The Bank of Portugal (BdP) is to publicly disclose aggregated information about large bank debtors by 17 July, announced the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee. On 23 May, the central bank sent parliament an extraordinary report on the problematic loans and other assets that caused banking problems and… – Continue reading
I am interested in purchasing real estate in the US as an investment. Can a Thai citizen own property in the US? There are several things Thai investors need to be aware of when considering purchasing a house or condominium in the United States. The buying process is relatively straightforward… – Continue reading
MADRID, July 12 (Xinhua) — Barcelona and Spanish international center half Gerard Pique has been told to pay 2.1m euros by the Tribunal Economico-Administrativo Central in Madrid. Pique had been found guilty of tax evasion around the profit he made from his image rights from 2008 to 2010 but decided… – Continue reading
Taiwan expected to share financial information with Japan and Australia in 2020 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan is expected to exchange financial information with a number of countries in September of next year as part of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) program designed to combat tax evasion. Developed by the… – Continue reading
Taiwan expected to share financial information with Japan and Australia in 2020 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan is expected to exchange financial information with a number of countries in September of next year as part of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) program designed to combat tax evasion. Developed by the… – Continue reading
New tax motives coming for Mauritius ... - Continue reading
The Dutch government on May 29 announced its priorities and timelines in the area tax policy, including how the Netherlands intends to deal with tax evasion and tax avoidance and improve the Dutch investment climate. ... - Continue reading
The following is Part 2 of the Application of the MAP Article in the MLI to the Covered Tax Agreements that specifically deals with How contracting jurisdictions apply Article 16 to their CTA's. ... - Continue reading
As Bank of Singapore’s Global Market Head for Greater China and North Asia, and since March 2018 also Hong Kong CEO, Derrick Tan has plenty of challenges in front of him. But he can draw on from his multi-faceted background – he spent five years as an investigating officer with… – Continue reading
In the past three fiscals, Indian firms bought back shares at an average rate of ₹47,800 crore ... - Continue reading
Tax authority of Australia takes measures on tax issues ... - Continue reading
Pointing to volume, Swiss office says several dispatches may be needed. According to the two Swiss agencies, India is among 73 countries with whom information on bank accounts will be shared this year — AEOIs were implemented with 36 countries last year. The stage is set for the first exchange… – Continue reading
In Development Securities plc and others v HMRC, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has overturned the prior discussion of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in favour of the taxpayer in an important tax residence case relating to Jersey incorporated companies. ... - Continue reading
"Substance" - the new rule of the tax world ... - Continue reading
6 July 2019: In the lead up to the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released data that show that automatic exchange of information on financial accounts is improving tax compliance and delivering concrete results for governments… – Continue reading
UAE has published Cabinet Resolution 32, the introduction of new country by country reporting ("CbC reporting") obligations that multinationals will be required to comply with starting 2020. ... - Continue reading
Malaysia aims to track offshore tax revenue ... - Continue reading
The Senate is backing a government plan to run after tens of thousands of Chinese workers in the country who have not been paying income tax ... - Continue reading
Operators of offshore gaming companies vowed to comply with Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III’s directive to settle their income tax, seen to reach at least P24 billion in additional annual collections, beginning this month. This developed after the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) met with Dominguez where they agreed… – Continue reading
Gibraltar joins the list of jurisdictions to sign the framework on BEPS ... - Continue reading
New tax legislation for India's 2019 Budget ... - Continue reading
New laws regarding hybrid mismatches ... - Continue reading
Bill C-82, An Act to implement a multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting, has received royal assent. ... - Continue reading
Update on the UK government’s proposal to improve transparency with a new register of persons with significant control of companies which hold UK property. In our last article (https://hubbis.com/article/transparency-enhanced-in-the-uk) we looked at the UK government’s proposal to improve transparency with a new register of persons with significant control of companies… – Continue reading
