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Netherlands To Champion EU VAT Law Change For Cost-Sharing Groups

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Dutch Ministry of Finance has reassured taxpayers that it seeking to resolve at EU level reform of the EU's value-added tax rules concerning cost-sharing groups, following the European Court of Justice's rulings in DNB Banka (Case C-326/15) and Aviva Towarzystwo (Case C 605/15). Read Full Story

TCJA Encourages Firms To Shift Profits Offshore, Says ITEP

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Aspects of the tax reform legislation in the United States continue to provide an incentive for companies to shift profits offshore by providing more favorable tax treatment to foreign income than domestic profits, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has said. Read Full Story

Canada Told To Sharpen Corporate Tax Competitiveness

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

The IMF has said that the recent changes to the US tax system could make Canada a less attractive destination for investment. Read Full Story

Canada, Israeli Sign FTA

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, June 4, 2018

Canada and Israel have signed a modernized free trade agreement. Read Full Story

EU Drafts Directive To Overhaul VAT Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, May 28, 2018

In a new proposal for a Council Directive, the European Commission has set out the value-added tax law amendments necessary to bring about massive changes to how VAT functions in the European Union, in particular to simplify compliance obligations for businesses and to make the system less prone to fraud. Read Full Story

Thailand Introduces Virtual Currency Trading Tax Rules

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

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

In a last-minute change ahead of the implementation of new tax rules for virtual currency trading, Thai lawmakers agreed that virtual currency trading on regulated exchanges should be exempt from value-added tax. Read Full Story

China Pledges Tax Support For 'Belt And Road Territories'

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

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The tax agencies of China and Kazakhstan, with involvement also from the OECD, hosted a three-day tax conference to discuss the provision of capacity building support from China for those countries that will be involved in China's Belt and Road Initiative. It was attended by more than 250 delegates from 49 tax administrations, four international organizations, and five academic institutions. Read Full Story

Germany To Provide Tax Relief In 2019

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 11, 2018

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has indicated that the Government may provide limited personal income tax relief by adjusting tax brackets next year, with tax revenues expected to be higher than targeted over the next few years. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Implement Philippines Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 11, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has announced that the free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association and the Philippines will enter into force for Switzerland on June 1. Read Full Story

S Korea Issues Guide For Foreign Taxpayers

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

Friday, May 4, 2018

South Korea's National Tax Service has released guidance in English for foreign taxpayers to comply with their South Korean tax affairs. Read Full Story

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