Lowtax Features Tagged 'tax rates'
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20 Feb, 2017
Following the launch of a flat rate of corporation tax of 9% from the beginning of 2017 it is clear that international business can be well served by the use of Hungarian companies for a variety of business activity...
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06 Nov, 2014
Switzerland is currently at a critical juncture in its long history as a safe haven for investors all over the world. Having agreed to corporate tax reforms with the European Union that will result in the abolition of certain tax-privileged...
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15 Oct, 2014
1986 was the last time that the United States tax code underwent a significant overhaul, but since then US taxes have got progressively more complex while most of America's competitors have managed to improve their tax systems...
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15 Sep, 2014
To listen to United States President Barack Obama and members of Congress rail against "unpatriotic" companies using corporate "inversions" to escape America's high 35% rate of corporate tax, you'd think that tax was the sole factor in a company's...
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28 Jul, 2014
A lot has been achieved over the past decade to prepare for a level tax playing field between âMain Streetâ retailers and their online competitors. However, with a key piece of legislation having stalled in Congress...
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28 May, 2014
On March 14, 2014, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published its Discussion Draft on Action 6 of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, on preventing treaty abuse. However, as with many other aspects of the OECDâs work in relation to BEPS, respondents have warned that the proposals threaten to punish innocent taxpayers and disrupt global investment flows.
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21 May, 2014
No, it wasn't some kind of April fool's joke. April 1, 2014, really was the second anniversary of the United States having the dubious distinction of possessing the highest total corporate tax rate among member countries...
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05 Sep, 2013
With its large and increasingly affluent population, Brazil offers plenty of opportunities for foreign investors in a variety of economic sectors. But there also are many potential tax, regulatory and cultural pitfalls lying in wait for the unwary investor, and in this feature we summarize both the good and the bad that Brazil has to offer.
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09 Aug, 2013
The corporate world has generally accepted that taxation rules have fallen far behind the fast-evolving world of international business practice, and that the BEPS project provides a basis for a discussion between taxpayers and governments on how things can change for the better for both parties.
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05 Nov, 2012
In this article, we take a look at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developmentâs (OECD) ongoing efforts to reform certain aspects of the Model Tax Convention, particularly with respect to recent proposals on changes to the âbeneficial ownershipâ and âpermanent establishmentâ articles, and tax treaty treatment of emissions permits.
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