Switzerland To Exchange First Swiss CbC Reports In June

Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong // 21 June, 2018

Switzerland is preparing to exchange multinational groups' country-by-country reports with 35 partner states at the end of June.
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Irish Corporate Tax Reform Pushed By MPs, To Shore Up Tax Base

Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London // 14 June, 2018

The highly concentrated nature of Ireland's corporation tax receipts represents "an unacceptable level of risk," according to parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
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OECD Releases First CbC Reporting Peer Reviews

Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels // 04 June, 2018

The OECD has released the first peer reviews of the Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting initiative, reporting that practically all countries that serve as headquarters to large multinationals have introduced new transfer pricing documentation requirements to improve transparency.
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Barbados Rejects UK Push For Public Beneficial Ownership Register

Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington // 11 May, 2018

Barbados's Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce, and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss, has told a Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) conference there is no support on the island for a public register of beneficial ownership.
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New Zealand Consults On Imposing GST On Low-Value Imports

Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong // 03 May, 2018

New Zealand has launched a consultation on proposals to charge goods and services tax on consignments worth less than NZD400, which currently benefit from a tax exemption for low-value imports, from October 1, 2019.
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