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
This week in tax: Kopparberg seeks damages from HMRC This week Swedish beverages company Kopparberg launched a damages claim against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over claims it was put at a disadvantage by a UK tax loophole. By Josh White & Alice Jones & Anugraha Sundaravelu July 30 2021
Taxpayers filter out risky sellers under strict Indian GST law Recent rulings from the Madras and Chhattisgarh High Courts criticised the revenue department for penalising buyers when sellers fail to remit GST, but they are not enough to provide certainty. By Alice Jones July 28 2021
Environmental tax after COVID-19 Tax incentives for renewables remain insufficient to support green energy, according to ITR’s survey respondents. Taxpayers expect governments to end fossil fuel tax breaks and increase carbon and plastic taxes... By Alice Jones July 27 2021
Women in Tax – Europe forum 2021 Tax directors at ITR’s Women in Tax conference in June 2021 discussed digital and environmental taxes, global transfer pricing (TP) developments, career progression, and tax technology. By Alice Jones July 21 2021
This week in tax: EU wins right to investigate Nike The European Commission will be pursuing its state aid investigation of Nike’s Dutch tax arrangements after the US sportswear company lost its bid to stop the probe this week. By Josh White & Alice Jones & Leanna Reeves July 16 2021
Q2 2021: Top indirect tax disputes In the second quarter of 2021, Oracle won on sales tax apportionment in the US, and the European Court of Justice (CJEU) held that double tax rules on VAT only... By Alice Jones July 14 2021
