Category: Business
Poland APA statistics reveal alarming trends
Poland’s National Tax Office has published statistics for its advance pricing agreement (APA) program, updated for 31 December 2020. ... - Continue reading
COVID-19 and tax treaties: the updated OECD guidance
The new situation has created questions about the application of the existing tax treaty rules. For example, new taxing rights over an employee’s income may arise in a jurisdiction if an employee changes work location because of the COVID-19 restrictions. ... - Continue reading
Denmark had highest tax burden in 2019 among OECD members: report
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Denmark tops the list of countries with the highest tax burden, according to a new report released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which assesses the tax burdens in the world’s 37 most developed countries. Denmark had the highest tax to GDP… – Continue reading
FNCCI demands repeal of double taxation system
The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) urges the government to review its double taxation laws as the private sector finds itself badly affected by the pandemic. ... - Continue reading
This week in tax: EU VAT, Glencore and Making Tax Digital
As the UK moves ahead with Brexit, businesses across the EU are trying to overcome the difficulties of complying with EU tax law and the increasing likelihood of UK tax law breaking with those same standards. ... - Continue reading
Report: Most exporters do little to prevent foreign bribery
An anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday ranked the United States and United Kingdom as the largest exporters most active at enforcing rules meant to prohibit companies from paying bribes in foreign markets, but said many others are doing next to nothing. ... - Continue reading
Croatia, USA start talks on avoidance of double taxation
Dividends for tax non-residents are taxed at a rate of 30%, which causes significant problems for Croatian companies and makes them uncompetitive. ... - Continue reading
What is VAT?
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax charged on most goods and services consumed in the EU. The tax is levied on the 'value added' to the product at each stage of production and distribution. ... - Continue reading
Amazon services arm pays £14m in UK taxes despite revenues of nearly £3bn
Amazon’s (AMZN) UK services arm paid just £14.5m ($16.1m) in UK corporate taxes in 2019 despite generating revenues of nearly £3bn in the country, according to the company’s latest accounts. ... - Continue reading
HMRC says 10% rise in UK tax evasion reports is due to whistleblowers
HMRC, the British government’s tax authority, has reported a 10% rise YoY in evasion probes – and says the increase is due to a surge in whistleblowers. Today’s figures, released by UHY Hacker Young, reveal 73,000 reports arising from whistleblowing, representing a 10% rise on the numbers for 2018-19.UHY Hacker… – Continue reading
Enhanced transfer pricing regime amidst the pandemic
Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is requiring governments to design and implement strategies to cope with the deepening impact of the virus. They are introducing measures to cushion the blow from the economic downturn, such as drawing from reserves and intensifying tax collection efforts. As entire countries and… – Continue reading
Repatriation vows exceed NT$200bn
As of Thursday last week, the Ministry of Finance had received applications to repatriate NT$207.6 billion (US$7.03 billion) in overseas funds since a repatriation law took effect on Aug. 15 last year, the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) reported on Saturday, citing Minister of Finance Su Jain-rong (蘇建榮). The amount would be NT$210 billion if applications filed on Friday were included, Su told a news conference in Taipei on Friday. ... - Continue reading
Cyprus: Cyprus And Switzerland Agree Updated Double Tax Treaty
On 20 July 2020 Cyprus agreed an updated double tax treaty (DTT) with Switzerland. The signatory for Cyprus was Foreign Minister Constantinos Petrides, while his counterpart, Pierre-Yves Fux, signed on behalf of the Swiss Federal Council. The revised protocol will update the existing agreement, which has been in force since July 2014. Details of the protocol were published in the Official Gazette on the 24 July 2020 and are now undergoing the ratification process. ... - Continue reading
Nigeria: Digital Taxes, Significant Economic Presence And Tax Implications In Nigeria
Living in a digitalised economy, it is no surprise that digital tax remains as one of the most debated topics in the business world. Here's more to it on what concerns Nigeria. ... - Continue reading
HMRC targets wealthy in push on tax evasion
Wealthy people are increasingly facing investigation for suspected tax evasion, in a sign that HM Revenue & Customs is “keeping its promise” to intensify its crackdown on those hiding assets following the Panama Papers leak. ... - Continue reading
Cyprus: Marshall Islands | Economic Substance Regulations
MOre on the Economic Substance Regulations ("ESRs"). ... - Continue reading
Nigeria clarifies new tax on nonresident digital businesses
Now existing in a digital-led world, economies of the world have been seriously contemplating on better methods to tackle digital tax. Nigeria is no exception to the rule. ... - Continue reading
