Luxembourg Ratifies BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 15, 2019

Enhancements to Luxembourg's network of double tax agreements to mitigate base erosion and profit shifting will become effective from August 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Australia Issues Ruling On Hybrid Mismatch Rules

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

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office has opened a consultation on a draft Law Companion Ruling on the targeted integrity rule that will apply under the new hybrid mismatch regime. Read Full Story

Barbados To Slash PIT Rates Through Indirect Tax Grab

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, April 15, 2019

Barbados's 2019 Budget includes proposals to remove VAT input tax credits for various supplies, reform the personal income tax regime, and generate more revenues from property taxes and the gaming sector. Read Full Story

Austria Announces Five Percent Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Austrian Government announced on April 3, 2019, a package of tax measures aimed at the digital economy, including a five percent tax on revenue derived from the sale of digital advertising services and the removal of the low-value VAT exemption threshold. Read Full Story

Singaporean BEPS Treaty Amendments Become Effective

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

Friday, April 5, 2019

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has announced that the BEPS multilateral instrument entered into force for several of its double tax treaties on April 1, 2019. Read Full Story

EU Drops Digital Tax Plans

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The EU will not proceed with plans for a digital services tax, after finance ministers again failed to agree on the proposals. Read Full Story

France Set To Introduce Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 14, 2019

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has provided further details of France's proposed digital services tax, which will be put before the cabinet this week. Read Full Story

EU Urges Switzerland To Secure Tax Reform's Passage

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The European Council has called for the swift enactment of Switzerland's proposed corporate tax reform package. Read Full Story

Belgian Excess Profits Regime Not Unlawful Says EU Court

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

On February 14, 2019, the General Court of the European Union annulled the European Commission's decision that the Belgian tax regime relating to the excess profit of multinational companies is contrary to EU law. Read Full Story

EU Demands Belize Remove Harmful Tax Regimes

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The European Union Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) has warned the Government of Belize that the jurisdiction will be placed on the EU's blacklist of non-cooperative territories unless it commits to amend or abolish certain tax rules considered "harmful." Read Full Story

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