Nov 25, 2009
The tax burden, calculated as a ratio of tax receipts to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), faced by member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) fell by 0.5% in 2008. According to the OECD’s “Revenue Statistics: 2009 Edition” report, published November 24th, the tax burden by its members has fallen as the [...]
The tax burden, calculated as a ratio of tax receipts to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), faced by member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) fell by 0.5% in 2008.
According to the OECD's "Revenue Statistics: 2009 Edition" report, published November 24th, the tax burden by its members has fallen as the worldwide financial crisis tolls global economies. The aggregate tax receipt-to-GDP ratio across the surveyed OECD nations in both 2007 and 2006 was 35.8%. Based on current provisional ... Read More
Nov 23, 2009
Transparency International, an international non-profit organization aimed at fighting corruption, has released their annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) survey, on November 17th. The corruption study consists of a ranking of 180 countries based on a corruption score, ranging from zero to ten, with the lower representing a higher level of perceived corruption. This year, of [...]
Transparency International, an international non-profit organization aimed at fighting corruption, has released their annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) survey, on November 17th. The corruption study consists of a ranking of 180 countries based on a corruption score, ranging from zero to ten, with the lower representing a higher level of perceived corruption.
This year, of the countries surveyed, New Zealand was found to be the least corrupt, with Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland following. Somalia was the country perceived to have the highest ... Read More
Sep 25, 2009
The Swedish government has announced their plans to reduce the country’s income tax levels. In an effort to bolster the ailing employment market, the Swedish Government has announced another round of income tax cuts. The tax cut will see a cut of SEK250 from the average worker’s monthly tax duty. It is intended that the [...]
The Swedish government has announced their plans to reduce the country's income tax levels.
In an effort to bolster the ailing employment market, the Swedish Government has announced another round of income tax cuts. The tax cut will see a cut of SEK250 from the average worker's monthly tax duty. It is intended that the lowered income tax levels will encourage Swedish citizens to return to the work force. Prior to the tax cuts, governmental estimates had placed unemployment in Sweden at 8.8% ... Read More
Aug 18, 2009
With its twelfth Tax Information Exchange Agreement signed, the Cayman Islands will be now be placed on the OECD white list of countries. The Cayman Islands and New Zealand signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on the 13th of August. This agreement brings the total for the Cayman Islands to twelve, enough to be [...]
With its twelfth Tax Information Exchange Agreement signed, the Cayman Islands will be now be placed on the OECD white list of countries.
The Cayman Islands and New Zealand signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on the 13th of August. This agreement brings the total for the Cayman Islands to twelve, enough to be considered by Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development to be part of the jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standards, otherwise known as the “OECD ... Read More
