Indirect Tax

Archive: Indirect Tax

This content is from: United States

India budget 2018: Changes expected for GST, LLPs and start-ups

Taxpayers can expect numerous changes in India’s 2018 budget, with corporate tax, minimum alternate tax (MAT), goods and services tax (GST), dividend distribution tax (DDT) all likely to be affected.
By Joe Stanley-Smith
January 31 2018
This content is from: Bahrain

VAT implementation in Saudi Arabia and UAE has teething problems
By Joe Stanley-Smith
January 30 2018
This content is from: United States

China gets competitive with foreign investor tax incentive in wake of US tax reform

A tax war could begin between the world’s two biggest economies after China said it will allow foreign investors to claim a refund for direct investment made in 2018. Can taxpayers expect further perks in 2018 in reac...
By Joe Stanley-Smith
January 30 2018
This content is from: Brazil

Brazil: Withholding tax rules on license to distribute or commercialise software

The federal Brazilian tax authorities (RFB) published a declaratory act regarding the withholding tax on payments abroad for a license to distribute or commercialise software.
By Fernando Giacobbo

& Mark Conomy

& PwC Brazil
January 30 2018
This content is from: Sponsored

China: Inbound and outbound investment incentives kick off

In the final days of 2017, the Chinese authorities set out a series of new incentives and improved tax treatments with a view to fostering both greater inbound and outbound investment in 2018. The Chinese Finance Mini...
By Khoonming Ho

& KPMG China

& Lewis Lu
January 30 2018
This content is from: Sponsored

Poland: Amendment to CIT Act – transfer pricing modifications

Revolutionary modifications in transfer pricing (TP) regulations, introduced by the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) law amendment valid since January 1 2017, may be followed by more changes binding from 2018.
By Magdalena Marciniak

& MDDP
January 30 2018
This content is from: European Union

Italy leads the way with trend-setting digital sales tax

Italy is set to impose a new tax on digital transactions, potentially setting a trend for Europe as a way to tackle the problem of tax avoidance among high-tech companies. But is unilateral action the way forward?
By Josh White
January 30 2018
This content is from: United States

2018: The busiest tax year yet

The work of corporate tax departments over the next 12 months will be dominated by large international changes such as the BEPS project, US tax reform and shifting attitudes toward taxation of the digital economy. Joe...
By Joe Stanley-Smith
January 30 2018
This content is from: Austria

Q&A: EC’s Stephen Quest talks about the EU’s digital tax future

The European Commission’s Director General for Taxation and Customs Union tells International Tax Review about how the European Commission is pushing ahead with its plans for a digital tax framework, how it will work ...
January 30 2018
This content is from: Brazil

Tax wars in Brazil and the great expectations for 2018

Renata Correia Cubas, partner at Mattos Filho, writes about the landmark progress made so far on tackling the tax wars between Brazilian states on state VAT and what you can expect from 2018.
By Mattos Filho

& Renata Correia Cubas
January 30 2018
This content is from: European Union

UK Brexit Taxation Bill leaves businesses at risk

On January 8 2018, the legislation setting the UK’s post-Brexit customs and VAT regimes passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The preliminary statute prepares the country to take full governorship of its ...
By Contributed
January 24 2018
This content is from: Austria

Final week to enter for the European Tax Awards

The deadline to submit for the European Tax Awards is fast approaching. Companies, firms and individuals working in jurisdictions across Europe should enter now.
By Anjana Haines
January 23 2018
This content is from: United States

The reporting and taxability of cryptocurrencies

Whoever thought that today’s investor would be trading something called Bitcoin, a valuable item that neither resembles a metal coin or paper certificate? It’s amazing to think that a single line of code can be valued...
By Contributed
January 19 2018
This content is from: Australia

Final days to enter for the Asia Tax Awards 2018

The deadline to submit for the Asia Tax Awards 2018 is fast approaching. Companies, firms and individuals working in jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region should enter now.
By Anjana Haines
January 15 2018
This content is from: United States

How Facebook could threaten Ireland’s tax revenue boom

The Irish government has declared its first budget surplus in a decade and many observers have attributed this to corporate tax receipts, but Facebook’s decision to change its business model poses risks to government ...
By Josh White
January 11 2018
This content is from: Mexico

Mexico yet to take a stance on taxation of transactions executed with cryptocurrencies

A thrilling year-end in the cryptocurrency space, where most virtual currencies raised their value in three digit percentages in a matter of months, is ushering in a new wave of investors looking for high-risk/high-re...
By Ritch Mueller
January 09 2018
This content is from: Russia

Russia extends 'Google tax' as part of tax code changes

The Russian government is preparing to extend the so-called ‘Google tax’ as part of changes to its tax code after President Vladimir Putin signed off on the proposals in December 2017. The government has also announce...
By Josh White
January 02 2018

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