Phase II of AJAC may increase US litigation Phase II of the Appeals Judicial Approach and Culture (AJAC) project in the US provides that the Appeals division of the Internal Revenue Service will not accept new cases unless... By Aaran Fronda August 13 2014
Brazil: Tax amnesty programme applied for Rio de Janeiro The amnesty programme allows the waiver or reduction of penalties and interest relating to certain outstanding state tax obligations in a bid to increase tax revenue. By Aaran Fronda August 07 2014
HMRC to get even tougher on tax avoidance New proposals by the UK government to enlarge the scope of its Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) and VAT Avoidance Disclosure Regulations (VADR) regimes, as well as the drafting... By Aaran Fronda August 06 2014
Amazon struggles to resolve $1.5 billion dispute with IRS The international e-commerce company, Amazon, has failed to resolve elements of its transfer pricing dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). By Aaran Fronda August 06 2014
Australia: New GST refund measures remove scope for subjectivity The rules that determine the amount a taxpayer can be refunded for payment of excess GST have now changed. The Tax Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No 1) Bill 2014 updates... By Aaran Fronda August 06 2014
New dispute resolution rules put added strain on SARS South Africa’s new dispute resolution rules are a step in the right direction to ensuring that taxpayers are treated fairly when in conflict with the South African Revenue Service (SARS),... By Aaran Fronda July 30 2014
Argentine Supreme Court disables ARBA’s extra-territorial powers The Revenue Department of Buenos Aires (ARBA) attempt to freeze assets in taxpayers’ bank accounts and impose sanctions on financial institutions to obtain account holder information, which lay outside their... By Aaran Fronda July 30 2014
Tourism VAT cut could be big boost for UK economy Cutting tourism VAT could offer the British economy an extra £4 billion ($6.8 billion) to GDP, and create over 120,000 new jobs, says an economic study. By Aaran Fronda July 30 2014
