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Switzerland Simplifies Process For German WHT Refunds

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The Swiss Government has said that from January 31, individuals and legal entitles domiciled in Germany will be able to use an online Swiss application to request a refund of Swiss withholding tax. Read Full Story

IRS Launches Gig Economy Tax Center

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

On January 9, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service announced the launch of a new Gig Economy Tax Center, which is intended to help taxpayers meet their tax obligations through more streamlined information. Read Full Story

Nigeria Offers Grace Period For Obtaining Tax Clearance Certificates

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami, has signed a notice providing companies with an extra 30-day window to obtain a tax clearance certificate. Read Full Story

Malta Updates Guidelines On Automatic Exchange Of Account Info

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Malta's Commissioner for Revenue on January 2, 2020, issued a single set of guidelines on the automatic exchange of financial account information. Read Full Story

US IRS Updates Virtual Currency FAQs

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The United States Internal Revenue Service has recently updated its list of frequently asked questions and answers on the tax treatment of transactions involving virtual currencies. Read Full Story

Nigeria To Begin Tax Enforcement Campaign

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, December 23, 2019

On December 17, 2019, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service issued a seven-day notice to tax defaulters and announced that it will soon begin a nationwide tax enforcement campaign in order to pursue those with unpaid taxes. Read Full Story

EU Parliament Adopts Position On Digital Tax Reforms

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 23, 2019

Members of the European Parliament have said that the EU should be prepared to act if global plans to reform the taxation of the digital economy fail. Read Full Story

EU Approves New Tonnage Tax Schemes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The EU has approved under state aid rules the introduction of a tonnage tax scheme in Estonia and the prolongation of a tonnage tax scheme in Cyprus. Read Full Story

Irish Taxpayers Must Renew 2014 Tax Rulings

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, December 6, 2019

Companies with a tax ruling dating from 2014 from the Irish Revenue have been encouraged to renew these before they expire. Read Full Story

Swiss Tax Disputes Resolved Quickly In 2018: Report

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 6, 2019

Switzerland has released a report on its efforts to resolve tax disputes, noting that the average time to complete mutual agreement procedure cases was 13 months in 2018, significantly below that required under the BEPS minimum standards. Read Full Story

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