News Stories Tagged 'Finance'
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Bahamas To Cut VAT Rate To 10 Percent
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
01 November, 2021
The Bahamas intends to lower the value-added tax rate from 12 percent to 10 percent, the territory announced in its supplementary 2021/22 Budget, released on October 27.
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BVI Reaffirms Tax Transparency Commitment
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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BVI To Launch FinTech 'Sandbox'
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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Cayman Rules Out New Taxes In Response To COVID-19
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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Luxembourg Announces COVID-19 Tax Support Measures
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
20 March, 2020
On March 17, 2020, Luxembourg's Ministry of Finance announced the relaxation of certain tax payment deadlines for companies and self-employed individuals affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Jersey Seeking To Strike Up More Financial Services Business In China
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
08 November, 2019
Representatives from Jersey are holding week-long meetings in Asia to promote the island as a well-regulated offshore international financial center.
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Guernsey Launches Consultation On Introducing LLCs
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
09 September, 2019
Guernsey is proposing to adopt limited liability companies (LLC), in a move intended to enhance the island's competitive position in the United States.
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Singapore To Table Legislation For 2019 Budget Changes
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
02 September, 2019
Singapore has finalized amendments to the draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019, following a public consultation that ended in July 2019.
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Netherlands And Curacao Agree To Tackle Tax Evasion
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
31 May, 2019
The Netherlands and Curacao agreed in a statement signed on May 22, 2019, to include new anti-abuse measures in the tax treaty between the two jurisdictions.
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BVI Supporting Firms To Comply With Economic Substance Code
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
10 May, 2019
The British Virgin Islands financial services promotional agency BVI Finance has held educational sessions on the new draft Economic Substance Code in the BVI, London, and Hong Kong.
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