Agreement delivers new protocol to Switzerland-Italy tax treaty Switzerland and Italy have reached an agreement in principle on tax and finance issues, which will include a protocol to the double tax agreement between the two jurisdictions and a... By Ralph Cunningham January 23 2015
Switzerland launches two consultations on exchange of information Swiss people will have the opportunity to contribute to two consultations on exchange of information, before new law is passed, probably in 2017. By Ralph Cunningham January 23 2015
India closes in on IFRS convergence and releases new draft tax accounting standards The new year has just started but India has already updated the road map for the introduction of new accounting standards, as well as draft rules on how income should... By Ralph Cunningham January 16 2015
US unveils technology to allow exchange of information under FATCA The tool that will enable data exchange under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is now ready. By Ralph Cunningham January 16 2015
South African tax specialists promote enhanced relationship South Africa’s Davis Tax Committee (DTC), which was set up to examine how the country’s tax system supports economic development, including job creation, has recommended that the South African Revenue... By Ralph Cunningham January 09 2015
Common Reporting Standard grabs 2014 headlines One event dominated the world of tax compliance and administration this year: the signing of the multilateral competent authority agreement in Berlin on October 29 to enable the Common Reporting... By Ralph Cunningham December 19 2014
US Treasury clarifies position of jurisdictions with unsigned IGAs By Ralph Cunningham December 16 2014
Tax transparency applied to all is Odier message from Swiss banks Defending the interests of the Swiss banking industry has not been the easiest challenge in recent years, particularly when it comes to tax. By Ralph Cunningham December 16 2014
UK is first to implement EU rules on reporting for extractive companies Public oil, gas and mining companies in the UK will now have to report what payments they make to governments on a country-by-country and project-by-project basis, after the UK became... By Ralph Cunningham December 05 2014