both apply from January 1, 2014. Read Full Story

Switzerland Adopts Multiple DTAs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 23, 2012

The Swiss Federal Department of Finance has recently announced that the Federal Council has adopted five more double taxation agreements regarding taxes on income and on capital and submitted them to parliament for approval. Read Full Story

Switzerland, Turkmenistan Sign DTA

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 12, 2012

Switzerland and Turkmenistan have recently held talks in Bern, with the discussions focussing on plans to intensify bilateral economic relations between the two countries, and culminating in the signing of a double taxation agreement. Read Full Story

UNCTAD Supports Developing Nations On WTO Accession

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, September 24, 2012

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development received praise from landlocked developing countries at their Fourth Ministerial meeting held in Almaty recently, in particular for the organisation's provision of inpartial advice to assist nations in their efforts to join the World Trade Organization. Read Full Story

Ukraine Joins Regional FTA

by Tatiana Smolenskaya, Tax-News.com, Moscow

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ukraine has become the third nation to ratify a multilateral free trade agreement that would liberalize regional trade and introduce the use of procedures developed by the World Trade Organization to resolve trade disputes and prevent the use of trade-restricting measures between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Read Full Story

US Issues Annual IPR Country Report

by Glen Shapiro, LawAndTax-News.com, New York

Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual ‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). Read Full Story

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