01/02/2019
Netherlands puts Cayman on tax blacklist
The only criterion for the list appears to be that these jurisdictions have a corporation tax rate of less than 9 percent or no corporation tax at all.
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01/02/2019
Russia ushers in ‘Google tax’ on New Year’s Day
Prior to this, foreign companies were obligated to pay the VAT for providing electronic services only in the framework of transactions with individuals
01/02/2019
Dutch add Guernsey, Belize and Isle of Man to tax evasion blacklist
From Jan. 1, 2021, companies registered in blacklisted jurisdictions will be subject to a 20.5 percent withholding tax on interest and royalties received from the Netherlands.
12/31/2018
French government scrutinising company executives' tax affairs
Darmanin did not detail whether the French government had any particular companies in its sights.
12/28/2018
IIA takes a fresh look at risk management model
The first line of defense is management’s responsibility to effectively assess risks and to design and implement internal controls to mitigate those risks, according to Chambers.
12/20/2018
Luxembourg/France tax treaty likely delayed to 2020
The French Senate approved the tax treaty on 17 December this year, and it has been sent to the French National Assembly for approval.
12/19/2018
What you need to know about the annual allowance
List what impact the MPAA and tapered annual allowance has for advisers' clients.
12/19/2018
Warning high taxes could quicken post-Brexit bank departures
“This report shows that the UK’s tax competitiveness has been substantially eroded relative to other financial centres to which globally mobile corporate and investment banks based here could relocate.”
12/19/2018
Cyprus, UK sign double taxation deal on government service pensions
“The new UK-Cyprus Double Taxation Agreement is important because of our already strong trading links and close people-to-people links, which we hope to grow further in the future,” Lillie said.
12/17/2018
Paradise lost: papers leak nets Irish Revenue just €400,000
Inquiry letters were issued in over 100 cases
12/17/2018
Offshore tax-haven firms bag £18m of public money for Glasgow property developments
The Sunday Mail can reveal companies registered in the Isle of Man and Jersey were given publicly funded loans by the Scottish Government.
12/17/2018
Shakira’s tax-evading Maltese company costs her millions more in fines
The shell companies were allegedly used “with the sole objective of hiding the income and assets of the defendant from the Treasury”.
12/17/2018
More Banks in Crosshairs as Denmark's Tax Probe Is Set to Grow
Denmark “will of course look into this,” Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov told Bloomberg.
12/17/2018
Overseas property investors already avoiding the UK even before extra Stamp Duty charge
The proportion of homes let by an overseas landlord in the capital has fallen 4.7% in the last two years alone, the data shows.
12/14/2018
EU’s Expanded Tax Haven Blacklist Could Apply to U.S.
The standard calls on countries to obtain information from their financial institutions and automatically exchange it with other countries every year.
12/14/2018
Tax treaties create $4.2 trillion cash flow through Netherlands
The main reason for multinationals to create a special purpose vehicle in the Netherlands is to lower their tax bill as far as possible", the researchers said, repeating a charge frequently made by tax fairness advocates.
12/14/2018
Monaco’s tax lure endures as UK billionaire plots move
The principality doesn’t apply any annual property, capital gains or council taxes.
12/13/2018
Denmark’s Tax Agency Targets 2,700 Nationals for Hiding Bitcoin Trades
Karin Bergen, the directorate at SKAT, confirmed that they are reviewing the figures as of now and will go after every individual that ignored to mention their offshore bitcoin trades.
12/12/2018
Andersen Global Continues Growth in United Kingdom
Claritas is the fourth firm collaborating with Andersen Global in the UK.
12/10/2018
Bakertilly CEO urges for a model change in services sector
Presenting Bakertilly’s new image in Cyprus but also across the 147 countries where the firm is active, its Eastern Europe CEO Marios Klitou, said the next five years will be crucial for the future of Cyprus as a services provider.