This content is from: Bahrain Last minute preparations likely as GCC businesses stall on VAT With less than six months until VAT begins to apply across the GCC’s member nations, the majority of businesses and industries operating in the region are delaying preparations as they await final laws, raising the ri... By Natalie Leonidou July 27 2017
This content is from: Belgium EU case to set precedent on VAT treatment of rebates for parties outside the distributi... The ECJ will soon rule on a case involving global pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim that will set a VAT precedent for the pharmaceutical sector. Jan Sanders, indirect tax manager at RELX, discusses the impac... By Contributed July 27 2017
This content is from: Canada Acacia’s $190 billion Tanzania tax bill sends shockwaves through mining sector In a situation that could not get much worse for Tanzania’s biggest mining company, Acacia Mining has been handed a tax bill for $190 billion in alleged unpaid taxes and penalties by the government – an amount larger ... By Anjana Haines July 25 2017
This content is from: European Union Avinash Persaud: The ex-banker who designed an FTT to tame the City Former managing director of State Street Bank and leading financial expert Avinash Persaud tells Salman Shaheen why he has designed a financial transaction tax (FTT) for Britain’s opposition Labour Party to help rein ... By Salman Shaheen July 20 2017
This content is from: Australia ATO talks low-value goods exemption removal In less than a year, Australia will become the first country to remove its GST exemption on imported low-value goods. International Tax Review spoke exclusively to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) about how it is ... By Joe Stanley-Smith July 19 2017
This content is from: United States Americas Tax Awards 2017: Shortlists announced The nominees for the 12th annual Americas Tax Awards have been announced. By Salman Shaheen July 19 2017
This content is from: United States OPINION: Progressive tax policies are crucial to reducing inequality, and businesses sh... In the long-term it is important for businesses that gaping inequalities across the world are tackled and tax plays a big part in that, argues Salman Shaheen. By Salman Shaheen July 18 2017
This content is from: European Union HMRC’s new customs system may not be ready in time for Brexit The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report on the progress of a new customs system. Questions remain about whether it will be ready in time for Brexit, and whether it will be fit for purpose. By Joe Stanley-Smith July 13 2017
This content is from: Austria European Tax Awards 2017: Winners announced Over 30 different firms and individuals won recognition for their unique achievements at this year’s European Tax Awards 2017 held at The Savoy, London. By Anjana Haines July 11 2017
This content is from: Singapore Q&A: Indranee Rajah comes out to bat for Singapore’s reputation Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah talks to Anjana Haines about global tax challenges and passionately defends the country’s tax reputation. By Anjana Haines July 11 2017
This content is from: Global Tax director 2.0 Tax work is being transformed by technology, and the role of the tax director is changing with it. Joe Stanley-Smith looks at the new tools on offer to businesses, the skills needed to use them properly, and why compa... By Joe Stanley-Smith July 11 2017
This content is from: India India GST: The mechanics of compliance Much like the Maruti Suzuki or iconic Hindustan Ambassador cars that changed the nature of India’s roads, the new GST system holds the potential to evolve Indian taxation forever with its intelligent structure and tec... By Anjana Haines July 11 2017
This content is from: Thailand Thailand to halt VAT relief for foreign suppliers of goods and services Thailand’s Revenue Department has proposed repealing the VAT exemption on the importation of law-value online purchases brought from foreign vendors and introduce a withholding tax on foreign sales. By Anjana Haines July 06 2017
This content is from: European Union After years of delay, has the FTT’s time finally come? With finance ministers meeting in Brussels next week, Robin Hood Tax campaigners are ramping up the pressure. But will the financial transaction tax (FTT) see the light of day? By Salman Shaheen July 05 2017
This content is from: Brazil Levy of IRRF and CIDE on the remuneration of software as a service (SaaS) The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB) has issued an unprecedented ruling regarding the levy of the withholding income tax and contribution for intervention in the economic domain (CIDE) on the remuneration for t... By ITR Correspondent July 04 2017
