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Ireland Consults On Future Of Two Tax Reliefs

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, July 5, 2019

The Irish Government is holding a public consultation on the Special Assignee Relief Programme and the Foreign Earnings Deduction, as part of a broader independent review of the reliefs. Read Full Story

Mauritius Overhauls Tax Regime In 2019-20 Budget

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, June 21, 2019

Mauritius announced a multitude of changes to all areas of its tax regime in its 2019-2020 Budget, including international tax reforms; value-added tax changes; new corporate tax relief measures, including a new patent box regime; a regime for peer-to-peer lending; individual tax breaks; and a tax amnesty scheme. Read Full Story

Ireland Consults On Capital Gains Tax Relief Review

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Irish Finance Department has launched a consultation on potential changes to the capital gains tax revised entrepreneur relief. Read Full Story

Austria To Cut Corporate Tax To 21pc By 2023

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 10, 2019

Austria's Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, has announced plans for significant tax cuts for businesses and individuals. Read Full Story

Philippines Seeking Passage Of Corporate Tax Plan By Summer

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

Friday, May 10, 2019

The Philippines Government has said that it hopes to secure approval from Congress of the corporate income tax reform package within the next few months. Read Full Story

Switzerland Introduces New Tax Rule For Systemically Important Banks

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The Swiss Federal Council has announced that legislation setting the rules for a participation deduction for systemically important banks will enter into force retroactively, with effect from January 1. Read Full Story

New Swiss Corporate Tax Reform Requires Public Approval

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

A federal referendum will be held on May 19, 2019, in Switzerland on an overhaul to the corporate tax code, to bring it into line with international standards. Read Full Story

OECD Reports Progress On Harmful Tax Regimes Work

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 23, 2018

Releasing a progress update, the OECD said international efforts to curb harmful tax practices and prevent the misuse of preferential tax regimes are having a tangible impact worldwide. Read Full Story

Switzerland Gearing Up For Corporate Tax Changes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 16, 2018

The Swiss Government has announced that, in preparation for a major overhaul of the tax system, existing practices on the taxation of principal companies and finance branches will not be applied to new companies as of 2019. Read Full Story