09/16/2014
At the request of the G20 Leaders, the OECD’s work is based on a BEPS Action Plan setting out the 15 key elements to be addressed by 2015
09/09/2014
Pakistan and Switzerland have pencilled a revised Avoidance of Double Taxation treaty that will allow Islamabad to seek information for tax purposes about money deposited in Swiss banks.
09/07/2014
Cayman Islands may be widely known as a 'tax haven' and a major route for overseas investment flows, but India has surprisingly emerged as a top destination of 'worker remittances' from that British Overseas Territory.
09/05/2014
Filipino Lawmakers Support Personal Income Tax Cut
The Philippines' Senate President, Franklin Drilon, has confirmed that two bills to reduce individual taxpayer burdens are currently being favorably considered in the Committee on Ways and Means of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
09/05/2014
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius (Government of Mauritius) has ratified double taxation agreements (DTA) with Guernsey and several African countries.
09/04/2014
Australia back in the ring to fight transnational tax evaders
Treasurer Joe Hockey has said the Australian government will look to the G20 group of nations and the OECD to join the hunt for multinational businesses engaging in transfer pricing and other tax reduction schemes.
09/03/2014
Hallyu star probed for offshore tax evasion
South Korea's tax agency is looking into allegations that actor-singer Jang Keun-suk, who is popular throughout Asia, evaded paying taxes on income he earned in China
09/03/2014
Pakistan has requested Swiss authorities to place legal framework to effectively exchange details of its nationals who have parked untaxed wealth in Swiss banks
09/01/2014
Australian banks are stalling on a deal that will help expose tax evaders to global authorities.
08/29/2014
is review of the tax agency’s high-wealth individuals program found that between 2011-12 and 2012-13 the super rich had clawed back more than half (52 per cent or $477 million) of the $909 million the tax office disputed.
08/28/2014
Perhaps one of the worst attributes of modern Pakistani political discourse is virtually an absolute lack of a sense of proportion and a cavalier attitude towards accuracy and plausibility of numbers.
08/28/2014
The official launch of BDO in Bangladesh took place on 21 August 2014
08/27/2014
The same forces that drove the region's rapid growth - globalisation, new technology and market reform - are widening the gap between rich and poor.
08/27/2014
Norden said for constitutional reasons, the agreements have been signed on a bilateral basis
08/25/2014
The tax effect in these cases could be about Rs 50-80 crore, according to sources.
08/25/2014
The tax effect in these cases could be about Rs 50-80 crore, according to sources.
08/25/2014
Muscat The agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion between Oman and Japan is to come into effect from September 1.
08/25/2014
Unclear tax rules, daily quotas and restrictive settlement arrangements could derail the upcoming through train stock scheme as international institutional investors hesitate to join the initiative.
08/25/2014
A tax amnesty for Australians with income and assets overseas has added almost $40 million in income into the tax system.
08/22/2014
The global parent “expelled” Grant Thornton from Hong Kong in 2010. About 400 people – out of a Hong Kong staff of 450, including three quarters of the partners – went to the rival BDO, jumping just before the expulsion took effect