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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 02 December 2019 On November 22, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations confirming that individuals taking advantage of the increased gift and estate tax exclusion amounts in effect from 2018 to 2025 will not be adversely impacted after 2025 when the exclusion amount is scheduled...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 25 November 2019 Representatives from US trade and industry associations have voiced concern about a digital services tax proposal floated during the recent Canadian election which they argue will “impose discriminatory requirements on the digital economy.” During last month’s Canadian election, the Liberal party pledged to ensure that “multinational tech...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 25 November 2019 On November 12, 2019, a law was published in the official gazette of Costa Rica which ratifies the updated Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the United States. Under the agreement, which was signed on April 17, 2018, and is in line with the latest global information exchange...
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by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong 08 November 2019 New Zealand is the easiest place in the world to do business, according to the World Bank’s new Doing Business 2020 report, which looks at the simplicity of setting up, operating, and paying taxes in 190 territories around the world. Specifically, the report grades territories according...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 08 November 2019 On November 1, 2019, the presidential campaign of United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) published plans for a system of universal Medicare that will be partially funded by tax increases on large corporations and wealthy individuals, as well as by stricter anti-tax avoidance rules. To prevent large...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 11 October 2019 On October 9, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service issued two new pieces of guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency. The new guidance includes Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and frequently asked questions (FAQs). It supplements guidance contained in Notice 2014-21, published by the...
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by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels 04 October 2019 On October 1, 2019, the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced an administrative relief for certain US persons that own stock in certain foreign corporations. According to the IRS, new Revenue Procedure 2019-40 limits the inquiries required by US persons to determine whether...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 27 September 2019 United States Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, has proposed a new tax, as well as a series of enforcement measures, targeting America’s wealthiest individuals. The “Tax on Extreme Wealth” entails a progressive wealth tax that is proposed to apply to...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington 27 September 2019 Many US states will begin to impose sales and use tax obligations on remote sellers and marketplace facilitators from October 1, 2019, largely in response to the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Wayfair case. On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court overturned the physical...
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by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus 20 September 2019 The Swiss Government on September 20, 2019, announced that it has exchanged instruments of ratification with the United States to bring into force a Protocol to their double tax agreement. The two states signed the protocol on September 23, 2009, with a view to revising their 1996...
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