Hodge’s PAC blasts HMRC officials for “lousy judgment” Margaret Hodge, chairwoman of the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tore into HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officials on Thursday, accusing them of “lousy judgment” and branding them... By Matthew Gilleard May 20 2013
Baucus and Camp diversify tax reform approach with new website The main driving forces behind tax reform attempts in the US Congress - Max Baucus and Dave Camp - have launched a new website to increase stakeholder engagement in the... By Matthew Gilleard May 14 2013
Norway to reform corporate tax regime Norway is to implement changes to the corporate tax regime in a bid to stimulate investment and maintain competitiveness with other European countries, with a company tax cut and an... By Matthew Gilleard May 14 2013
OECD calls for indirect tax hikes in Japan The OECD says Japan is “poised for expansion” but that a number of tax policies must be installed or tweaked to ensure this remains the case. By Matthew Gilleard May 08 2013
Australian Industry Group lobbies for corporate tax cut in budget The Australian budget 2013-14 is one week away, and while taxpayers want a corporate tax cut, they should prepare for tightened thin capitalisation rules and a reformed research and development... By Matthew Gilleard May 07 2013
CBI proposes tax principles for UK businesses The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has today released a list of seven tax principles for UK businesses. By Matthew Gilleard May 07 2013
Survey reveals further taxpayer pessimism about US tax reform Ernst & Young is the latest organisation to dampen US tax reform spirits, producing a survey which indicates that pessimism regarding reform among corporate and tax executives has never been... By Matthew Gilleard May 07 2013
Max Baucus retires: What next for US tax reform? Max Baucus, Senate Finance Committee chairman, has decided to not seek re-election and opinion is divided over whether this announcement improves or hampers the prospects for a comprehensive reform of... By Matthew Gilleard April 30 2013
Public Accounts Committee criticises Big 4 secondments to government The UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged a ban on external accountants working temporarily inside government, as well as calling for tax code simplification, in its latest report... By Matthew Gilleard April 30 2013
France in capital gains tax U-turn The French government has performed a U-turn which sees a reversal of the planned increase in capital gains tax (CGT). President Francois Hollande said he is correcting a “misunderstanding”. By Matthew Gilleard April 30 2013
