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Non-Profits Receive Deadline Extension

Over 300 000 US charities are at risk of losing their tax exemption status, unless they make use of the Government’s new tax return filing deadline extension.

UK Consulting on Tax Issues

The UK Government is taking action to show national taxpayers and international investors that the country “is open for business”, by initiating an extensive round of public consultation of tax system legislation issues.

Tax Collection from Oil Exceed Industry Profit

The oil and gas industry is facing heavy criticism from the media, the public, and subsequently US Government politicians, under the assumption that the sector is under-taxed and action has to be taken to correct the situation. However, tax revenues arising from the sector in recent years have eclipsed the profits made by the entire oil extraction and exploration industry.

International Fight on Foreign Bribery Lagging

Countries representing an approximate 70 percent of world trade have been deemed as not having taken enough action to combat the occurrence of international bribery.

OECD Updates Several Tax Guidelines

In an effort to maintain a relevant and up-to-date set of instruments to facilitate international tax agreements and transactions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has published revised versions of its vital documents.

Jun 25, 20100

EC Delays on EU Carbon Tax

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Taxation in EU

A European Commission (EC) debate on a proposed European Union-wide Carbon Tax has proven fruitless, with the Commission opting to delay a decision into the future. On June 23rd the European Commission held an initial debate on a Carbon Tax proposal brought forward by Algirdas Semeta, EC Commissioner on Taxation. The debate resulted in the EC only resolving to engage in an impact assessment of an EU-wide Carbon Tax system, with no headway made towards dismissing the tax or initiating a legislative approval ... Read More

Mar 8, 20100

EU Commisioner Wants to Implement Carbon Tax

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Taxation in EU, Taxation in Sweeden, Taxation in UK

Algirdas Semeta, Taxation Commissioner of the EU, has stated that he wishes to see a carbon tax instated across the entirety of the European Union, and will lead a review to make it happen. The widely debated topic of Carbon Taxation has once again been brought up with the revelation that the European Commission (EC) will soon lead an inquiry about a possible EU-wide implementation of such a measure. In a statement made by Emer Traynor, spokeswoman for Algirdas Semeta, revision of the ... Read More

Jan 19, 20100

Germany Refuses EU Tax

Categories: Taxation in EU, Taxation in Germany

The Finance Ministry of Germany has stated that it is opposed to the imposition of an EU-wide tax, in response to a suggestion by the Finance Ministry of Luxembourg. Ahead of the EU and Euro-zone Finance Minister Summit held on January 18th and 19th, Luc Frieden, Finance Minister of Luxembourg, called for a new tax to be instated across the whole of the EU. German officials quickly denounced the idea, claiming that the EU already has sufficient funds. The German Ministry also ... Read More

Jan 7, 20100

Sarkozy Vows to Instate Carbon Tax

Categories: Taxation in France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to amend and instate a new carbon tax in France, after his original attempt was deemed to be unlawful. Speaking at the first cabinet meeting of 2010, on January 5th, Nicolas Sarkozy informed ministers that he intends to see a new carbon tax law implemented in the country and come into effect on July 1st. The tax is expected to raise €3.5 billion annually, which will be used to aid households in reducing energy consumption. If ... Read More

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