Stories that are tagged 'legislation'

Hungarian Lawmakers To Decide On Tax Cuts Plan
Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels__05 July, 2019
Hungary's 2020 Budget law is before parliament for approval. Most tax-related proposals would become effective from the start of 2020. Read Full Story

Canada Ratifies BEPS MLI
Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington __05 July, 2019
On June 21, 2019, Canada ratified the BEPS multilateral convention, to introduce amendments to its network of tax treaties to prevent abuse. Read Full Story

Finland Launches Consultation On EU Exit Tax
Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels__21 June, 2019
On June 14, 2019, the Finnish Ministry of Finance launched a consultation on draft exit tax legislation. Read Full Story

US Congress Passes IRS Reform Bill
Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington__21 June, 2019
On June 13, 2019, the US Senate approved the Taxpayer First Act, which is intended to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service and strengthen taxpayer rights. Read Full Story

US House Passes IRS Reform Bill
Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington__13 June, 2019
On June 10, 2019, the United States House of Representatives approved legislation which would reform the rules governing the Internal Revenue Service. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tweaking GST Rule Changes For Offshore Suppliers
Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong__13 June, 2019
New Zealand's Finance and Expenditure Committee has recommended changes to legislation that would introduce a new requirement for offshore suppliers to collect GST on low-value goods supplied to New Zealand-based consumers. Read Full Story

New CbC Reporting Obligations In Seychelles From 2020
Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus__05 June, 2019
Seychelles has gazetted legislation for the introduction of new country-by-country reporting obligations that multinational entities will be required to comply with starting in 2020. Read Full Story

South African Carbon Tax Introduced On June 1
Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus__05 June, 2019
On May 26, 2019, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Carbon Tax Act No 15 of 2019, which came into effect on June 1, 2019, as announced by the Minister of Finance in the 2019 Budget. Read Full Story

Poland Launches Consultation On VAT Split Payment Mechanism
Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels__05 June, 2019
On May 16, 2019, Poland's Ministry of Finance launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce a VAT split payment mechanism on a mandatory basis for certain suppliers. Read Full Story

Netherlands Announces 2019 Fiscal Agenda
Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels__31 May, 2019
On May 28, 2019, Dutch State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel issued an update on the Government's 2019 fiscal agenda, which includes an outline of tax legislative proposals that the Government intends to submit to parliament in the remainder of the year. Read Full Story

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