Serbia offering 10 year corporate tax holiday to foreign investors Serbia is trying to attract increased levels of foreign investment by offering new tax incentives including a 10 year corporate tax exemption for companies satisfying certain criteria. By Matthew Gilleard October 08 2013
India provides new GAAR notification India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a notification regarding the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), set to apply from fiscal year 2016 to 17, including clarifications over the... By Matthew Gilleard October 01 2013
France to increase corporate tax in budget France’s 2014 draft Finance Bill has been released. With revenue-raising a clear objective, anti-abuse measures dominate, and companies face a higher tax bill. By Matthew Gilleard October 01 2013
Brazilian taxpayers reveal complaints and desires The tax landscape in Brazil is notoriously difficult to navigate. Whether it is the number of tax obligations that must be met, the number of tax returns that must be... By Matthew Gilleard October 01 2013
BEPS: OECD insists it is engaging with developing countries More than 300 senior tax officials from more than 100 jurisdictions and international organisations met in Paris on September 26 and 27 to discuss solutions to unintended double non-taxation caused... By Matthew Gilleard October 01 2013
Ed Miliband: UK Labour Party would raise corporation tax Ed Miliband, leader of the UK opposition Labour Party, has said he would reduce the tax burden on small businesses at the expense of big corporations by raising the corporate... By Matthew Gilleard September 24 2013
Japanese PM Abe still favours corporate tax cut Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, remains committed to reducing the corporate tax rate in the country, despite objections from senior figures in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). By Matthew Gilleard September 24 2013
Shearman & Sterling and Tremonti Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi e Associati announce coopera... Global law firm Shearman & Sterling has entered into a “best-friends” cooperative agreement with Italian specialist tax firm Tremonti Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi e Associati which sees the firms formalise their... By Matthew Gilleard September 19 2013
Why the European Council’s legal service opinion does not mean the end of the road for ... After last week’s opinion from the European Council's legal service stated that part of the residence principle of the proposed European financial transaction tax (FTT) is incompatible with European law,... By Matthew Gilleard September 18 2013
