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Bahamas Announces VAT, Bank Tax Reforms In New Budget
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
The Bahamas announced a number of significant reforms in its 2019/20 Budget, released on May 29, 2019, including a new tax on banks, which will replace annual fees, and new VAT obligations on online marketplaces and the removal of VAT on exported services. Read Full Story

Denmark To Cut Tax Appeal Waiting Times
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, June 4, 2018
The Danish Government is allocating an additional DKK230m (USD36m) to ease a backlog of pending tax appeal cases. Read Full Story

Guernsey Hikes Taxes On Business, Higher Earners
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Gavin St Pier, the President of Guernsey's Policy and Resources Committee, has asked higher earners and businesses to make a greater tax contribution in the island's 2018 Budget. Read Full Story

India Confirms Reverse Charge GST On Legal Services
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, July 20, 2017
The Indian Government has said that all legal services provided to a business should be subject to goods and services tax under a reverse charge. Read Full Story

IRS Issues Report On Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics in the United States helped almost 20,000 taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service in 2015, eliminating more than USD64m in tax liabilities, penalties, and interest. Read Full Story

Australian Goods And Services Tax Guidance For Offshore Suppliers
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
The Australian Tax Office has updated its guidance for those non-resident businesses that make supplies of goods, services, or digital products to consumers or GST-registered businesses in Australia, with a couple of changes due to occur next year and a change last month. Read Full Story

Australia Explains New Digital Tax Regime
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The Australian Taxation Office has issued guidance on a new law that will apply the goods and services tax to international sales of services and digital products from July 1, 2017. Read Full Story

Spain Among Top Improvers In World Bank's Doing Business 2016
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, October 30, 2015
In its new Doing Business report, the World Bank singled out Spain for praise for tax system improvements implemented to make doing business easier in the nation. Read Full Story

Hockey Delivers Australia's 2015 Budget
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey's 2015 Budget includes a company tax cut for small business, plans to tackle profit shifting, and proposals to expand the goods and services tax base. Read Full Story

Indian Lawyers Calls For Changes To Tax Audit System
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Lawyers should be permitted to sign and endorse tax audit certificates and reports, the Bar Council of India has said. Read Full Story
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