EU Parliament backs Commission’s state aid verdict against Apple The battle lines have been drawn between the EU authorities and Ireland and Apple after members of the European Parliament criticised the US multinational for paying very little tax in... By Anjana Haines September 16 2016
IKEA could be Vestager’s next tax target Swedish multinational IKEA is on EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s radar as she looks for her next target following the state aid decision against Apple and Ireland. By Anjana Haines September 15 2016
Barbados opens ‘last’ tax amnesty window Taxpayers can take advantage of a final opportunity to correct their tax affairs before the Barbados Revenue Authority begins its “very vigorous approach” in collecting taxes. By Anjana Haines September 14 2016
Panama Papers to claim more victims as Denmark buys data Hundreds of Danish taxpayers, both companies and individuals – and banks in particular – face tax investigations for offshore hidden assets after Denmark announced that it will pay for the... By Anjana Haines September 14 2016
EU nations losing billions in uncollected VAT The European Commission has released figures on the ‘VAT Gap’ that support its plan to overhaul the EU's VAT system and introduce a definitive regime for cross-border trade in the... By Anjana Haines & Joe Stanley-Smith September 06 2016
UK parliament debates public country-by-country reporting The UK is debating whether Britain should become one of the first countries in the world to introduce public country-by-country reporting (CbCR). By Anjana Haines September 05 2016
US pushes for Apple tax ruling to be on G20 agenda in China The US wants corporate tax avoidance on the agenda at the G20 summit in China following a European Commission ruling that orders Ireland to collect $14.5 billion in back taxes... By Anjana Haines September 02 2016
MNEs sign Australian transparency code to ward off accusations BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, BP and Cochlear are among the big businesses that have signed up to Australia’s Voluntary Tax Transparency Code (the Code) to disclose more tax information in... By Anjana Haines August 25 2016
UK gets tough on offshore tax evaders Tax evaders using offshore accounts face tougher sanctions, and potentially no immunity for coming clean, under an HM Revenue and Customs proposal released today. By Anjana Haines August 24 2016
Asia Pacific nations slashing corporate taxes in competitive war Indonesia may have started Asia’s ‘race to the bottom’ on corporate tax as it looks to match Singapore and stop companies from keeping assets offshore. By Anjana Haines August 24 2016