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EC INVESTIGATES TRANSFER PRICING ARRANGEMENTS ON CORPORATE TAXATION IN LUXEMBOURG AND IRELAND

Recently, the European Commission (EC) has published two main decisions taken last June to undergo i...

5th December, 2014

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“LUMP-SUM” TAX RESIDENTS IN SWITZERLAND MAY SOON BE REQUIRED TO RELOCATE

Recently, the Swiss Federal Council rejected the initiative entitled ‘Stop the tax privileges...

4th December, 2014

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MIDDLE CLASSES SQUEEZED MORE WITH OSBORNE’S SCRAPPING OF DEATH TAX

The Chancellor’s plans to scrap the 55 per cent death tax applied to pension pots has been slammed b...

3rd October, 2014

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DEPRECIATION DEDUCTIONS SMASH THROUGH GLASS CEILINGS

The five apartments from the hit Channel Nine show ‘The Block Glasshouse’ could each become lucrativ...

22nd September, 2014

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ECJ TAX JUDGEMENT ADDS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF POUNDS ANNUALLY TO COST OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOING BUSINESS IN THE UK AND EU, SAYS KPMG

A European Court of Justice Judgement issued on VAT grouping rules will cost financial institutions...

20th September, 2014

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BEPS PLANS AIM TO TILT BALANCE OF POWER FURTHER TOWARDS TAX AUTHORITIES BUT PROGRESS IS MOVING AT GLACIAL SPEED

The OECD’s BEPS Action Plan is designed to redefine and revolutionise the taxation of companies acro...

18th September, 2014

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OECD INVITES THE PUBLIC’S INPUT ON BEPS ACTION 11

In an effort to engage the public in the combat against tax evasion, the OECD has invited comments o...

14th September, 2014

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1 IN 3 SAVERS ENQUIRE ABOUT RAIDING THEIR PENSION POTS

A third of savers have “actively enquired” about raiding their pension pots next April, reveals one...

21st August, 2014

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CYPRUS COMMITS TO REAL ESTATE TAXATION REFORM

Following the Troika bailout agreement, the Cypriot Government has agreed on a real estate taxation...

30th July, 2014

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TAXATION OF TRUSTS PROPOSED BY HMRC

HM Revenue & Customs suggested setting a limit to the amount which individuals may transfer tax-...

30th July, 2014

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NEW DOUBLE TAX TREATY BETWEEN CYPRUS AND NORWAY

On 20th of June, the double tax treaty (DTT) between Cyprus and Norway was published in the official...

30th July, 2014

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JURY IS STILL OUT FOR THE FINAL RUSSIAN ‘DEOFFSHORIZATION’ PLAN

Seven months passed since Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had first announced the plans for ‘deof...

30th July, 2014