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Poland: Corporate tax amendments key to deficit reduction

The Polish government is working to close the state budget deficit. It is not only the spending side that is being revised, but also the revenue that is supposed to show up. With this in mind, the government is determined to introduce new tax laws or amend the existing tax law to manage declining tax revenues.

October 23 2013

UK Patent Box under threat as European Commission scrutinises regime

The European Commission said the regime contravenes certain provisions in the EU’s Code of Conduct on Taxation. The code is voluntary, but if the UK does not acknowledge the opinion (delivered to finance ministers on Tuesday) it would be the first time a member state’s government has ignored a commission opinion.

Matthew Gilleard, October 23 2013

Developing countries emphasise importance of trust between taxpayers and officials

Seth Terkper, Ghana’s finance minister, has told a meeting in London attended by tax directors from leading multinational companies that tax evasion means that some countries cannot achieve targets for development and investment. Cooperative compliance, which seeks to identify potential problems before they arise, was highlighted as a key tool for creating trust between taxpayers and officials.

Ralph Cunningham, October 22 2013

Indian taxpayers must learn not to fear site visits in APA process

Taxpayers at International Tax Review’s Global Transfer Pricing Forum in Singapore reviewed the pros and cons of India’s new advance pricing agreement programme (APA), raising some concern over one of the features of the process - mandatory site visits from revenue officials.

Joe Dalton, October 22 2013

Asian taxpayers get ready for BEPS reforms

Taxpayers at International Tax Review’s Global Transfer Pricing Forum 2013 said they are already taking steps to ready themselves for the implementation of new tax rules and revenue authority approaches before the implementation of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) measures.

Joe Dalton, October 22 2013

Deloitte upgrades tax capabilities at Cardiff shared service centre

Deloitte will hire up to 100 new staff in the next three years for its centre of excellence in Cardiff in Wales, to support its international assignment services practice, which advises global employers on the tax structuring, compliance and reporting requirements related to moving their employees around the world.

October 22 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Commissioner Semeta announces his tax reform priorities for 2014

In an exclusive interview, Algirdas Semeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation, Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud discusses progress on VAT reform, plans for the financial transactions tax (FTT) in the face of opposition from some member states, efforts to tackle tax avoidance and his priorities for 2014, which include taxation of the digital economy.

Salman Shaheen, October 22 2013

Australia echoes UK’s “open for business” line as tax policies become clear

Joe Hockey, Australian Treasurer, told the American Australian Association last week in New York that Australia is open for business and open for investment as he announced a “new era” of tax reform.

Matthew Gilleard, October 21 2013

World Tax 2014 is now online

Find out which firms have been ranked in World Tax 2014, the annual directory of the leading tax advisory and law firms, is now live online.

Ralph Cunningham, October 21 2013

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