India: Shome reform committee report due next month The Parthasarathi Shome-led Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) will next month release its first report since being set up to review existing tax administration mechanisms in India and make recommendations... By Matthew Gilleard April 09 2014
Macquarie joins calls for 25% Australian tax rate After similar pleas throughout the past year, most recently from the Australian Tax Institute last month, Macquarie Group has now joined the calls for Australia to reduce its corporate tax... By Matthew Gilleard April 09 2014
Delhi Tribunal decision shows PE question depends on facts not law The Delhi Tribunal has ruled against the taxpayer in another case which highlights the service permanent establishment (PE) clause of India’s double tax treaties. By Matthew Gilleard April 02 2014
Revised Indian DTC takes aim at Vodafone-style transactions The Indian government has released a revised version of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) for public comment. One provision that stands out is aimed at bringing indirect share transfer transactions... By Matthew Gilleard April 01 2014
Wyden tackles extender provisions Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee chairman, has released a tax extenders Bill. Business lobbyists will be delighted that extender provisions (various tax breaks that expired at the end of last... By Matthew Gilleard April 01 2014
Big leap for European automatic information exchange after Austria and Luxembourg drop ... After Luxembourg and Austria removed their longstanding veto to the move, the European Council this week strengthened EU rules on exchange of information on savings income, meaning member states will... By Matthew Gilleard March 27 2014
UK Budget: Welcome certainty for business as lobbying efforts pay off Taxpayers craved certainty from the UK budget today and that is broadly what they got. George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, even resisted the temptation to increase the bank... By Matthew Gilleard March 19 2014
UK to freeze carbon price support rate In a boost for manufacturers, George Osborne, UK chancellor of the exchequer, announced in today’s Budget that the carbon price support rate (the minimum price a company must pay for... By Matthew Gilleard March 19 2014
