It's rare in this column that more than a week goes by without some significant developments on the VAT front... Continue Reading »
Compliance Under Consideration
In this week's column, we will be looking at enforcement and compliance, starting in the United States, where Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden... Continue Reading »
Having focused last week on corporate taxes, in this weekâs column, we will be turning our attention to developments in the world of indirect taxation, starting with Bolivia... Continue Reading »
Corporate Taxes take Center Stage
There have been a number of strong words and bold moves recently in the area of corporate taxation, starting with Puerto Rico... Continue Reading »
Reporting, Rule Changes and Reversals…
This week we turn to international tax matters, starting with the Finnish Government, which has announced plans to amend various... Continue Reading »
Compliance Concerns Under Consideration
Last week we looked at the big ticket stories, but when it comes to tax at least, the Devil is often in the details, and so it is to the relative complexity of compliance and collection matters that we now turn... Continue Reading »
Tax Headlines on Headline Taxes
Well, there's been big news for big business on the tax front recently, starting with the announcement from the Indian Government that... Continue Reading »
VAT seems to have been the flavor of the week this week, and so it is to indirect taxes that we turn our attention, starting with Guernsey... Continue Reading »
It's been a while since we looked at tax compliance matters outside of the scope of BEPS, so this week, we will be focusing on... Continue Reading »
International Initiatives In Focus
Last week we looked at tax measures being put in place by governments in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and this week we will be broadening our focus from the national to the international... Continue Reading »
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
15 September, 2021
The Cayman Ministry of Financial Services has launched a consultation on the changes needed to enable public access to beneficial ownership information.
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by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
06 August, 2021
Guernsey lawmakers are to discuss the possibility of introducing a value-added tax system, at a debate scheduled for September 2021, it has been announced.
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by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
09 June, 2021
The Bahamas Government has announced various changes to its value-added tax regime in its new Budget, focusing on the real estate sector, including for sharing economy platforms.
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by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
26 April, 2021
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has released a responses document on the development of a conduct of business regulatory regime in the territory.
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by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
23 February, 2021
Barbados has been removed from the European Union's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions and Dominica has been added.
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by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
15 February, 2021
The Government of Jersey has issued draft Regulations that set out how former Prior Year Basis taxpayers may pay their 2019 tax bills.
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by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
29 September, 2020
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has reiterated its commitment to working toward establishing a publicly accessible register on the beneficial ownership of companies.
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by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
16 September, 2020
The Isle of Man has launched a consultation on legislative changes to ensure the territory remains fully compliant with international standards on recording details of the beneficial owners of legal entities.
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by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
31 August, 2020
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has recently released a discussion paper on its plans to broaden its mandate by developing a conduct of business regime for the financial services sectors it regulates.
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by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
21 August, 2020
The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission has announced that it will launch its new FinTech Regulatory "Sandbox" on August 31.
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