Tax authorities must automate withholding tax refunds after COVID-19 crisis

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Tax authorities must automate withholding tax refunds after COVID-19 crisis

Lorraine White, 
Mariano Giralt
April 29 2020
Tax authorities need to plug into the digital world

Mariano Giralt and Lorraine White of BNY Mellon explain how standardising and digitalising the process of claiming and paying withholding tax refunds could offer a long-term advantage to taxpayers and tax authorities.

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Lorraine White
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Mariano Giralt
Gobal head of tax and regulatory BNY Mellon
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