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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

Australia Consults Taxpayers On Virtual Currency Taxation
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, March 26, 2018
The Australian Tax Office has launched a new consultation on potential reforms to ease the complexity for taxpayers of complying with their virtual currency tax obligations. Read Full Story

Israeli Tax Authority Issues Virtual Currency Tax Rules
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Thursday, March 1, 2018
The Israeli Tax Authority has clarified the country's tax rules for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, in a circular issued on February 19. Read Full Story
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