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Taxation Planning
News Worldwide
www.taxplanningnews.com
BREAKING TAX NEWS:
►Manx
government steps up tax cooperation July 1, 2009
►Major
Danish Tax Reform
Effective Jan. 1, 2010
►EU
corporate tax rates
continue to
fall, June 22, 2009
►Millionaires
Flee High
Maryland Income Taxes
May 27, 2009
►Singapore
Reduces Taxes Effective in 2010
May 2009
►Australian
Tax Planning Advice
Apr. 17, 2009
Protect yourself against promoters marketing dodgy tax
schemes
►UK
Tax dodgers to be named and shamed under UK budget
measure April 1, 2009
►UBS client pleads guilty in U.S. tax case
April 14, 2007
►Isle
of Man and Germany sign tax treaty March 1, 2009
►Chile
unveils independent tax court
March 1, 2009
►Switzerland
ends bank secrecy for tax evasion March 13, 2009
►Swiss
bracing for change in
bank secrecy
March 5, 2009
►Expanded USA Tax Break
Available for
2009 First-Time Homebuyers February
25, 2009
►Swiss
Bank UBS Agrees to Pay $780 Million Fine and to
Disclose Names of Secret Account Holders Feb. 19, 2009
►USA
Stimulus Package's Tax Credit for New Car and
Truck
Buyers
February
18, 2009
►Australian
Business Investment Tax Incentive for 2009
Feb. 3, 2009
►More
U.S. States Considering
Tax Breaks to
Attract New Jobs
Feb. 2, 2009
►New
South Africa Tax Laws
come into force in 2009
►IRS Highlights Tax Law
Changes Related to
National Disaster
Relief
January, 2009
►Guernsey
& UK Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreements,
January, 2009
►Canadians
maximize their savings with the new
Tax-Free Savings Account
January 2, 2009
►IRS
Admits that
Complexity of Internal Revenue Code is
the Most Serious Problem Facing US Taxpayers Dec. 31,
2008
►Swiss-UK Double Tax
Treaty Dec. 22, 2008
►New
Australian Investment
Tax Allowance Dec. 19, 2008
►Vietnam & Hong Kong Sign
Double
Taxation Avoidance
Agreement Dec. 16,
2008
►Luxembourg
cuts corporate tax rates
Dec. 16, 2008
►Canadian
Businesses Warned Against Using
Tax
Cheating Software Dec. 10, 2008
►U.S.
Expands Offshore Banking
Investigation Dec. 2, 2008
►UK
Capital
Gains Tax Relief
on disposal of business Dec. 2, 2008
►Two
New IRS Tax Appeals
Programs Dec. 1, 2008
►Taiwan
Tax Deductions Increased from 2008 Onward Dec 1, 2008
►IRS
Announces 2009
Standard Automobile Mileage
Deduction
►UK
exemption on foreign profits
November 24,
2008
►Tax
breaks
big and small sweeten financial bailout Oct. 3, 2008
►Famous
Brazilian driver Castroneves indicted by USA for
offshore tax evasion
►Time
Is Running Out for Businesses to Benefit from New
2008 Business Tax Breaks
Read the Latest Tax
Planning
News in Your Country,
Tax
Havens, and Internationally
Keep up with, use, and benefit from the taxation law changes in your own nation,
tax havens, and internationally to reduce legally your personal and business
income taxes, inheritance and estate taxes at your death, and other costly
taxes to help you, your family, and your business survive and succeed during
the current credit crunch and credit crash.
Learn the
latest and breaking tax planning news, tax news, and taxation developments
internationally, in tax havens, and in Algeria, America, Andorra,
Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands,
Chile, China, Colombia Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dubai, Egypt, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Labuan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco,
Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and in other nations.
Tax laws change frequently both internationally and in individual tax
havens and other nations because of newly-enacted legislation and
newly-issued tax regulations, tax rulings, and court tax case decisions
that interpret, administer, and enforce the tax laws.
Taxation Planning News Updates
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AUSTRALIA |
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Australian
Investment Tax Allowance Dec. 19, 2008 |
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Australia BVI Tax Information Exchange |
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Australia Tax Commissioner warns against using
tax evasion... |
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Australia
Tax Crime Investigations & Convictions Are
Dropping Every Year 2003 Through 2008 |
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ALGERIA |
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Algeria's tax on new cars
sends prices high |
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
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Australia BVI Tax Information Exchange |
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CANADA |
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Canadian Businesses Warned
Against Using
Tax Cheating
Software
Dec. 10, 2008 |
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Elimination of
Canadian Capital Taxes in All Jurisdictions... |
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● Canadians maximize
their savings with the new
Tax-Free Savings Account January 2, 2009 |
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CHILE |
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Chile Announces USD1
Billion Tax Cut Package |
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CHINA |
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China’s Tax Rates
for 2008 and Onward |
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COLOMBIA |
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New
Colombia Double taxation treaties with Spain, Mexico... |
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CYPRUS |
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Confidentiality changes boost
Cyprus tax treaty efforts |
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DENMARK |
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OECD report
ranks Denmark as highest-tax country |
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DUBAI |
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Use a Dubai Single
Family Office to manage private family... |
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EGYPT |
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Egyptian
Parliament Approves New Property Tax Law |
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FRANCE |
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New
UK-France Double Tax Treaty |
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GERMANY |
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Germany Wants Switzerland 'Blacklisted'
In New OECD... |
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Germany
reels over fat cat tax probe of
Liechtenstein... |
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German Business Tax Reform 2008 |
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GIBRALTAR |
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Gibraltar cuts corporate tax rate |
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GREECE |
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Greek Proposed
Income Tax Rate Changes for 2009 |
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HONG KONG |
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Hong Kong Tax Cuts 2008-2009 |
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INDIA |
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India extends
5-yr tax holiday for all hospitals |
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IRAN |
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Iran
suspends sales tax after rare merchant strike |
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IRELAND |
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World’s Biggest
Advertising Agency to quit UK for Ireland... |
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Ireland Increases its Research & Development
Tax Credit...
