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How to raise funds for health-related spending? Tax salty foods

19/10/2017(0)
Portugal has announced plans to introduce a tax on salty foods to raise funds for health-related spending. Under the measure, foods with a salt concentration of one gram or ... Read More
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Grant Thornton to create 250 jobs at Dublin centre

31/05/2017(0)
Grant Thornton said a significant number of the new jobs will be at its new centre of excellence in Dublin with other positions in its tax, audit and advisory ... Read More
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IMF recommends lower, broader Corporate Tax for Luxembourg

15/05/2017(0)
Further corporate tax reforms may be needed to Luxembourg’s tax regime for foreign companies if it is to maintain its appeal while responding to international tax initiatives, the International ... Read More
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Digital currency, the Airbnb and Uber killer

15/05/2017(0)
Ride-sharing app Uber experienced a setback on Thursday (11 May), as a top EU lawyer of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated in an opinion that the company ... Read More
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Smirnoff owner Diageo to pay HMRC £107m in ‘Google tax’ crackdown

12/05/2017(1)
Drinks company will challenge HMRC claim for tax and interest over ‘diverted profits’ Diageo, the drinks company behind Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, is to pay HMRC £107m under ... Read More
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Italy gets Google to pay $335 million in tax arrears

05/05/2017(0)
Google has buckled again under government pressure and agreed to pay millions in back taxes in Europe. Italy’s tax agency confirmed that Google (GOOGL, Tech30) would pay €306 million ... Read More
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IPoker withdraws from Poland over new regulatory regime

04/05/2017(0)
The mass exodus of gambling entities leaving the Polish market increased this week, after a post on the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GWPA) confirmed that all skins on the ... Read More
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International law firm promotes 24 partners

21/04/2017(0)
Allen & Overy today announces the promotion of 24 lawyers to partner across its global network, the largest number since 2008. Effective as of 1 May 2017, unless otherwise ... Read More
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Switzerland launched a new tax reform proposal

12/04/2017(0)
The steering body comprised of members from the Confederation and the cantons has completed a first round of hearings on tax proposal 17 with political parties, cities, communes, churches ... Read More
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Facebook will start paying 18 percent VAT in Russia

11/04/2017(0)
Social media giant Facebook has joined the list of IT firms registered with Russia’s Federal Tax Service as a foreign company selling electronic content in Russia. Beginning April 25, ... Read More
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