Category: Jurisdiction
Turkey: Amendments In Transfer Pricing General Communiqué
A few transfer pricing laws in Turkey have been amended as per the concerned General Communiqué. Here they are. ... - Continue reading
Indonesia, Australia sign MoU on tax information exchange
Indonesia and Australia join hands to fight tax avoidance under the double tax avoidance treaty. ... - Continue reading
What is VAT?
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax charged on most goods and services consumed in the EU. The tax is levied on the 'value added' to the product at each stage of production and distribution. ... - Continue reading
Amazon services arm pays £14m in UK taxes despite revenues of nearly £3bn
Amazon’s (AMZN) UK services arm paid just £14.5m ($16.1m) in UK corporate taxes in 2019 despite generating revenues of nearly £3bn in the country, according to the company’s latest accounts. ... - Continue reading
Russia and Cyprus sign amended double taxation treaty
Russia and Cyprus get together for tax reform. ... - Continue reading
Nigeria: FIRS Launches Reporting Portal for Financial Institutions
New Automatic Exchange of Information-Common Reporting Standard (AEOI-CRS) system set for Nigeria. ... - Continue reading
France sees EU digital tax solution in 2021
GAFA group -- Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, please take note! ... - Continue reading
New proposition threatens California’s real property tax haven
Homeowners have seen their houses appreciate in value dramatically in most parts of the country over the past several decades, and in most cases, the assessed value for real property taxes has kept pace with the rise in the real value of the property itself. But not in California. The… – Continue reading
Does Your State Have an Estate or Inheritance Tax?
A peak into the treatment of estate tax and inheritance tax in the different states of the USA. ... - Continue reading
HMRC says 10% rise in UK tax evasion reports is due to whistleblowers
HMRC, the British government’s tax authority, has reported a 10% rise YoY in evasion probes – and says the increase is due to a surge in whistleblowers. Today’s figures, released by UHY Hacker Young, reveal 73,000 reports arising from whistleblowing, representing a 10% rise on the numbers for 2018-19.UHY Hacker… – Continue reading
Bermuda: Enforcement Of Judgments 2020 – Trends And Developments
Bermuda is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It has a population of over 60,000 people on a land mass of just 21 square miles. The island group is located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 760 miles due east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Surrounded by coral reefs and the Gulf Stream, Bermuda remains a popular destination for tourists but its infrastructure, flexible and innovative corporate structures and strong regulatory environment have made it a leading offshore jurisdiction for company incorporations, including for a number of companies listed on the main New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges ... - Continue reading
Enhanced transfer pricing regime amidst the pandemic
Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is requiring governments to design and implement strategies to cope with the deepening impact of the virus. They are introducing measures to cushion the blow from the economic downturn, such as drawing from reserves and intensifying tax collection efforts. As entire countries and… – Continue reading
China’s Hong Kong, Serbia sign comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement
HONG KONG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — The government of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with Serbia, signifying the government’s sustained efforts in expanding Hong Kong’s tax treaty network, a government spokesman said Friday. The CDTA is the 44th such… – Continue reading
Netflix investigated over alleged tax evasion in Korea
Netflix's South Korean office under investigation by the National Tax Service (NTS). ... - Continue reading
Finance ministers of German-speaking countries hope for OECD deal on digital tax
VIENNA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Finance ministers of German-speaking countries expressed their hope here on Tuesday that there will be an agreement on a digital tax at the the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) level in autumn. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he was “very confident at… – Continue reading
Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes to France
Earlier, France had decided to take the bull named digital tax by its horns, and now it is reaping the benefits. ... - Continue reading
Hong Kong-Macao tax arrangement enters into force
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) signed between Hong Kong and Macau. ... - Continue reading
Spain extends tax residency rules to lockdown-enforced stays
Bad news for travellers stuck in Spain due to the COVID-19 lockdown! ... - Continue reading