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EULER HERMES: UK BUDGET; NEW CUT IN CORPORATE TAX TO STIMULATE INVESTMENT

Starting 1 April, the rate of corporation tax will be cut by a further 1pps, to 20%, the lowest leve...

25th March, 2015

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SHALINI KHEMKA, FOUNDER AND CEO, E2EXCHANGE COMMENTS ON THE 2015 BUDGET:

“A significant amount has already been achieved by the Chancellor and the Office of Tax Simplificati...

20th March, 2015

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RED TAPE PREVENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH

Despite the UK being on track to be the fastest growing G7 economy, research has shown 67 per cent o...

23rd December, 2014

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OSBORNE’S SCRAPPING OF DEATH TAX ON PENSIONS COULD PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE SQUEEZED MIDDLE

The boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations is warning that...

6th December, 2014

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ANTI-AVOIDANCE AMENDMENTS TO EU PARENT-SUBSIDIARY DIRECTIVE

Cyprus turned the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directiveinto domestic legislation back in 2004 while prepari...

5th December, 2014

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MAJORITY OF U.S. CORPORATE TAX PROFESSIONALS SUPPORT CLOSING LOOPHOLES WHILE LOWERING CORPORATE TAX RATE, ACCORDING TO THOMSON REUTERS SURVEY

Only 12% of U.S. Tax Pros Support Tax Inversions, But 24% Say Their Companies are Entertaining Such...

21st November, 2014

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION JUMPS ON GLOBAL TAX CRACKDOWN BANDWAGON

“The European Commission’s (EC) decision to look into the tax affairs of a number of high profile mu...

30th September, 2014

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OECD’S NEW TAX AVOIDANCE RULES HAVE SERIOUS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

New tax avoidance rules could hike consumer prices, cut investment and reduce wages, warns the boss...

18th September, 2014

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UK RANKS SECOND AFTER CANADA FOR COMPETITIVE TAX RATES

The UK has ranked second for the competitiveness of its overall business tax system, among ten diffe...

30th July, 2014

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THE UK INTRODUCES NEW CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR TAX EVADERS

The UK Chancellor, George Osborne, announced new sanctions against offshore tax evasion, last month....

3rd June, 2014

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NEW DOUBLE TAX TREATY BETWEEN CYPRUS AND SPAIN SOON TO ENTER INTO FORCE

Following the ratification of the double tax treaty (“DTT”) between Cyprus and Spain on March 22nd,...

3rd June, 2014

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OSBORNE’S ADMIRABLE TAX CUTS PLANS ARE SUPPORTED BY FLAWED RESEARCH

The methodology behind a Treasury report published by George Osborne with the aim of highlighting th...

14th April, 2014