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The double taxation agreement (DTA) between Switzerland and Liechtenstein will enter into force on December 22, 2016, and will be effective from January 1, 2017. The DTA was signed on
Germany’s upper house of Parliament, the Bundesrat, has approved a bill to tighten the eligibility criteria for inheritance tax exemptions for family-owned companies. The changes mean that inheritance tax exemptions
The UK’s Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has called on the UK Government to rethink its plans to reform the IR35 legislation, which covers those persons working through an intermediary.
The German Cabinet has approved a tax incentive bill intended to encourage the construction of new affordable-rent apartments to address a growing housing shortage in Germany. According to the Finance
Law firm RPC has called on the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, to confirm that it will not force individuals into bankruptcy through the use of Accelerated Payment
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted dispatches on a new double tax agreement (DTA) with Liechtenstein and a protocol to the agreement with Norway. The DTA with Liechtenstein was signed
The Chartered Institute of Taxation has recommended a new approach to tackling non-compliance with the UK’s IR35 income tax and National Insurance contributions legislation. IR35 is the income tax and
Australia and Germany have signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) that lowers withholding tax rates on cross-border income and introduces new anti-abuse and prevention of non-taxation rules. The new
Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 was adopted on the 4th July 2012 with the aim of simplifying cross-border successions and in the light of today’s globalised European environment. These rules pertain
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seized business assets from 1,080 UK small firms to settle late tax bills in 2014, according to research by Funding Options. Sole traders, unincorporated businesses,
