President Trump Considering New Tax Cuts

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, August 22, 2019

United States President Donald Trump said on August 20, 2019, that the administration is considering additional tax cuts to help maintain economic growth. Read Full Story

Ireland Issues E-Brief On Mergers And Divisions

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, August 22, 2019

The Irish Revenue has published guidance on the tax compliance obligations that arise from mergers and divisions. Read Full Story

US Senators Urge 'Fairness' Change To Capital Gains Tax Calculations

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, August 8, 2019

A group of 21 Republican members of the US Senate have signed a letter to the Treasury Secretary urging him to amend how capital gains tax liability is calculated. Read Full Story

Austria To Introduce New Angel Investor Tax Breaks

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 8, 2019

The European Commission has approved an Austrian tax incentive for mid-sized business financing companies. Read Full Story

Ireland Consults On Capital Gains Tax Relief Review

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Irish Finance Department has launched a consultation on potential changes to the capital gains tax revised entrepreneur relief. Read Full Story

Australian Tax Office Expands Data Matching Program

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

Friday, November 2, 2018

The Australian Taxation Office has announced that it is expanding its data matching program to focus on information it receives from partner organizations on shares held by taxpayers. Read Full Story

Thailand Introduces Virtual Currency Trading Tax Rules

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

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

In a last-minute change ahead of the implementation of new tax rules for virtual currency trading, Thai lawmakers agreed that virtual currency trading on regulated exchanges should be exempt from value-added tax. Read Full Story

Ireland Releases Virtual Currency Tax Guidance

by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Irish Revenue has issued an eBrief to clarify how "normal tax rules" apply to transactions involving cryptocurrencies. Read Full Story

HK Government Studying Vacant Property Tax

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, May 11, 2018

Hong Kong's Government says it is studying the feasibility of introducing a tax on vacant "first-hand" private residential properties. Read Full Story

Sweden Scraps Exit Tax Proposal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Swedish Government has announced that it will not proceed with a proposal to introduce an exit tax after hearing concerns about the measure's design. Read Full Story

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