investment funds News

Hong Kong To Ensure ITVF Tax Break For Offshore Investors

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

Friday, April 27, 2018

Hong Kong's Government has published a draft law preserving the profits tax exemption for offshore venture capital funds who participate in the island's new Innovation and Technology Venture Fund. Read Full Story

OECD Urges International Tax Reform Of Savings, Investments

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 13, 2018

"While countries do not necessarily need to tax savings more, there is a lot of room to improve the way countries tax savings," according to Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. Read Full Story

Caribbean States Appeal To EU Over Tax Blacklisting

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, March 23, 2018

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, a grouping of 15 Caribbean territories, says it is working hard through its Brussels embassy to address EU concerns, which have led to a number of its members being included on a tax blacklist. Read Full Story

EU Announces Sanctions For 'Blacklisted' Countries

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The European Commission is to take steps to ensure that EU external development and investment funds cannot be channelled or transited through entities in countries included on the EU's "blacklist" of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Read Full Story

Oman Adds Tax-Exempt REITs To Offering

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Oman's Capital Market Authority, which regulates the sultanate's financial markets, has issued a decree providing an exemption for newly permitted real estate investment funds. Read Full Story

HMRC Confirms Pension Fund VAT Change From 2019

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The UK tax authority has announced that planned changes to the way the UK taxes pension fund management services provided by regulated insurance companies will now take effect from April 1, 2019, having earlier confirmed there would be a delay. Read Full Story

HMRC Delays VAT Change On Pension Fund Management Services

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, November 17, 2017

The UK tax authority is to delay changes to the VAT rules for pension fund management services and amend its recent guidance. Read Full Story

Brazil Says Finances To Deteriorate This Year

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Brazil has lowered its primary deficit target to BRL159bn from BRL139bn after a significant fall in tax revenues Read Full Story

Netherlands And Indonesia Clarify Fund Taxation

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, July 14, 2017

The Government of the Netherlands has announced that it has concluded an agreement with Indonesia on the taxation of investment funds. Read Full Story

Bangladesh Confirms New VAT Law, Corporate Tax Cuts

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

Friday, June 9, 2017

Bangladesh has announced corporate income tax cuts and the introduction of the new value-added tax law in its new Budget, released on June 1. Read Full Story

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