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Users of Ebay and other online sales sites are facing a tax crackdown following government plans to obtain data on millions of internet transactions. HM Revenue and Customs wants to collect
1. Introducing a new National Living Wage of over £9 an hour by 2020 From April 2016, a new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour for those aged 25
The UK could become the world’s most attractive location for businesses using digital currencies, such as bitcoins, after George Osborne announced a new package of regulation for the nascent sector
The use of virtual currencies is maturing, and responses to their use are rapidly evolving. Virtual currencies are a paradigm-busting phenomenon that test the existing frameworks of central banking, taxation
LONDON (InsideBitcoins) — As of January 1st, the European Union instituted new rules regarding electronic services as a taxable commodity. Whilst not directed at bitcoin specifically, the directive refers to
On the eve of the recent G20 summit the UK and German governments released a statement. This1 has significant implications for the UK’s Patent Box tax regime. The statement, which
In a judgement released on December 17, 2014(1 BvL 21/12), the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht – “BVerfG“) declared the applicable Inheritance and Gift Tax law partly (especially the exemption regulations
Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services After 3,700 public comments, the proposed licensing for bitcoin-related firms has
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted dispatches on five double taxation agreements, which will now be submitted to Parliament for approval. The treaties with Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, and Uzbekistan either
Changes to Switzerland’s value-added tax rules will come into effect from January 1, 2015, through changes to the Value-Added Tax Ordinance. In changes approved in November, foreign companies will be
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