European VAT rises create compliance headaches France, Cyprus and Croatia have become the latest European countries to hike VAT rates as taxpayers look on increasingly concerned. By Salman Shaheen February 10 2012
The challenge of Mexico’s rapid transition to electronic customs reporting Companies importing or exporting to Mexico must use an electronic reporting system to file customs information from March 1 2012, but despite the long-term benefits, there may be short-term headaches. By Salman Shaheen February 10 2012
Cyprus confirms VAT hike The government has confirmed that Cyprus’s planned VAT rise will take place on March 1. By Salman Shaheen February 09 2012
Does LDF extension show weakness of HMRC‘s information gathering powers? HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) decision to extend the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) by a year is a sign that it has been successful. By Salman Shaheen February 09 2012
EXCLUSIVE: EC’s Manfred Bergmann reveals why the FTT’s critics are wrong Manfred Bergmann, director for Indirect Taxation and Tax Administration at the European Commission, nicknamed Mr FTT in EU circles, is the man behind the EU’s proposed financial transactions tax. By Salman Shaheen February 07 2012
COMMENT: Why protests against EU carbon tax on airlines are a load of hot air Since airlines were brought into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) last month, long-haul countries have been stepping up the noise of protests which will only hurt the environment and... By Salman Shaheen February 06 2012
EXPOSED: The “highway robbery” of Germany’s interest regime Taxpayers are angry over Germany’s unfair enforcement of interest on old VAT errors even when there has never been any loss to the exchequer. International Tax Review investigates. By Salman Shaheen February 03 2012
How China’s carbon tax will fail The Chinese government wants to introduce a carbon tax from 2015, however even if it is enacted, which remains doubtful, it is unlikely to help the country meet its climate... By Salman Shaheen February 01 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Rudolf Elmer explains why he blew the whistle on Julius Bär’s secret ev... Rudolf Elmer’s name hit the international headlines when he was exposed as the whistle-blower on the activities of his former employer, Swiss bank Julius Bär, in the Cayman Islands, handing... By Salman Shaheen January 31 2012
COMMENT: France’s decision to unilaterally tax financial transactions is a risk, but on... French President Nicolas Sarkozy has followed through with his promise to go it alone with a financial transactions tax (FTT). The announcement has already hit shares in the banking sector,... By Salman Shaheen January 30 2012
