Developments In Beneficial Ownership Transparency
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
August 9, 2017
It has been two years since the United Kingdom seemingly went out on a limb by being the first major economy (and probably the first economy anywhere) to insist that company ownership information was recorded and open to...
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Towards Global Automatic Exchange of Information?
By TreatyPro Editorial //
May 15, 2013
This feature explores the various plurilateral efforts underway to achieve more standardization in the exchange of information (EoI) for tax purposes between national revenue authorities, including the European Union (EU) Savings Tax Directive, the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) lesser known tax treaty TRACE project.
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Tax-News Global Trade – Do We Need Doha?
By Tax-News.com Editorial //
May 9, 2013
It has been almost five years since the Doha Round of trade talks collapsed with the finishing line in sight. But while there have been numerous attempts to revive the Round, led by the indomitable WTO Director General Pascal Lamy, the world seems to have moved on.
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Accounting Standards: Introduction to IFRS
By Tax-News.com Editorial //
February 12, 2013
As if tax wasn’t complicated enough in most jurisdictions, businesses must also contend with accounting standards rules that, internationally, are in a state of flux as countries harmonize their own rules with ever-evolving international standards at different speeds. This feature attempts to make sense of the current accounting standards situation, and the transition to global standards.
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Global Trade: The Asian Century
By Tax-News.com Editorial //
January 29, 2013
Progress towards the completion of the Doha Round of world trade talks remains stalled, and the World Trade Organization has warned of a lurch towards protectionism. However, the world’s major trading powers do not appear to have given up on expanding free trade, and while Doha lays dormant, the Asia-Pacific region – widely tipped to lead the next phase of global economic growth – is playing host to an emerging trend towards the conclusion of multilateral free trade groupings.
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Dubai is now uncatchable as a business hub for the region
Kitty Miv, Editor //
January 3, 2013
A friend of mine took his family on holiday to Dubai just before Christmas, and apart from spending far too much money, reports back that the place is bursting with optimism and go-go spirits.
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