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US Congress To Deny Contracts To Inverters

01/08/2014(0)
With pressure growing for the United States Congress to move forward on legislation to halt the flow of “corporate inversions” in the short-term, the Fair Federal Contracts Act has ... Read More
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HMRC’s plan for debt recovery plan

31/07/2014(0)
The Law Society has joined the chorus of opposition to government plans to allow HM Revenue & Customs direct access to tax defaulters’ bank accounts. In its response to ... Read More
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Switzerland, Italy Working To Remedy Tax Disputes

31/07/2014(0)
Swiss President Didier Burkhalter has called for a constructive, coherent, and balanced approach to the resolution of a number of outstanding tax issues with Italy. Burkhalter made the comments ... Read More
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Tories oppose to a “flat tax” system

30/07/2014(0)
The Tories have strongly denied they are planning to move to a “flat tax” system – where everyone pays the same rate of tax regardless of income – after ... Read More
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Ukraine plans to introduce “war tax”

29/07/2014(0)
According to Ukraine’s Deputy Finance Minister, Volodymyr Matviychuk, the Ministry is considering the introduction of a special “war tax” of 1.5 percent on salaries, coming into effect before the ... Read More
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Lew Can Use Tax Rule to Slow Inversions according to Ex-Official

28/07/2014(0)
The U.S. Treasury Department should use immediate stopgap regulations to make offshore transactions known as corporate inversions less lucrative, said the department’s former top international tax lawyer. The administration ... Read More
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Sweden Calls For EU Ruling On Bitcoin Taxation

22/07/2014(0)
Sweden has asked the European Union to provide definitive rules on the Value Added Tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, after concerns raised by the nation about the ... Read More
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EU, Fiji To Implement Interim Pacific EPA

21/07/2014(0)
On July 18, Fiji notified its decision to apply the interim Pacific Region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which provides for duty and quota free access into the European Union ... Read More
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Accountants To See IRS In Court Over Tax Preparer Program

18/07/2014(0)
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has filed a federal lawsuit calling for the voluntary tax return preparer regulatory program planned by the United States Internal Revenue ... Read More
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Egypt Cuts Tax Breaks for Fuel; Few Protest

18/07/2014(0)
When President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt said he intended to raise the price of flour, rice and other subsidized goods in 1977, he ignited days of riots that left ... Read More
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