Q&A: Indranee Rajah comes out to bat for Singapore’s reputation Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah talks to Anjana Haines about global tax challenges and passionately defends the country’s tax reputation. By Anjana Haines July 11 2017
HMRC scores against Glasgow Rangers in Supreme Court HMRC has triumphed in its five-year dispute with Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers over the use of employee benefit trusts (EBTs) to avoid taxation. By Anjana Haines July 07 2017
Thailand to halt VAT relief for foreign suppliers of goods and services Thailand’s Revenue Department has proposed repealing the VAT exemption on the importation of law-value online purchases brought from foreign vendors and introduce a withholding tax on foreign sales. By Anjana Haines July 06 2017
India’s GST regime ready for launch, but taxpayers are nervous India’s long-awaited goods and services tax (GST) regime will apply from midnight on July 1, but after the clock strikes 12 will the landmark change triumph or become a taxpayer’s... By Anjana Haines June 29 2017
The minority tax report: Japan’s tax authority to embark on AI Steven Spielberg’s science-fiction film the Minority Report is becoming a reality as Japan announces plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to ‘talk’ to taxpayers and hunt them for auditing and... By Anjana Haines June 28 2017
Final week to submit nominations for the Women in Tax Leaders guide There are only a few days left to nominate the leading women in the tax advisory world for the third edition of the Women in Tax Leaders guide. By Anjana Haines June 26 2017
Hunt commences for VAT fraudsters in Canada and UK An ongoing international investigation into an alleged carousel fraud has led to a crackdown by the Canadian and British governments on suspected fraudsters. By Anjana Haines June 16 2017
India’s GST Council to finalise anti-profiteering rules India’s GST Council will convene on June 18 to finalise further rules under the new goods and services tax (GST) regime that enters into force on July 1. By Anjana Haines June 15 2017
EU’s public CbCR loophole slammed for failures Two European Parliament committees that adopted a draft report on public country-by-country reporting (CbCR) have received heavy criticism over a proposed ‘loophole’ that will allow MNEs to not publically disclose... By Anjana Haines June 14 2017
Reuben Mifsud joins WH Partners Reuben Mifsud has joined WH Partners as its new head of accounts and tax compliance in Malta. By Anjana Haines June 09 2017