Finland
Singapore, Finland agree to automatic exchange of financial account information for tax purposes
Singapore and Finland on November 22 signed an agreement committing to begin automatic exchange of financial . . .
Taiwan offers VAT refund to some foreign enterprises without fixed place of business
Taiwan’s taxation office announced Monday that foreign enterprises and other entities from specified countries that have no fixed place of business in Taiwan but engage in. . .
Feedback sought in review of 8 countries’ tax dispute resolution processes
The OECD on June 9 asked multinational firms to provide feedback regarding their experiences with the tax dispute resolution processes in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Singapore and Spain. The eight countries’ mutual . . .
Finland and Portugal agree to terms of new tax treaty
Finland’s Ministry of Finance today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Portuguese government on the terms of a . . .
Finland and Uzbekistan sign tax treaty protocol
Finland and Uzbekistan on March 8 signed a protocol to their tax treaty, Finland’s Ministry of Foreign affairs has announced. The agreement updates the treaty to add a clause . . .
31 nations sign agreement on exchange of country-by-country transfer pricing reports
In an effort to provide their tax administrations with more tools to combat corporate tax avoidance through transfer pricing, officials from 31 countries today signed an agreement setting . . .
EU committee publishes letters from 13 nations on tax ruling practices
A European Parliament committee has published letters from EU member state officials describing tax ruling practices, efforts to combat tax avoidance, and compliance with EU spontaneous exchange of information directives. The letters, published by. . .
Sami Tuominen joins Bird & Bird’s tax practice in Finland
Sami Tuominen has joined Bird & Bird as a partner to head of its Finnish tax group based in Helsinki, the firm announced June 1. Tuominen joins from local law firm, Borenius. Tuominen, an author of tax treatises and a regular . . .