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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.

Sep 18, 20090

Swiss Bankers Want New Tax

Categories: International Tax Cooperation, Offshore Banking, Taxation in Switzerland

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) is calling for Switzerland’s government to instate a withholding tax on earnings generated by foreign held Swiss bank accounts. In order to save what remains of Switzerland’s weakened privacy laws the SBA has come up with an alternative to automatic international financial information sharing, as is proposed now. It is envisaged that a withholding tax could be levied on the interest, dividends, investment income and capital gains generated by accounts held by foreigners. The tax will be ... Read More

Aug 19, 20090

EU to Fight VAT Tax Evasion

Categories: Taxation in EU

The European Union has called for steps to be taken by its member states in order to fight Value Added Tax fraud. In an effort to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud, the European Union has urged its member states to increase inter-jurisdiction cooperation. In an effort to foster this, the European Commission has proposed a new set of protocols under which information can be shared between countries within the European Union. The primary development in the proposition is the establishment of Eurofisc. ... Read More

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