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The Indian State Supreme Court (Bombay High Court) has issued two important verdicts concerning Vodafone and Shell.

EY's chairman and chief executive officer, Mark Weinberger, who has worked for two US presidents, will lead the efforts of his fellow business leaders in the US to ensure Congress passes legislation on tax extenders and tax reform.

Former Luxembourg tax official

Dajana Topic Because of the damages that the flooding has caused in May 2014, for a period of six or 12 months, employers and employees in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), depending on the entity, are obliged to pay a special solidarity contribution to fund reconstruction projects. This contribution is payable on the net employment income. As a result, the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska (RS) adopted the Law on Special Solidarity Contribution on June 15 2014, for financing the flood damage reconstruction projects.

European Commission vice president for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip says that last-minute concerns about the EU VAT changes “should be listened to”.

Lonely hearts set to be hit with singles tax in Korea? What's more taxing than having to explain to your mum when you go home for Christmas why you're still single? If you live in Korea, it could be getting taxed just for being single. A health and welfare ministry official claimed a singles tax could help encourage Koreans to shack up and produce more offspring. The country has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world and wants to encourage citizens to reproduce.

Upper Klass: Nobody is getting the violins out for Myleene A mansion tax proposed by the UK's opposition Labour Party, which would bill the owners of homes worth more than £2 million each year ($3.1 million) has caused a kerfuffle in the UK this month, with those likely to pay it queuing up to say what a bad idea it is. Former Arsenal and England footballer Sol Campbell (worth $51 million) and film star Angelina Jolie ($270 million) have both spoken out against the proposed tax, but it is classically-trained violinist, former girl-band member and fashion designer Myleene Klass who grabbed the public's attention after clashing with Labour leader Ed Miliband on live television.

The ladies of Spanish theatre group Primas de Riesgo have found a clever way to bypass their conservative government's tax on the arts.