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September 22, 2017
An independent review of Ireland’s corporate tax regime highlighted some important considerations. John Gulliver and Niamh Keogh discuss the key points.
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September 22, 2017
The Swedish government has announced almost SEK 6 billion ($750 million) in tax cuts in its 2018 budget, but businesses are unlikely to benefit as they take on tough corporate tax changes and the aviation industry prepares for a new tax.
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September 22, 2017
New Zealand is gearing up for the most closely-fought election in its recent history, with tax policies such as a diverted profits tax (DPT) at stake when the country goes to the polls this Saturday, September 23.
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September 20, 2017
Soft drinks companies such as Coca-Cola are changing the way they invest due to the introduction of sugar taxes around the world. They claim that the taxes are doing more harm than good to each country’s economy and its citizens.
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September 20, 2017
Ten EU member states agreed that large digital multinational such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook will have to pay their ‘fair share of tax’. However, a lack of consensus around the core proposal for an equalisation tax remains.
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September 18, 2017
The Mexican Secretary of Treasury submitted the 2018 economic plan (Paquete Económico) to Congress on September 8 2017 for its approval.
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September 18, 2017
Despite opposition from ministers within her own party over certain policies, Chancellor Angela Merkel looks set to win a fourth term in government. This means tax reform in Germany and the EU.
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September 15, 2017
The top tax and transfer pricing experts from across the Americas congregated at the Pierre Hotel, New York, on September 14 to honour the very best firms and individuals across a host of categories. Check out the winners here.
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September 13, 2017
Multinational technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook could face higher tax bills under EU plans to introduce virtual permanent establishment rules. However, such rules could be difficult for governments to administer.
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September 08, 2017
The Swiss Federal Council has released its new corporate tax reform proposals that resolve many of the issues raised in its earlier failed attempt. However, companies and entrepreneurs will be the ones paying for the changes this time.
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September 07, 2017
A floating exchange rate system and the lack of a functional currency election for tax purposes has made the volatility of the Mexican peso one of the main discussions that international investors need to have before deciding on their capital structure to close a deal in Mexico.
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September 06, 2017
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a “fair and modern global tax system” that includes a deeper cooperation between the nations and on the OECD BEPS project. Digital enhancements will play a large part in their efforts to achieve this.
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September 06, 2017
As the mandate of the European Parliament's committee investigating the Panama Papers scandal draws to a close, some committee members are calling for the EU to adopt a more permanent solution to deal with infringements, comparable to the one of the US permanent subcommittee on investigations.
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September 04, 2017
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced some of the tax cuts and other incentives that will be included in the upcoming 2018 budget statement to help the country compete with its neighbours.
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August 31, 2017
US President Donald Trump has warned Congress not to disappoint him as they prepare to debate his tax reform plans that he believes offer a “once in a generation” opportunity for change. But the proposals face big hurdles.
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August 31, 2017
Vietnam plans to hike its VAT rate for the first time since the tax was introduced, bring in thin capitalisation rules and introduce a sugar tax. The changes will require a number of actions by businesses and some may also suffer long-term consequences.
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August 25, 2017
According to German media, members of the Swiss intelligence agency are being investigated for spying on the German tax authorities. One whistle-blower is not in the least bit surprised, International Tax Review has learned.
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August 24, 2017
Facebook and Microsoft have been forced to change their operating structures in Australia to avoid being caught by tough tax avoidance laws, but could simply amending tax rates and incentivising R&D investment change corporate behaviours voluntarily?
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August 23, 2017
Tax risk is a modern ‘term of art’ perception; this risk can be viewed as a pendulum. Keith Brockman looks at the advantages of corporate collaboration and threats of uncertainty and public distrust.
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August 23, 2017
All companies operating in the UK and abroad could be liable to criminal penalties if they or their associates are found to be facilitating tax evasion. Dominic Stuttaford, head of tax at Norton Rose Fulbright for the EMEA region, highlights the impact of the new Criminal Finance Act and what companies need to being doing now to ensure compliance.
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August 23, 2017
Richard Murphy, professor of practice in international political economy at City, University of London, argues that we do not need multinational tax returns to be made public, but better accounting is vital.
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August 23, 2017
Since 2010, the Young Tax Professional of the Year competition has been open to young students around the world. Joe Stanley-Smith caught up with the first and second prize winners, Karl Frenzel and Tetiana Polonska, to hear their views on the competition, university education today and how it feels to graduate into such a rapidly changing tax market.
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August 23, 2017
The finance ministers of some of the world’s most notorious tax havens believe their countries’ policies are fair, robust and meet international standards. Anjana Haines cuts through the PR to see what role these jurisdictions play in an era of BEPS measures and increasing transparency.
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August 23, 2017
The four founders of TaxCOOP, Brigitte Alepin, Allison Christians, Lyne Latulippe, and Louise Otis introduce their forum for developing good tax policy.