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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: French Lawmakers Agree Digital Tax Law
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A joint committee of lawmakers from the French House of Representatives and the Senate has agreed on a bill to introduce a digital services tax in France.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: Hungarian Lawmakers To Decide On Tax Cuts Plan
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Hungary's 2020 Budget law is before parliament for approval. Most tax-related proposals would become effective from the start of 2020.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: Indonesia Announces Plans For Tax Relief
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The Indonesian Government has announced that it will target tax relief at seven more industries, building on targeted tax relief for 17 so-called pioneer industries announced last year.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: US Senate Finance Committee Approves Four Treaties
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On June 25, 2019, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved amendments to four double tax avoidance agreements which have been pending in the Senate for several years.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: Morocco Commits To BEPS-Proof Its Tax Treaties
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Morocco signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting – the BEPS Multilateral Instrument (BEPS MLI) – on June 25, 2019.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: US Senate Finance Committee Seeks Response To French Digital Tax
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The leaders of the United States Committee on Finance have written Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging him to use "all tools available" to counter France's proposed digital services tax, which they argue unfairly discriminates against US companies.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: Canada Ratifies BEPS MLI
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On June 21, 2019, Canada ratified the BEPS multilateral convention, to introduce amendments to its network of tax treaties to prevent abuse.
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2019-07-04
Tax-News.com: India's GST Council Agrees Overhaul Of GST Returns
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During its 35th meeting, India's GST Council approved changes to GST filing requirements and deadlines, and approved the introduction of an electronic invoicing system,
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: New Zealand To Better Track Taxpayers' Property Transactions
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New Zealand's Inland Revenue has announced that those who buy and sell property will be required to provide their IRD number on land transfer documentation, to improve the agency's ability to enforce the tax rules on property speculation.
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: Switzerland Schedules Corporate Tax Overhaul For 2020
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The Swiss Federal Council has announced that the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing will enter into force on January 1, 2020.
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: Mauritius Overhauls Tax Regime In 2019-20 Budget
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Mauritius announced a multitude of changes to all areas of its tax regime in its 2019-2020 Budget, including international tax reforms; value-added tax changes; new corporate tax relief measures, including a new patent box regime; a regime for peer-to-peer lending; individual tax breaks; and a tax amnesty scheme.
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: Bolivian Tax Amnesty To Close June 28
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Bolivian taxpayers have until a twice-extended deadline of June 28, 2019, to regularize their affairs and benefit from reduced penalty rates.
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: IRS Opens US Compliance Assurance Program To Applicants
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On June 14, 2019, the US Internal Revenue Service announced that it is looking for new applicants for the Compliance Assurance Process (CAP), a cooperative compliance program aimed at publicly traded corporate taxpayers.
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: Finland Launches Consultation On EU Exit Tax
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On June 14, 2019, the Finnish Ministry of Finance launched a consultation on draft exit tax legislation.
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2019-06-20
Tax-News.com: Costa Rica To Introduce VAT From July 1
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Costa Rica will introduce a new value-added tax regime, in place of sales tax, starting July 1, 2019.
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