News Stories Tagged 'insurance'
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Barbados To Shutter IBC Regime, Remove Harmful Tax Provisions
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
16 November, 2018
Barbados's Minister of International Business and Industry, Ronald Toppin, has confirmed that the territory will soon repeal a number of tax measures that are considered to be contrary to new international standards on harmful tax regimes.
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Crown Dependencies To Ensure Firms Have Economic Substance
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
17 August, 2018
The Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are consulting on proposals to require companies tax-resident in the islands undertaking specific income-generating activities to demonstrate they have sufficient "substance" in the islands
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Bahamas, Aruba Hiked Consumption Tax Rate On July 1
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 July, 2018
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Bahamas To Hike VAT To 12 Percent
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 June, 2018
The Bahamas Government has announced that it will hike the value-added tax rate from 7.5 percent to 12 percent from July 1, 2018.
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Hong Kong Legislates For Health Insurance Tax Relief
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
22 May, 2018
Hong Kong's Government has gazetted a bill to provide a tax incentive for the take up of private health insurance, as announced in the 2018-19 Budget.
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China To Open Up Financial Services To Foreign Firms
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
13 April, 2018
The People's Bank of China has committed to putting forward measures to significantly open China's financial services industry to foreign competition, following an announced commitment to do so from President Xi Jinping.
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Malta Reports Finance Sector Growth For 2017
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
06 April, 2018
The Malta Financial Services Authority has released figures showing continued growth in the island's financial services sector during 2017, particularly in the areas of insurance business, investment services, investment funds, and trusts.
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Aruba To Impose Crisis Levy Starting July 1
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
06 April, 2018
The Caribbean island of Aruba has announced temporary rises in turnover tax and health tax to shore up its finances.
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Bermuda Seeing Influx Of Insurers
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
06 April, 2018
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has welcomed a significant increase in new insurance entities locating to Bermuda during the first three months of the year.
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Guernsey Aiming To Be Green Finance Leader
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
06 April, 2018
Guernsey is looking to position itself as the "go to" jurisdiction for green financial services, according to the island's financial services promotion agency, Guernsey Finance.
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