Hong Kong Tables Law For Budget Tax Relief Measures

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

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Hong Kong published in its Official Gazette The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2019 on March 8. The Bill will implement concessionary tax measures proposed in the 2019-20 Budget. Read Full Story

Canada Launches Tax Filing Season

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

On February 19, the Canada Revenue Agency officially opened the 2019 tax filing season. Read Full Story

IRS Launches Tax Filing Season

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The United States Internal Revenue Service has announced that it "successfully" opened the 2019 tax-filing season, with the the agency now accepting and processing federal tax returns for the 2018 tax year. Read Full Story

Philippines To Soon Launch Tax Amnesty

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

Friday, December 21, 2018

Lawmakers in the Philippines have endorsed plans for a tax amnesty scheme that will cover estate taxes, general taxes, and delinquent accounts, covering liabilities up to December 31, 2017. Read Full Story

Swiss 'Robot Taxes' Deemed Unnecessary

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 21, 2018

The Swiss Federal Government has endorsed a report that recommends that Switzerland does not yet need to introduce new or higher taxes to account for automation. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Maintain 2018 Interest Rates For Overdue Tax, Refunds in 2019

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, October 29, 2018

Switzerland will keep unchanged the amount of interest charged to taxpayers on outstanding tax payments during 2019. Read Full Story

Australia To Improve Division 7A Tax Rules For Shareholders

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

Friday, October 26, 2018

The Australian Government is to simplify taxpayers' compliance with rules designed to prevent shareholders from using private company profits without paying tax at their marginal rates. Read Full Story

Netherlands To Keep Dividend Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 19, 2018

The Dutch Government has decided to cancel the proposed elimination of the dividend tax and provide for a larger reduction in the rate of corporate tax, according to an announcement by State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel on October 15, 2018. Read Full Story

Switzerland Begins Sharing Tax Data Internationally

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 12, 2018

Switzerland has made its first exchanges under the new international automatic exchange of information framework, the Common Reporting Standard. Read Full Story

Australia Warns Large Taxpayers On Steep Non-Filing Penalties

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

Friday, October 12, 2018

The Australian Taxation Office has warned the country's largest corporate taxpayers that "failure to lodge" penalties, which were increased 100-fold from July 1, 2017, apply to all form types. Read Full Story

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