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Netherlands To Champion EU VAT Law Change For Cost-Sharing Groups

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Dutch Ministry of Finance has reassured taxpayers that it seeking to resolve at EU level reform of the EU's value-added tax rules concerning cost-sharing groups, following the European Court of Justice's rulings in DNB Banka (Case C-326/15) and Aviva Towarzystwo (Case C 605/15). Read Full Story

HMRC Changes Position On VAT On Cost-Sharing Groups

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The UK tax agency, HM Revenue and Customs, has released new guidance on its policies concerning cost-sharing groups following rulings from the European Court of Justice on their VAT treatment. Read Full Story

Fraud At Record Levels, New BDO Report Says

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

BDO, the accountancy and business advisory firm, has released a report into the rapidly growing issue businesses and governments face with fraud, including tax fraud. Read Full Story

Australia To Refine Oversight Of Charitable Giving

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

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The Australian Government has announced that it will reform the administration and oversight of organizations with Deductible Gift Recipient status. Read Full Story

Saffery Champness Builds On UK VAT Reform Recommendations

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Sean McGinness, Edinburgh-based VAT Director at accountants Saffery Champness, has recommended additional VAT reforms the UK Government could adopt to enhance the impact of recommendations newly put forward by the Office for Tax Simplification. Read Full Story

US House Ways And Means Adopts Tax Reform Law

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, November 10, 2017

The House Ways and Means Committee has passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act after a final markup, including in it a lower tax rate for pass-through income introduced as part of a second package of amendments. Read Full Story

ATR Warns Against US Carried Interest Tax Increase

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, October 27, 2017

US lobby group Americans For Tax Reform has raised the issue of capital gains tax, an area not covered by the Republicans' proposed Tax Plan, warning that a tax on carried interest could stifle economic growth. Read Full Story

IRS Defers Tax Obligations For Hurricane-Hit Taxpayers

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, August 31, 2017

The Internal Revenue Service has extended tax compliance concessions to victims of Hurricane Harvey. Read Full Story

Scotland Urged To Overhaul Commercial Property Taxes

by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

A report commissioned by the Scottish Government has put forward 30 recommendations on reform of Scotland's business rates regime (commercial property tax). Read Full Story

UK Private Hospitals 'Benefit From Tax Windfall'

by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The UK Government is facing calls to address imbalances in the business rates system that mean National Health Service Trusts are taxed more than many private hospitals. Read Full Story

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