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South Africa Extends Employment, Learnership Incentives

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The South African National Treasury has published further proposed changes to the draft 2016 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill for public comment, including amendments relating to the employment tax incentive and the learnership tax incentive. Read Full Story

Tax Incentives Major Part Of New Italian Industrial Plan

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 23, 2016

The EUR37bn "Industria 4.0" plan for digital and technological industrial development in Italy, which was unveiled in Milan on September 21, will be supported by a number of tax incentives. Read Full Story

South Korea Proposes Tax Measures To Boost Investment

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

Friday, July 29, 2016

The South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance has issued details of the tax measures it plans to introduce from January 2017, subject to parliamentary approval, to encourage investment in growth industries. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Asset Management Sees Slight Fall

by Mary Swire, LawAndTax-News.com

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Combined fund management business in Hong Kong decreased slightly by 1.6 percent year-on-year to almost HKD17.4 trillion, as at December 31, 2015, according to the Securities and Futures Commission. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Ready For DTA Residency Applications

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

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department has confirmed that revised application forms for a certificate of Hong Kong resident status, in respect of the double taxation agreement between Mainland China and Hong Kong, will apply from June 20, 2016. Read Full Story

Hatch Holds Hearing On US Corporate Tax Integration

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 20, 2016

On May 17, further to his proposal for reform that would integrate the corporate and individual US tax codes, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch held a hearing on a measure that would allow US corporations to deduct dividends paid from their tax calculations. Read Full Story

Italy To Announce Tax Break For Investors In SMEs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

In a newspaper interview, Italy's Minister of Finance and the Economy, Pier Carlo Padoan, has disclosed that the Government will shortly introduce a decree providing a tax break for investors in Italian small- and medium-sized enterprises. Read Full Story

Singapore Adds To Tax Incentives In Budget

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Singapore's 2016 Budget, released on March 24, includes measures to support businesses to expand and enhances finance sector, treasury management, and international trade tax incentives. Read Full Story

South Africa Postpones Tax-Free Savings Transfers

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, March 14, 2016

The South African National Treasury has agreed to postpone possible transfers of tax-free savings accounts until November 1, 2016, to allow more time to discuss the matter with product providers. Read Full Story