Tax transparency increasingly crucial for attracting investment Corporate investors are increasingly using company tax policy as a metric by which to measure the risk profile of multinational enterprises (MNEs), according to speakers at a University of St... By Alice Jones September 15 2021
This week in tax: Amazon’s UK tax bill rises with sales surge This week US online shopping company Amazon reported its 2020 tax bill had risen after its UK sales surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Josh White & Alice Jones & Anugraha Sundaravelu September 10 2021
MNEs use shared service centres to bolster digitalisation projects Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can move global tax and finance teams to a shared service centre (SSC) to aid tax digitalisation projects, according to panellists at ITR’s Asia Tax Forum. By Alice Jones September 08 2021
Cooperative compliance marks a ‘quiet revolution’ Cooperative compliance (CC) represents a deal between tax authorities and multinational enterprises (MNEs) that benefits both parties, according to a report from the WU Global Tax Policy Center. By Alice Jones September 08 2021
Brazilian Supreme Court case threatens MNEs’ tax credits Multinational enterprises (MNEs) have a limited window to file a lawsuit to protect the tax credits they are owed by the Brazilian government, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on... By Alice Jones September 01 2021
Indian tax professionals expect litigation after first GST audit cycle Disputes over taxing rights, Authorities for Advanced Rulings (AARs), and anti-profiteering legislation are causing litigation in India as the first goods and services tax (GST) audit cycle continues. By Alice Jones September 01 2021
This week in tax: UK set on tax data grab This week the UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) moved to collect yet more data from taxpayers in preparation for the post-pandemic future. By Danish Mehboob & Josh White & Alice Jones August 27 2021
E-invoicing requirements in the Middle East could force localisation Hardware-based e-invoicing requisites in Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) could indicate increasing local presence requirements for multinational enterprises (MNEs). By Alice Jones August 25 2021
FTTs more likely due to COVID-19 although objections remain Calls for more financial transactions taxes (FTTs) continue as governments look for ways to pay for the pandemic, but arguments against these taxes remain. By Alice Jones August 18 2021
Excise taxes to increase in the wake of COVID-19 Taxes on goods including tobacco are set to increase as governments around the world search for revenue to pay for the COVID-19 pandemic, tax professionals told ITR. By Alice Jones August 10 2021
