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COVID-19: Germany Allowing Businesses To Defer Taxes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Last updated 4 hours ago | Monday, March 30, 2020

The German Ministry of Finance has adopted a circular including various tax relief measures for businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Read Full Story

UK's IR35 Reforms Delayed For One Year

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Last updated 4 hours ago | Monday, March 30, 2020

The UK Government has announced that the expansion of the off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, will be delayed until April 2021, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read Full Story

Switzerland Reports Bumper Tax Receipts For 2019

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Higher tax receipts helped Switzerland to another surplus in 2019, with withholding tax and direct federal tax performing particularly well. Read Full Story

Democrat Bill Targets GILTI High-Tax Exclusion

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Democrats in the United States Senate have introduced a bill that would block proposals to introduce a "high-tax exemption" to the Global Intangible Low-Tax Income regime. Read Full Story

OECD Release Landmark TP Guidance On Financial Transactions

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 20, 2020

The OECD has released a report providing transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions, as part of its follow-up work on tackling tax base erosion and profit shifting, under Actions 4, 8, 9, and 10 of the BEPS Action Plan. Read Full Story

Switzerland Confirms Status Quo With UK

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Switzerland has said that the withdrawal of the UK from the EU on January 31 will not change the relationship between Switzerland and the UK in the near future. Read Full Story

IRS Launches Gig Economy Tax Center

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

On January 9, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service announced the launch of a new Gig Economy Tax Center, which is intended to help taxpayers meet their tax obligations through more streamlined information. Read Full Story

Tax Extenders Passed In US Spending Package

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Monday, December 23, 2019

On December 17, 2019, the United States House of Representatives passed a year-end spending package, which includes legislation extending numerous expired and expiring tax provisions, and repealing certain taxes introduced to help fund the Obamacare health care reforms. Read Full Story