UK collects less additional corporate tax revenue from big business investigations The UK’s revenue authority, HMRC, collected around an extra £3.5 billion in 2014-2015 by challenging large business on their corporate tax affairs - a lower figure than the £4 billion... By Matthew Gilleard November 24 2015
G20 endorses BEPS package recommendations G20 leaders in Antalya, Turkey have endorsed the OECD’s recommendations to counter base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The endorsement came during the November 16 G20 summit By Matthew Gilleard November 17 2015
IMF repeats GCC tax reform calls; VAT a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’ Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, has repeated her recommendation for GCC countries to use fiscal adjustment to counter the impact of oil price volatility. By Matthew Gilleard November 17 2015
India to accelerate corporate tax cut India could slash its corporate tax rate sooner than expected, as the government sets out a roadmap for curtailing tax exemptions. By Matthew Gilleard November 10 2015
India to introduce paperless revenue audits The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in India has launched a pilot project of paperless revenue audits, under which tax officers will send Revenue audit notices and information requirements... By Matthew Gilleard November 07 2015
OECD Global Forum presses forward on transparency at Barbados meeting The latest meeting of the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes took place in Bridgetown, Barbados between October 29 and October 31. By Matthew Gilleard November 04 2015
National authorities react to BEPS recommendations as G20 endorses final OECD package The G20 finance ministers on October 8 endorsed the final package of recommendations presented to them in Lima, Peru by the OECD, marking the end of the Paris-based organisation’s project... By Matthew Gilleard October 13 2015
The end of the (tax) world as we know it? OECD delivers final BEPS recommendations The OECD today delivered the second part of its recommendations to reform international tax rules by tackling base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). By Matthew Gilleard October 04 2015
Investors cheer India’s endorsement of AP Shah MAT recommendations By Matthew Gilleard & Joe Stanley-Smith September 28 2015