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Irish VAT Rate Cut To Be Reversed In March
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, February 15, 2021
The Irish headline rate of VAT will return to 23 percent from March, having been temporarily reduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Story

Switzerland, Italy Agree Tax Deal For Frontier Workers
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, Switzerland and Italy signed a new agreement on the taxation of cross-border commuters and an amendment to their existing double taxation agreement. Read Full Story

UK May Double Capital Gains Tax Burden
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
More closely aligning UK capital gains tax (CGT) rates with income tax rates could raise significant revenues for the UK, a government-commissioned review has concluded. Read Full Story

Turkey Presents Law For Corporate Tax Cut
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, November 2, 2020
The Turkish Government has submitted a bill to parliament that would allow the president to reduce the rate of corporate tax by up to five percentage points. Read Full Story

OECD Indicates New Focus On Virtual Currency Tax Issues
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The OECD has released a new report on countries' tax rules for virtual currencies, alongside an announcement that the Common Reporting Standard will be expanded next year to newly cover virtual currency assets. Read Full Story

Russia's Cabinet Approves Maltese DTA Amendments
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Russia's Government has approved wording for a draft Protocol that it will seek to conclude with Malta, to revise their double tax agreement to increase withholding tax rates at source for cross-border dividends and interest income. Read Full Story

Ireland Lowers Headline VAT Rate
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
A temporary reduction in Ireland's standard rate of VAT entered into force on September 1, 2020. Read Full Story

Germany Releases New VAT Manual For 2019/20
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, September 7, 2020
On September 2, 2020, the German Ministry of Finance announced that the official value-added tax manual for 2019/20 has been published online. Read Full Story

Switzerland Prolongs Exemption For COVID-19 Essentials
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
The Swiss Government has confirmed it will extend a tax exemption for surface disinfectants in light of COVID-19. Read Full Story

Panama Considering SME Corporate Tax Rate Cuts
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, August 21, 2020
Panama's parliament is presenting considering changes to income tax rates for small- and medium-sized businesses, included in Bill 358. Read Full Story
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