European Commission to assist 10 member states adopt FTT EU finance ministers last week failed to unanimously agree on adopting a financial transactions tax (FTT), but 10 member states are set to push ahead with the support of the... By Salman Shaheen June 29 2012
India’s GST on course for further delays as Mukherjee leaves office India may once again delay implementation of GST, but the effect of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s departure has yet to be seen. By Salman Shaheen June 27 2012
UK could challenge EU’s attack on energy efficiency VAT incentives The European Commission has begun infringement proceedings against the UK for the reduced rate it applies on energy saving and heating products, but the UK might have a sound argument... By Salman Shaheen June 22 2012
Spain set to take IMF’s advice and raise VAT The IMF has recommended that Spain should raise its VAT rates, making an increase next year even more likely. By Salman Shaheen June 21 2012
OECD’s Marlies de Ruiter admits need to improve transfer pricing guidelines, but stands... Marlies de Ruiter, head of the tax treaty, transfer pricing and financial transactions division at the OECD, agrees with tax justice activists that the transfer pricing guidelines could work better,... By Salman Shaheen June 18 2012
Finland wants FTT, says foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Tuomioja, Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said the government wants to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT), but not unilaterally. By Salman Shaheen June 15 2012
Colombia’s carbon tax to be first in Latin America Colombia may become the first Latin American country to introduce a carbon tax in its forthcoming Tax Bill. By Salman Shaheen June 11 2012
Why you should settle German VAT disputes early Deutsche Post’s €516 million ($642 million) payment to the German tax authorities shows why it is important to settle disputes early – because the interest stacks up. By Salman Shaheen June 08 2012
Swiss court’s unsealing of whistleblower CDs spells more trouble for Julius Bär EXCLUSIVE: When Rudolf Elmer gave WikiLeaks the names of 2,000 tax evading clients of his former employer Julius Bär, he was arrested for breaching Swiss banking secrecy laws. By Salman Shaheen June 08 2012
OECD's Battiau and ATAF swap notes on African VAT Piet Battiau, head of consumption taxes at the OECD, met with senior officials from the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) last week to discuss the challenges they are facing in... By Salman Shaheen June 07 2012