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ISRAEL |
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Israel Approves
Ten-Year Tax Exemption |
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Israel Plans to Cut Corporate and Personal Income Tax Rates |
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ITALY |
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Italy and Bulgaria -
Leaders in Tax Misrepresentation |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
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●U.S.
and Liechtenstein Sign Tax Information Exchange
Agreement December 8, 2008 |
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LUXEMBOURG |
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Luxembourg aims
to eliminate withholding tax on dividends |
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Luxembourg
cuts corporate tax rates
Dec. 16, 2008 |
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MALTA |
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Malta and US Sign New Tax Treaty |
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MEXICO |
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Mexico's top court says Cemex
owes tax haven
money |
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MONACO |
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UK Chancellor
Alistair Darling hases rich in
Monaco tax-free... |
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MOROCCO |
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Morocco increases VAT
on Real Estate |
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NETHERLANDS |
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The
Netherlands and Saudi Arabia sign new tax treaty |
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NEW ZEALAND |
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2009 New Zealand Tax Law
Changes |
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New Zealand-USA Tax
Treaty Cuts Withholding Taxes |
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NORWAY |
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Confidential data on millions of Norwegians sent
to media... |
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PHILIPPINES |
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Fake Philippines Tax
Collectors on the Prowl During Tax... |
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POLAND |
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Polish Special Economic Zones |
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Poland Plans on New Flat Rate Income
Tax beginning in 2010...
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PORTUGAL |
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Portugal to cut
business tax rate effective 2009 |
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RUSSIA |
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Russia targeting tax
fraud lawyers
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SAUDI ARABIA |
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The
Netherlands and Saudi Arabia sign new tax treaty |
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SINGAPORE |
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New Singapore Tax Benefits
for 2008-9 |
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SLOVENIA |
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Slovenia Cuts Corporate Income Tax Rates over
2008, 2009... |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
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Africa more
aggressive on tax collection because of... |
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SPAIN |
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Spain wants 'tax
haven' Gibraltar
blacklisted |
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SWEDEN |
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Swedish 2009 Budget Cuts
Taxes |
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SWITZERLAND |
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Swiss-UK
Double Tax Treaty Dec. 22, 2008 |
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Switzerland
Cooperating with European Union on... |
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Switzerland
Improves Corporate Tax Position |
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Germany Wants Switzerland 'Blacklisted'
In New OECD... |
| TAIWAN |
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Taiwan Tax
Deductions Increased 2008 Onward Dec 1, 2008 |
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THAILAND |
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Thailand Cuts
Corporate Income Tax Rate Dec. 3, 2008 |
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UK |
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New UK-France
Double Tax Treaty |
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UK
Capital Gains
Tax Relief
disposal of business Dec. 2, 2008 |
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United Kingdom Double Taxation Conventions August, 2008 |
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UK exemption on
foreign profits
November
24, 2008 |
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USA |
●U.S.
and Liechtenstein Sign Tax Information Exchange
Agreement
December 8, 2008 |
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● Two New IRS
Tax Appeals Programs Dec. 1, 2008 |
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IRS Research Tax Credit Renewed Retroactively for
2008... |
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October 15, 2008,
Deadline for Retirees & Disabled... |
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Tax
breaks big and small sweeten financial bailout... |
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Time Is
Running Out for Businesses to Benefit from New... |
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IRS
Warns of New Email/Phone Scams Using IRS Name... |
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U.S. Senate
Examines Cayman Islands Tax Shelters |
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IRS seeks reports on
Americans' foreign bank accounts |
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Five income tax return red flags that increase
your risk...
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● IRS
2009
Standard Automobile Mileage
Deduction
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URUGUAY |
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Uruguay New Taxes
Undermine Its Tax Haven Reputation |
| VIETNAM |
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Vietnam & Hong Kong Sign
Double
Taxation Avoidance
Agreement Dec. 16,
2008 |
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INTERNATIONAL TAX PLANNING & TAX HAVENS |
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U.S. Expands
Offshore Banking
Investigation Dec. 2, 2008 |
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New OECD Against
Tax Havens and Countries that
have... |
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New Video Moral Case for Tax Havens |
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Famous Brazilian driver Castroneves indicted
October... |
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Tax havens
growing in
popularity
for
upper middle-class... |
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Offshore Financial Centers Try To Change Their
Tax... |
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Brazil Declares
Delaware as Tax Haven |
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Australian tax investigation forces
Vanuatu to abandon... |
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Australia Tax Commissioner warns against using
tax... |
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Low-tax
jurisdictions such as offshore financial centers... |
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Malaysia's Labuan
Offshore Financial Center Targets... |
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Netherlands Antilles tax information exchange
agreement... |
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