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Netherlands Announces Tax 'Blacklist'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 7, 2019

On December 28, 2018, the Dutch Government published in the Official Gazette a list of 21 low-tax jurisdictions. Companies doing business in these territories will face new anti-avoidance measures, intended to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting. Read Full Story

Luxembourg Adopts Anti-Tax Avoidance Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 21, 2018

On December 18, 2018, Luxembourg's parliament approved legislation that will implement the European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. Read Full Story

Only Tax-Compliant Firms To Be Allowed Australian Gov't Contracts

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

Friday, November 23, 2018

Australia is to require businesses seeking to tender for significant federal government procurement contracts to demonstrate their record of tax compliance. 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

UK Announces Digital Tax, Corporate Tax Reforms In New Budget

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, November 2, 2018

The UK's 2018 Budget includes changes to tax rules for companies, and notably for multinational groups to conform with the EU's Anti Tax Avoidance Directive. Most significantly, the UK has decided to move ahead of the EU in announcing that it will apply a tax on the turnover of certain digital businesses. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Exchange CbC Reports More Widely

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 19, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has decided to expand the list of jurisdictions with which it will exchange country-by-country (CbC) reports. Read Full Story

Slovenia Lines Up BEPS Law And VAT Changes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 12, 2018

The Slovenian Government has published a proposed amendment to the corporate tax law that would transpose elements of the European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD I) into domestic legislation and align national law with EU VAT requirements with respect vouchers and tax rules for small businesses. Read Full Story

Switzerland Begins Sharing Tax Data Internationally

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 12, 2018

Switzerland has made its first exchanges under the new international automatic exchange of information framework, the Common Reporting Standard. Read Full Story

OECD Welcomes Dutch Efforts To Counter BEPS

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

The OECD has welcomed efforts by the Dutch Government to tackle base erosion and profit shifting but called for the overall tax regime to be simplified, including in area of value-added tax. Read Full Story