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Japan, Iceland agree to tax treaty
Japan and Iceland have agreed in principle to tax treaty, the Japanese government . . .
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Duff & Phelps acquires Quantera Global Asia
Duff & Phelps, a global valuation and corporate finance advisor firm, announced May 16 that it has acquired Quantera Global Asia Holding, a transfer pricing . . .
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Australia: GST proposed for low value imported goods
JP Canavan discusses a proposed law, advanced by Australian government on February 16, which would overhaul the goods and services tax (GST) regime in relation to the importation of low value goods by consumers. . .
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New Zealand: permanent establishment, transfer pricing rules proposed to combat tax avoidance
The New Zealand government on March 3 released a slew of tax proposals in three consultation documents all aimed at preventing tax avoidance . . .
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US FATCA IGAs with UAE, Portugal, Croatia, Montserrat enter into force; IGAs signed with Anguilla, Greenland
US Treasury has announced on its website that FATCA intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) have entered into force with the UAE, Portugal, Croatia, Montserrat and that IGAs . . .
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Switzerland consults on introducing automatic exchange of tax information with 22 countries
The Swiss government has today announced a consultation on commencing automatic exchange of information in tax matters with 22 countries, writes Davide Anghileri, a lecturer at the University of Lausanne . . .
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US and Singapore aim to sign TIEA and reciprocal FATCA IGA by year end
In a joint statement issued after their August 2 meeting, US President Barack Obama and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged to negotiate and sign by the end of 2016 a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) and a FATCA intergovernmental agreement (IGA ) that provides . . .
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India clarifies FATCA and CRS requirements
India’s Income Tax Department today released guidance to help financial institutions comply with FATCA and the common reporting standard regarding account holder self-certification, collection . . .
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Tax treaty requires Netherlands to extend fiscal unity regime to Dutch companies owned by foreign parent, court rules
Wiebe Dijkstra and Klaas Versteeg of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, analyze a Dutch Court of Appeal decision which requires the Netherlands to extend its fiscal unity-regime to Dutch companies that have foreign parents resident in Israel or resident in countries that have a tax treaty with a nondiscrimination clause similar to that in the Netherlands/Israel tax treaty. . .
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Hong Kong budget provides plenty of business tax sweeteners, but defers difficult decisions
Stefano Mariani, a lawyer and lecturer at Hong Kong University, analyzes Hong Kong’s 2016–2017 budget, noting that the plan provides generous business tax incentives and leaves decisions on tax reform for another day. . .
UPDATE (3/4/2016): Hong Kong publishes tax bill: The Hong Kong government on March 4 published Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2016, to implement the concessionary revenue measures proposed in the . . .
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