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Information disclosure gives taxpayers plenty to ponder in KPMG discussion document

Top multinationals have contributed to a discussion document on what UK taxpayers should think about when disclosing information about their tax affairs.

Ralph Cunningham, August 26 2015

Australian Senate inquiry calls for naming and shaming in tax settlements

The Australian Senate Inquiry into corporate tax avoidance has published an interim report with recommendations to deal with tax avoidance. The recommendations include a public annual report on aggressive tax minimisation and avoidance as well as a public register of tax avoidance settlements reached with the Australian Tax Office (ATO).

August 25 2015

China: How can taxpayers deal with the stock market crash?

China’s economic problems came to a head early this week, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite index losing more than 15% of its value on Monday and Tuesday.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 25 2015

Australian businesses want tax reform momentum

Businesses are latching onto Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey’s commitments to reducing personal income tax, calling for such reforms to be extended to corporate taxation, too.

Matthew Gilleard, August 25 2015

Shome leads new international tax research think-tank

Parthasarathi Shome is the man who will lead India’s International Tax Research and Analysis Foundation (ITRAF), launched as a non-lobbying, apolitical think-tank which will provide research and other services to supplement government efforts to implement effective tax policy.

Matthew Gilleard, August 25 2015

Brazilian fiscal adjustments: An effective solution?

Brazil is facing one of its most serious political and financial crises in years, and is crying out for adjustments in its public finances and national debt.

August 25 2015

New Zealand to introduce distance-selling regime for GST

New Zealand is set to become the next country to implement a distance selling regime for B2C sales, charging companies GST on sales to its residents, after the government released a discussion draft on proposed changes.

Joe Stanley-Smith, August 24 2015

Companies queue up for Indian APAs

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on August 3, signed two new APAs with multinational companies (MNC). A total of 14 APAs have now been signed between the Indian government and MNCs, but there remains a backlog of more than 500 applications.

August 24 2015

New partner at Bates White Economic Consulting

Richard Sciacca has joined Bates White Economic Consulting as partner in the transfer pricing and tax practice.

August 24 2015

Tourism taxes in the GCC

Mark Lindley, director of tax at the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), provides an overview of tourism taxation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), looking at levies in countries across the region and assessing the extent to which such levies restrain the sector.

August 23 2015

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