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More UK Tax Guidance Needed, Not Enforcement, Firms Say

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, April 29, 2019

UK businesses believe that the UK tax system is fundamentally unfair and they want more support to stay compliant, according to new research released on April 23 by the British Chambers of Commerce. Read Full Story

UK's Making Tax Digital Initiative To Cover Only VAT Until 2021

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

British businesses have welcomed confirmation from the UK Government that Making Tax Digital will not be rolled out to other taxes and more businesses in 2020. Read Full Story

Australia Warns On Real Estate GST Non-Compliance

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

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office said that it has noticed a number of common errors being made in activity statements since the "goods and services tax at settlement" system was introduced for the real estate industry in July 2018. Read Full Story

UK Launches Profit Diversion Compliance Facility For MNEs

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, January 14, 2019

HM Revenue and Customs has announced plans and guidance for a new Profit Diversion Compliance Facility, which is intended to support multinational companies concerned about their transfer pricing arrangements to resolve any issues with the tax agency. Read Full Story

Philippines To Soon Launch Tax Amnesty

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

Friday, December 21, 2018

Lawmakers in the Philippines have endorsed plans for a tax amnesty scheme that will cover estate taxes, general taxes, and delinquent accounts, covering liabilities up to December 31, 2017. Read Full Story

HMRC's Large Business Tax Inquiries Now Taking Three Years

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, November 9, 2018

The average length of HMRC's tax inquiries into large businesses are now taking more than three years to settle, with each case taking around 39 months to resolve in 2017/18, up from 34 months in 2016/17, according to Pinsent Masons, the international law firm. 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

Cyprus Issues New CbC Filing Notification

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 28, 2018

The Cyprus Tax Department has released a notice on the obligation on Cypriot constituent entities of multinational groups to file a CbC report in Cyprus where the ultimate parent entity files in a territory without an exchange of information arrangement with Cyprus. 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

Tax Regime Overhaul Announced In Barbados

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Barbados's new government has issued a new Budget that would raise corporate and income tax rates, repeal the National Social Responsibility Levy and road tax and make other value-added tax and levy changes. Read Full Story

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