12/26/2016
How India and Indonesia are chasing tax revenue
Hunt for hidden assets to fund infrastructure investment and wealth distribution
Tax
12/26/2016
Poor response to notices sent to offshore company owners
The FBR issued a total of 336 notices to individuals identified as owners of offshore companies in the Panama Papers.
12/23/2016
How India and Indonesia are chasing tax revenue
Hidden assets sought in pursuit of cash to fund infrastructure development
12/22/2016
Hong Kong’s rich have ways to get around property tax
Wealthy buyers are finding legal ways around restrictions designed to cool home prices
12/20/2016
India launches new tax evasion amnesty scheme to unearth unaccounted cash
Under the proposed scheme, a person making the declaration would have to pay 50 percent in taxes and surcharges.
12/16/2016
Pakistanis quiver as UAE demands tax information
All new customers for any bank or other financial institutions (including brokerage), will be required to furnish the same information regardless of their net worth.
12/15/2016
MOF rejects claim of Singapore as tax haven
Singapore's corporate tax rate of 17 per cent is among the lowest in the world.
12/14/2016
Wealthy avoid Hong Kong real estate tax curbs to save millions
Wealthy buyers are finding legal ways around restrictions designed to cool home prices in the world's least affordable city, where leaders are grappling to shrink a yawning wealth gap.
12/14/2016
deVere Group ventures into New Zealand
This next chapter in deVere’s success story highlights our commitment to this region – a region that we believe has incredible and sustainable potential.
12/08/2016
BRICS nations vow to automatic sharing of tax information
The 5-nation bloc expressed their continued support to all international initiatives towards reaching a globally fair and universally transparent tax system.
12/08/2016
Protocol Of Singapore-Russia Avoidance Of Double Taxation Agreement Enter Into Force
The changes are expected to enhance trade and investment flows between the two countries
12/08/2016
182 Pakistanis named in Panama leaks untraceable
Intelligence and Investigation Directorate is struggling to ascertain exact identities of some 182 of these Pakistanis
12/05/2016
Cayman Islands: Common Reporting Standard: Implementation In Asia
This information will then be exchanged amongst the participating jurisdictions.
12/02/2016
Indonesia's Richest Take Advantage Of Amnesty
Among the most notable participants were a number of Indonesian rich-listers.
11/30/2016
Tax revenues continue to rise, but scope remains for increased tax mobilisation in emerging Southeast Asian economies
Levels of tax revenues among the six Asian countries ranged from 12.2% of GDP in Indonesia to 32% in Japan in 2014. The tax-to-GDP ratio in Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Singapore increased while it decreased slightly in Indonesia and Malaysia in 2014
11/24/2016
Cabinet nod to revise India-New Zealand double tax avoidance pact
The Convention between India and New Zealand came into force on December 3, 1986. It was amended in 1997 through a first protocol and in 2000 through a second protocol.
11/23/2016
Indian Swiss bank account holders may shift to other tax havens
Switzerland has to share bank details from 2018 which gives most account holders enough time to plan their move to another tax haven
11/18/2016
AIF norms: Sebi panel led by Narayana Murthy submits second report
Report follows up on several of the key recommendations that were submitted the first time around
11/17/2016
FEC approves bilateral tax agreement between Nigeria, Singapore
She said it would succeed by ensuring that nationals or enterprises were not taxed twice on income or profits derived from each of the countries.
11/17/2016
FG Moves To Stop Double Taxation, Tax Invasion Between Nigeria, Singapore
The minister explained that it would encourage more direct foreign investments into Nigeria, allow investors to know what their tax obligations will be and ensure sustainable tax regime for each country.