Spain is set to introduce a digital services tax (DST) which would be levied at 3% on the digital revenues of large tech companies, along with a financial services transactions tax, which together are expected to raise around €2bn (£1.76bn) a year
There are just over 70 days until Making Tax Digital (MTD) goes live in the UK. James Bunney looks at several other countries where digital reporting has been introduced in recent years
The UK has signed a new Israel tax agreement to update the double taxation convention (DTC) with the country, offering reduced dividend tax rates for inward investors
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT, which goes live in April 2019, has left accountants confused and businesses struggling to keep up. James Bunney examines the current situation and what MTD means for the future of business tax
The European Commission has launched a debate to change the way that tax law is passed within the EU, suggesting abandoning the unanimous vote needed and relying instead on a majority in order to speed up the progress of tax legislation
HMRC has collected over £200m in unpaid VAT from overseas sellers using online marketplaces in the past two years, since the introduction of a new regime to tackle tax avoidance which enables it to flag up those who are not registered for VAT
Nike is the latest multinational to find its tax affairs under scrutiny from Brussels, with the European Commission launching an investigation into whether five Dutch tax rulings in favour of Nike may have given the US trainer behemoth an unfair advantage
Despite assurances from the US government, there is growing concern that billions of dollars in tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be delayed until the shutdown ends, potentially causing hardship for thousands of US taxpayers
This week sees the launch of an international tourist tax in Japan, requiring visitors to pay a 1,000 yen (£7.20) levy when leaving the country by plane or ship, which is expected to raise 50bn yen in 2019
The introduction of a realtime PAYE reporting system in Ireland risks leaving around 120,000 people with substantial underpayments in its first month of operation, ACCA is warning
Taxpayers face delays and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended all non-essential work as the US government shutdown over a political funding dispute overlaps with the beginning of the tax filing season
Alcohol prices have soared in Qatar after the country introduced a 100% sin tax as part of its levy on ‘health-damaging’ goods, with a price of a 24-pack of beer rising to £82 three years ahead of the World Cup
Efforts to improve tax transparency on information exchange on tax rulings is still failing to meet the standards set by the OECD as part of the Base Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS) project Action 5
Political divisions and extensive debate of the government’s Brexit deal mean that Finance Bill 2018-19 (FB 2018-19) failed to pass beyond the committee stage before the parliamentary Christmas recess and will remain without royal assent until the new year
