TIGTA gives Compliance Assurance Process positive marks but says user fees should be co... Taxpayers in the US could have to pay to participate in the IRS’s Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) in the future, if a review by tax officials comes out in favour... By Ralph Cunningham March 28 2013
Draft law brings income tax changes closer for Australian taxpayers Australian companies will have to plan for disruption to cashflow, and higher funding and compliance costs because of changes to the way they pay corporation tax. By Ralph Cunningham March 27 2013
IFRS trustees announce membership of new technical group The new group set up as a technical advisory body to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will consist of members from 12 accounting standard-setters around the world, including the... By Ralph Cunningham March 25 2013
Saint-Amans: BEPS project will not propose rule changes yet Pascal Saint-Amans, the OECD’s chief tax official, has said the organisation’s action plan on base erosion and profit shifting will give a sense of direction, rather than come up with... By Ralph Cunningham March 22 2013
UK government changes tax compliance and procurement rules after consultation The UK government has changed its stance today on proposals that, from April 1 2013, would have required taxpayers to prove they have been tax compliant for 10 years before... By Ralph Cunningham March 20 2013
Offshore jurisdictions commit to better tax reporting with UK The UK expects to recover £1 billion ($1.5 billion) from new tax reporting measures, including automatic exchange of information, agreed with its Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man... By Ralph Cunningham March 20 2013
OECD report highlights after-tax hedging problems for tax authorities Taxpayers look set for closer scrutiny from tax authorities over their attitude to tax planning and after-tax hedging. By Ralph Cunningham March 14 2013
What should be in your transfer pricing focus in Asia Li Ying is tax director – transfer pricing for North East Asia for Siemens, based in Beijing, and one of the speakers at International Tax Review’s Asia Tax Forum in... By Ralph Cunningham February 28 2013
EU believes taxpayers’ code and better identification can improve tax compliance The European Commission aims to publish its plans for a European Taxpayers’ Code and European Tax Identification Number by the end of 2013. By Ralph Cunningham February 27 2013
Russia to make change to IFRS The Russian government is targeting 2018 as the year when all companies in Russia will have to use international financial reporting standards (IFRS), a government minister has said. By Ralph Cunningham February 26 2013