Duff & Phelps' Transfer Pricing Alliance Partner, TP EQuilibrium AustralAsia, contributed their insights, expertise and perspectives on this new development. ... - Continue reading
On April 25, 2019, the OECD released the 2017 full version of the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital ("MTC"). ... - Continue reading
A Hanoi lawyer famous for taking on high-profile cases could find himself in the dock for abetting tax evasion. Police in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Tuesday launched an investigation and searched the residence and offices of Tran Vu Hai, 57, head of Tran Vu Hai Attorney Office,… – Continue reading
Researchers and campaigners from around the world have been presenting radical solutions on tackling tax abuse and financial crime at the Tax Justice Network’s annual conference held in the heart of London’s finance centre, on 2 – 3 July 2019. With over 200 attendees including prominent politicians, whistleblowers and economists,… – Continue reading
The Greater Bay Area officially announced detailed rules for the implementation of preferential individual income tax (IIT) policy for overseas talents. Eligible overseas talents working in nine cities in the region can enjoy a preferential tax rate of 15 percent – in line with the Hong Kong IIT rate. China… – Continue reading
The member of parliament for Lamu West constituency Mr Stanley Muthama has been charged in an Eldoret Court for tax evasion. Mr Muthama appeared before Eldoret Chief Magistrate Charles Obulutsa on Monday for allegedly failing to remit Sh487 million in taxes from businesses operated under Stansha Limited, a company linked to him…. – Continue reading
Special tax status designed for high net worth individuals ... - Continue reading
This legislation will force owners of US companies to reveal their identities. ... - Continue reading
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon all nations to join hands in ensuring automatic exchange of information on black money and speedy extradition of economic fugitives. Shri Naidu asserted that all countries must speak with one voice to eliminate terror and economic frauds. “As we… – Continue reading
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has announced that amendments made to Singapore’s bilateral tax treaties with the Netherlands and Georgia took effect today. ... - Continue reading
The US today announced it is negotiating a competent authority agreement with Monaco that would provide for the exchange of country-by-country reports concerning multinationals operating in their countries. ... - Continue reading
Japan and Argentina join hands for tax reform ... - Continue reading
At their Summit in Osaka this weekend, G20 leaders agreed on a range of priorities for which analysis and support from the OECD and other international organisations are playing a crucial role. Despite heightened tensions – in particular on trade and climate change – the leaders agreed to move forward… – Continue reading
LONDON: Money kept by Pakistani nationals and enterprises in Swiss banks fell by 33 per cent to a record low of CHF380 million (Rs63 billion) in 2018, falling below the level of Indian funds for the first time in four years, Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) annual statistics report showed on… – Continue reading
The US Embassy on Friday called on the Cambodian government to look closely at governance and compliance issues at the majority Chinese-owned Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) over claims that some Chinese companies are using the zone to avoid tariffs on transshipped goods to the US. Spokeswoman Emily Zeeberg wrote… – Continue reading
The Bureau of Internal Revenue filed Thursday separate criminal cases against 15 business taxpayers in Metro Manila for alleged refusal to pay tax debts totaling to more than P493 million. This brought to 482 the number of tax evasion charges lodged by the bureau under its Run-After-Tax-Evaders (RATE) program under… – Continue reading
Unscrupulous agents based in Dubai and China are behind the pile-up of cargo at the Nairobi Inland Container Depot (ICD) even as it emerged that this is also a ploy to evade taxes. People Daily yesterday established that small-scale traders using these agents to consolidate their cargo in one container… – Continue reading
Swiss authorities are considering a request from the Israeli finance ministry for assistance in identifying Israelis with undeclared assets at two Swiss private banks. ... - Continue reading
Holtec International told New Jersey regulators that Ohio was competing for its new headquarters. But officials there stripped the firm of past tax awards for failing to create the jobs it promised.n January 2014, as Holtec International explored sites for a new national headquarters and high-tech manufacturing center, the New… – Continue reading
Last year, Malaysian financial institutions commenced their CRS obligations to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). ... - Continue reading
An overview of the economic substance requirements for Cayman islands ... - Continue reading
Morocco has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports, becoming the 79th country to join the agreement, the OECD today announced. ... - Continue reading
