Our UK associates, LEA member firm HW Fisher has published A Guide for Foreign Companies Setting Up a Business in Britain and Overseas Employees Working Here. The report includes information…
The recent First Tier Tribunal decision in Pawson v Inland Revenue Commissioners granted inheritance tax business property relief to an interest in a property used for holiday lettings. The personal…
As reported by Grant Thornton, the Obama administration submitted a budget proposal on Feb. 13 with well over 100 proposed tax provisions that would result in trillions of dollars of…
The Madrid Regional Administrative Tax Court (known as “TEAR”) in a decision dated 29 November 2011 (notified on 27 December 2011) acknowledges the application of EU Law over previous discriminatory…
Qatar is taking a closer look at the possibility of introducing value-added tax (VAT) along with other GCC states, suggests a key planning document. The idea is to take up…
Qatar Selected Issues This Selected Issues Paper on Qatar was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member…
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE NEW TAX AND FINANCIAL MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT On December 30th 2011 the newly elected Spanish government approved Royal Decree 20/2011 enacting a…
The following articles appeared in Tax Insider: Sleeping with the Enemy – Asking HM Revenue and Customs for Advice on Tax By James Bailey | April 2010 James Bailey points out that free…
The USA Internal Revenue Service today reopened the offshore voluntary disclosure program to help people hiding offshore accounts get current with their taxes and announced the collection of more than…
The rise of Spanish Income Tax to 50% for higher tax payers, coupled with a 27% for interest, dividends and gains above 24k Euros, the increase of Council Tax and…