New rules will make UK taxpayers pay up before disputes are settled The UK government has given HM Revenue and Customs another tool with which to tackle tax avoidance. By Aaran Fronda March 20 2014
Why Europe’s VAT system is taking time to achieve harmonisation The European Commission claimed that the proposals in its 2012 Green Paper would help to standardise the EU’s system of VAT and recover lost revenue. By Aaran Fronda March 19 2014
Senator Steinberg wants carbon tax in California instead of cap and trade Starting next year, fuel producers in California will have to adapt to a cap-and-trade market, but Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg wants to scrap the scheme and introduce a... By Aaran Fronda March 17 2014
Australia on course to scrap carbon tax, despite reduction in emissions Tony Abbott’s government is looking to repeal the carbon tax, even though emissions from Australia’s largest companies fell 7% on average in the first year since it was introduced. By Aaran Fronda March 12 2014
UK Supreme Court’s Secret Hotels 2 ruling favours contractual analysis to resolve VAT l... Taxpayers can now rely on contractual analysis for determining VAT accountability, after the UK Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Secret Hotels 2 (SH2) case. By Aaran Fronda March 07 2014
Italy withdraws controversial Google tax The Italian government, after much deliberation has quashed the Google tax, which was designed to retrieve missed revenues from the digital economy. By Aaran Fronda March 05 2014
Narendra Modi helps secure future of GST in India The prime ministerial candidate for India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has helped bring about a political consensus on GST. By Aaran Fronda March 03 2014
Indian High Court decision on PE spells good news for taxpayers The landmark judgement by the Delhi High Court (DHC) in the eFunds case offers clear guidance for what constitutes permanent establishment (PE) in India. By Aaran Fronda February 28 2014
