Last week we looked at VAT moves in various countries to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hard-hit industry sectors such as tourism and hospitality... Continue Reading »
Indirect Tax Issues Of Interest
VAT, GST and other indirect levies have dominated the tax headlines this week, with some countries, such as Belgium... Continue Reading »
Countries Consider Post-COVID Building Blocks
Although a good many countries and regions are still deep in the throes of the pandemic, a number are now taking stock of their economies... Continue Reading »
Continuing with our digital focus from last week, we turn first to the EU's VAT E-Commerce Reform package, which is set to come into force on July 1, 2021... Continue Reading »
Whilst in certain areas, tax policy seems to have been in something of a COVID-necessitated holding pattern these past months... Continue Reading »
Governments Go Easy on Taxpayers...
As the COVID situation continues to rumble on, different countries are at different stages of their own pandemics and vaccination processes... Continue Reading »
This week, we will be looking at digital taxes, both in terms of implementation and scope, starting with the UK, where HMRC has provided an update on the value-added tax treatment... Continue Reading »
With everything that's been going on in terms of COVID and Brexit, it's been a while since we looked at transfer pricing specifically, but with international tax and anti-avoidance matters... Continue Reading »
Last week we looked at the United Kingdom, more specifically at the measures announced in the first post-Brexit Budget. This week we will be both broadening and narrowing our focus... Continue Reading »
Well, I promised last week that we would take a look at the rabbits pulled by Rishi Sunak out of his budget hat, and the UK Chancellor did not disappoint... Continue Reading »
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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by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
21 August, 2020
Bermuda's financial services regulator, the Bermuda Monetary Authority, has set out plans to change its enforcement processes.
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by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
18 August, 2020
The Government of the Cayman Islands has ruled out the introduction of direct taxes or new indirect taxes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
24 July, 2020
p>The European Commission has announced plans for a new Directive on Administrative Cooperation, on the exchange of information on online platforms' sales, and a new Communication on Tax Good Governance.
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