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Spain to reduce VAT on fuel to 10% over Iran war, SER reports

MADRID, March 20 (Reuters) - Spain on Friday will reduce the value-added tax on fuel products to 10%...

20th March, 2026

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German tax revenues fell by 3.4% in January, finance ministry says

BERLIN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Germany's federal and state government tax revenues fell by 3.4% in Janua...

19th February, 2026

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French tax hikes tapped out, spending cuts inevitable, says audit office

PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - France can no longer rely on tax hikes to rein in its public finances and...

19th February, 2026

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START YOUR YEAR RIGHT: SMALL BUSINESS SELF-ASSESSMENT TIPS

As we begin a new year, thoughts naturally turn to tax and the looming deadline for filing online se...

13th January, 2015

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COMMENTS ON TODAY’S AUTUMN STATEMENT BY TOM ELLIOTT

Change in stamp duty is welcome. But by biasing it so heavily on the wealthy it smells like another...

6th December, 2014

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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