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How to raise funds for health-related spending? Tax salty foods
October 19th, 2017
Portugal has announced plans to introduce a tax on salty foods to raise funds for health-related spending. Under the measure, foods with a salt concentration of one gram or more per 100 grams of product will be subject to ...
Swiss bank UBS probed in Germany over alleged tax fraud
September 29th, 2017
Prosecutors have started an investigation into clients of Swiss bank UBS in Germany suspected of tax evasion. According to Reuters, about 130 prosecutors and tax investigators from the city of Bochum carried out searches of premises, including UBS’ offices. ...
Town in Switzerland accepts tax payments in bitcoin
September 13th, 2017
Switzerland ramped up its bid to become a global hub for financial technology (fintech) and cryptocurrency start-ups with the decision by a town on the Italian border to accept tax payments in bitcoin. Chiasso announced that it would take ...
European Commission welcome digital taxation proposal
September 12th, 2017
The European Commission has today welcomed a joint proposal from the so-called Big Four member states – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – on the taxation of large digital companies. The Irish Government is, however, expected to express caution ...
French Finance Minister Outlines French Corporate Tax Cut Plans
September 1st, 2017
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has confirmed that the Government will legislate for several tax measures designed to increase France’s tax competitiveness in the upcoming Budget for 2018. In a speech to France’s main employers’ union, MEDEF, on ...
Companies Begin Paying Taiwan’s New ‘Netflix Tax’
August 24th, 2017
Taiwan has said that a total of 45 overseas providers of electronic services have filed value-added tax returns in respect of electronic supplies to the domestic market, under the territory’s new “Netflix tax.” On December 28, 2016, Taiwan’s President ...
Dentons Boekel launches Tax practice with recruitment of a team from Baker McKenzie
August 23rd, 2017
Dentons Boekel announced today the launch of its Tax practice in the Netherlands with the recruitment of four partners. Jurjen Bevers, Paul Halprin, Heico Reinoud and Marnix Veldhuijzen have joined the Amsterdam office from Baker McKenzie. Wendela Raas, Netherlands ...
Irish FM Criticizes EU Demand For Apple Taxes
August 21st, 2017
Ireland’s new Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe, has described the EU’s demand for the collection of up to EUR13bn (15.3bn) in “unpaid” taxes from Apple as unjustified, according to reports. Donohoe made the comment in an interview with German newspaper ...
Europe battles Google News over ‘snippet tax’ proposal
August 7th, 2017
A major battle is brewing in Brussels over an EU reform plan that would force internet aggregators such as Google News to pay newspapers for displaying snippets of their articles online. Google is furious at the reform idea, but ...
UK Sees Corporate Tax Windfall After Brexit Decision
August 4th, 2017
The 15.5 percent year-on-year increase in UK corporate tax receipts, reported recently by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), demonstrates that company profits have not yet been dented by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, says London tax ...
