Jurisdictions news

04.02.2013 Austria concluded a number of important agreements

 Austria started the process of “tax harmonization” in last April when the agreement with Switzerland about withholding tax (came into force on 1^st January 2013).

15.01.2013 Russian Agreements 2012

According to the policy of returning capital back to Russia, attracting foreign investments in Russia and relying on the slogan that was put forward by Vladimir Putin “It is enough to feed offshores”, Russia actively concludes DTAs and Agreements of tax information exchange.

21.12.2012 Hong Kong wants to regain the leadership
Hong Kong  wants to regain leadership

20.12.2012 France takes action on the "Depardieu case"

After a sensational movement of famous actor Gerard Depardieu from expensive France to more favorable Belgium French President Francois Hollande declared his intention to change the tax agreement with Belgium.

19.12.2012 Will Vietnam become competitive soon?

In 2014, the Vietnamese government plans to reduce the corporate tax rate. The Ministry of Finance plans to submit a bill to the National Assembly, which will focus on the introduction of amendments to the Tax Code to reduce the corporate tax rate.

18.12.2012 Significant trade agreement between EU and Singapore

The negotiation between European Union and Singapore about the draft of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have been lasted more than two years. Finally, December 16, 2012 the European Commission and the government of Singapore have agreed upon this question.

17.12.2012 A new proposal law on transfer pricing in Ukraine

Currently under consideration in the Verkhovna Rada a bill on amendments to the Tax Code relating to changes in the legal regulation of transfer pricing. It is necessary to pay attention to the following legislative developments

14.12.2012 Rich Frenchmen escape to Belgium

The application of the Government of France luxury tax, whose rate in 2013 increased to 75%, prompting many rich people in the country to think about moving to more favorable to the rich people Belgium.

13.12.2012 The UK continues levying taxes

The draft budget for 2013 The UK government has provided a new provision - an annual tax for those who own homes worth more than £ 2 million, which are registered to offshore companies.

12.12.2012 U.S. imposes heavy fines on banks

To absolve themselves of charges of violating sanctions against Iran, the British bank Standard Chartered Bank has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $ 327 million.

11.12.2012 Hong Kong still at the first position

Up to now Hong Kong has a leading position among the cities of China, but analysts predict that Shanghai may soon catch up with him in many ways.

10.12.2012 Strarbucks and Britain: a new scandal with multinational company

Most recently, a new scandal erupted between the authorities of the United Kingdom and one of the largest multinational companies - American network cafes Starbucks. The scandal was triggered by allegations that the coffee chain does not pay income tax in the UK for 3 years. Authorized UK authorities note that, Starbucks paid only 8.6 million pounds in taxes for 3 years on revenue of 3 billion pounds. In response to this guide Starbucks, so as not to stir up a scandal on and does not get to court, promised to pay into the treasury of the UK 10 million pounds, or 20 million pounds over two years.

07.12.2012 A unified standard for offshore: European Commission takes action on tax evasion

The aim of the European Commission today is to create an effective plan of action to help combat tax evasion. The plan includes the development and introduction of the Code of the taxpayer, the Common EU tax identification number, and the revision and updating of the existing key tax legislation.

06.12.2012 Any percentage is important: Britain lowers taxes

The Government's anti-crisis program is a combination of reducing the budget deficit, increasing the investment attractiveness and many more beautiful things.

05.12.2012 New Zealand will be operating with OECD only

Due to numerous discussions of the issue of taxation of multinational companies (Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc.), the Minister of Finance of New Zealand has decided to clarify the position of his Government.

04.12.2012 Belgium made changes in tax rates

November 21, 2012 the Belgian Government submitted tax changes that had planned in the budget for 2013.

03.12.2012 Austria saw the results of the reduction of corporate tax

Back in 2005, the Austrian government has reduced corporate tax rate from 34% to 25%. However, Australia makes the conclusions just now: Despite the low tax rate, according to Finance Minister Maria Fekter, tax revenues increased from 2005 to 2008. In 2005, this figure was EUR 5 billion, while in 2008 is already 6.3 billion euros.

30.11.2012 The new fiscal policy in the dependent territory of the UK

The United Kingdom is actively negotiating with its dependent territories, including the British Virgin Islands, about the possibility of a more thorough exchange of tax information. According to some reports, the British authorities are developing an act that would be similar to the U.S. law on fiscal compliance requirements for foreign accounts (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA).

29.11.2012 Germany did not sign the DTA with Switzerland

The upper House of Parliament of Germany did not agree to sign tax agreement with Switzerland. The German government is not sure in the provisions that were offered by the Swiss side of the agreement.

28.11.2012 The research: is the British confidentiality profitable for Russian billionaires?

The British magazine Guardian in conjunction with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ICIJ created a project to study the secrets of doing business in offshore jurisdictions.

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