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Guernsey Regulator Releases Stock Market Integrity Code
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Guernsey's financial services regulator, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, has released a draft code on market conduct standards focusing on behavior it considers amounts to market abuse. 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
HMRC To Add To Arsenal Against Diverted Profits
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, April 12, 2018
HM Revenue and Customs has launched a consultation inviting input on proposals to tackle arrangements entered into by individuals, partnerships, or companies that aim to move UK profits outside the scope of UK taxation, typically through the use of offshore trusts and companies. Read Full Story
IRS Explains How To Calculate Transition Tax Liability
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, April 12, 2018
The US Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury have released comprehensive guidance on how to calculate liability to the Transition Tax, provided for in Section 965 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and explained elections available to taxpayers. Read Full Story
OECD Releases New CRS Tax Transparency Standard Handbook
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, April 6, 2018
On April 5 the OECD released a new edition of the Common Reporting Standard Implementation Handbook and announced a number of territories have agreed relationships with others to automatically exchange tax information, including Panama. Read Full Story
Australia Provides Update On International Tax Enforcement
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
In comments to the TPMinds International Conference in late March, Deputy Commissioner Mark Konza outlined the Australia Taxation Office's priorities in the area of international tax enforcement, with an especial focus to be placed on the energy and resources sector and pharmaceutical industry. Read Full Story
Hong Kong Confirms Profits Tax Shakeup From April
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Hong Kong has gazetted an ordinance to establish a new two-tier corporate tax regime from April 1, 2018. Read Full Story
Bermuda To Regulate Initial Coin Offerings
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, March 23, 2018
Bermuda's Premier and Minister of Finance, David Burt, told the island's parliament last week that his government will shortly release a draft Bill to regulate initial coin offerings in Bermuda. Read Full Story
IMF Proposes Growth-Friendly Tax Reforms For Italy
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, March 23, 2018
Italy should shift the tax burden from labor towards consumption and property, in particular by lowering social security contributions and broadening the value-added tax base, a new International Monetary Fund working paper says. Read Full Story
Tax-Privileged Free Trade Zones The OECD's Next Target
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, March 19, 2018
In a new report, the OECD has drawn attention to criminal activity in free trade zones, which typically offer tax privileges and lighter regulation, highlighting that they may be unintentionally fostering growth in counterfeit goods. Read Full Story
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