ITR Search | International Tax Review

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 with OECD initiatives, and the emerging industries and technologies making their mark.

January 30 2018

VAT implementation in Saudi Arabia and UAE has teething problems

Some retailers have been accused of charging VAT at rates above 5% Businesses should expect disruption and cashflow issues as the tax authorities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) come to terms with the long-awaited implementation of VAT.

Joe Stanley-Smith, January 30 2018

Deals of the month

See who has done the tax work on this month’s biggest deals

January 30 2018

Georgia: Georgia signs free trade agreement with China

By way of further developing the country's economy, facilitating trade and liberalising its tax regime, Georgia has signed an agreement with China on the creation of free trade zones in Georgia.

January 30 2018

Greece: Moving towards a tax audit rationalisation?

During the past few years, Greek enterprises have been faced with a radical change in the domestic legislative tax framework along with the conduct of rather aggressive tax audits by the Greek Tax Authorities (GTA). Nevertheless, recent developments in relation to the definition of the 'tax evasion crime' and the statutory limitation period for the assessment of taxes by the GTA appear to rationalise the tax audit practices followed to date.

January 30 2018

Tax Relief

Because tax doesn't have to be taxing. A less-than-serious look back at some of the quirkier tax stories from the past month.

January 30 2018

Luxembourg: VAT-free zone regime offers favourable conditions for transactions in high-value goods

Companies and individuals owning (or seeking to acquire) high-value goods should be aware that Luxembourg offers VAT and customs regimes that provide favourable conditions for certain transactions involving such goods.

January 30 2018

Special features - February 2018

Read this month's special feature on Malta

January 30 2018

The Brockman brief: Tax subjectivity and complexity: road to nowhere

The US tax reform act, among other countries’ proposals and legislative pronouncements, has widened the breadth of subjectivity while adding new multiple systems for federal, state and international compliance, seemingly leading to a road to nowhere for tax simplification and transparency.

January 30 2018

Hold on to your hats…

The new year has started with a question. While this question can be phrased in a number of ways, the common denominator is the topic: US tax reform.

Joe Stanley-Smith, January 30 2018

Search results for