telecoms News

Telecoms Firms Ask Argentina To Ease Suffocating Tax Regime

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, December 1, 2017

The GSM Association, which represents almost 800 mobile operators worldwide, has called for reform of the tax settings for the mobile telecoms sector in Argentina, pointing out the tax burden far exceeds that in neighboring states. Read Full Story

Vodafone's New Arbitration Request Blocked By Indian Court

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

Monday, August 28, 2017

India's Delhi High Court has issued an injunction restraining telecoms giant Vodafone Group Plc from proceeding with international arbitration in its USD2.2bn tax dispute with India. Read Full Story

Costa Rica Plans Netflix Tax

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, August 14, 2017

Costa Rica's Government is planning to introduce a 15 percent value-added tax on entertainment streaming services such as Netflix. Read Full Story

Malaysia Looking At Modernizing Road Tax

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

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai revealed on July 19 that the Government is considering introducing a more modern, innovative way of levying road tax. Read Full Story

Record Demand For UK's Tax Breaks For Creative Industries

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, July 20, 2017

New figures published by HM Revenue and Customs reveal that the number of claims for Film Tax Relief reached a record high in 2016-17. Read Full Story

India Cuts GST Rates On Numerous Items

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

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

India's Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on June 11 announced that India will cut goods and services tax on 66 items, ahead of the introduction of the tax from July 1. Read Full Story

Bangladesh Confirms New VAT Law, Corporate Tax Cuts

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

Friday, June 9, 2017

Bangladesh has announced corporate income tax cuts and the introduction of the new value-added tax law in its new Budget, released on June 1. Read Full Story

EU Parliament Signs Off On Cut-Rate VAT For E-books

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, June 2, 2017

The European Parliament on June 1 voted in favor of proposed changes to EU value-added tax law to introduce a reduced rate of VAT on e-books, to bring their treatment into line with that of printed matter. Read Full Story

Pakistan Budget Boosts Start-Ups, Tech Sector

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

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Pakistan announced a number of tax changes in its 2017/18 Budget, delivered on May 26. Read Full Story

Telecoms Firms Urged To Pass On Indian GST Windfall

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

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Telecommunications firms doing business in India have been urged to ensure that any savings resulting from the introduction of goods and services tax in the country from July are passed on to consumers. Read Full Story

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