Thomas Barthold, chief of staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), has been recognised by the Tax Council Policy Institute (TCPI) for his accomplishments in business and tax policy with the Pillar of Excellence Award.
Hong Kong’s newly signed double tax agreement (DTA) with Russia has supported the territory’s ongoing efforts to expand its international tax treaty network with jurisdictions along ‘the belt and road’.
India's Income Tax Simplification Committee (ITSC) has recommended amending income tax laws, specifically the Income Tax Act (ITA), to make it easier to do business in the country.
On November 13 2015 the Australian and German finance ministers, Mathias Cormann and Wolfgang Schauble, signed a new double tax agreement in Berlin. The agreement represents the first post-BEPS treaty agreed between two major economies.
