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

Canada Revenue Agency To Improve Digital Platform

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, September 28, 2018

The Canada Revenue Agency is to collaborate with an association of tax preparation and software firms to improve the digital services it provides to taxpayers. Read Full Story

Icelandic Budget Proposes Income Tax Reform

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Iceland's 2019 Budget includes proposals to increase the personal deduction and index income tax thresholds to the consumer price index. Read Full Story

Final Forms To Move To Australia's New Practitioner Lodgment Service

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

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

The Australian Taxation Office has announced the dates on which the remaining forms, statements, and reports will transfer to its practitioner lodgment service. Read Full Story

Finnish Government Reaches 2019 Budget Agreement

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

A number of incentives have been included in the Finnish Government's 2019 Budget to encourage investment in the shares of both small and listed companies. Read Full Story

US Urged To Trim Tax Form W-4

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, July 16, 2018

The American Institute of CPAs has urged the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department to simplify the draft 2019 Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, and the accompanying instructions, to reduce administrative burdens on taxpayers. Read Full Story

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