Syria situation likely to stall G20 tax progress While G20 rhetoric repeatedly trumpets tackling tax evasion as a key action item, events in Syria are likely to dominate proceedings in Russia. By Matthew Gilleard September 03 2013
China signs OECD convention All G20 nations are now signed up to the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters after the last remaining outlier, China, signed up this week. By Matthew Gilleard August 27 2013
Shome heads India’s new Tax Administration Reform Commission The Indian government has set up a Tax Reform Administration Commission (TARC), tasked with reviewing existing tax policy and recommending measures to improve tax governance. By Matthew Gilleard August 27 2013
Chidambaram chooses Shome to lead India's Tax Administration Reform Commission P Chidambaram, India’s finance minister, has appointed Parthasarathi Shome as chairman of the Tax Reform Administration Commission (TARC), which the minister said he would set up in his budget speech... By Ralph Cunningham & Matthew Gilleard August 27 2013
Bonus deferral could leave companies facing reputational issues Data published this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that bonus payments paid in the whole UK economy were £1.7 billion ($2.6 billion) higher in April 2013... By Matthew Gilleard August 21 2013
Carbon tax remains dominant tax issue in Australia While it may be true that, globally, the eyes of the tax world are firmly on direct taxation, transfer pricing, profit shifting and so on, in Australia the carbon tax... By Matthew Gilleard August 20 2013
Australian corporate tax comes into focus again Australia’s high corporate tax rate is being called into question once again, as an election looms with international discussions about base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) and a report from... By Matthew Gilleard August 19 2013
How treaty changes and high taxes are harming Argentina Companies operating in Argentina face high levels of tax and uncertainty because of treaty changes, meaning low foreign investment figures are unlikely to change anytime soon. By Matthew Gilleard August 13 2013
UK government launches new avoidance consultation as core conflict impacts investment HMRC is consulting on further measures to tackle aggressive tax avoidance, including proposals to fine promoters of tax avoidance schemes up to £1 million ($1.5 million), leaving some tax advisers... By Matthew Gilleard August 12 2013
