News Stories Tagged 'tax avoidance'
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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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Bermuda Announces Accounting Rules For Digital Asset Businesses
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
10 July, 2020
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has released a new consultation on the proposed Digital Asset Business Accounts Rules 2020.
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BVI Explains Economic Substance Requirements During COVID-19 Outbreak
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
15 April, 2020
The British Virgin Islands' International Tax Authority has provided guidance on how companies can meet the economic substance rules during the coronavirus outbreak.
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US Insurance Regulator Grants Bermuda Reciprocal Jurisdiction Status
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
31 December, 2019
Bermuda has been granted Reciprocal Jurisdiction status effective January 1, 2020, and has had its status as a Qualified Jurisdiction extended by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), after a five-year evaluation.
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Cayman Commits To Making Beneficial Ownership Info Public
by Mike Godrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
31 December, 2019
The Government of the Cayman Islands has announced plans to introduce a public register of beneficial ownership.
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Belize Removed From EU's Tax Blacklist
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
15 November, 2019
The EU has removed Belize from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and Macedonia from its "grey list."
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Jersey Consults On Reporting CRS Avoidance Arrangements
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
27 September, 2019
The Jersey Government is consulting on the implementation of mandatory disclosure rules for Common Reporting Standard Avoidance Arrangements and Opaque Offshore Structures.
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EU Removes Three Territories From Tax Blacklist
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
31 May, 2019
The European Council has confirmed that Aruba, Barbados, and Bermuda are to be removed from the EU's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.
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EU Expands Tax Blacklist, Penalizing Non-Reformers
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
14 March, 2019
The EU has tripled its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions to include 15 countries.
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Ireland, Malta To Close 'Single Malt' Tax Loophole
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
03 December, 2018
The tax authorities of Ireland and Malta have signed a Competent Authority Agreement in a bid to prevent the use of the so-called "Single Malt" tax planning structure.
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