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Australia passed legislation, adding 9042 pages of tax laws to the books last year. That is more new tax legislation than has been seen in that country over whole decades. This sort of rampant legislative expansionism, results in…
While positive aspects of Indian tax reform have been more common place in recent times, this article highlights some of the less than inspired choices being made by the Indian Parliament, in the area of both domestic and…
Although this articles could have appeared in one of dozens of national newspapers across the developed world, this recent article in The Age (Australia), makes a cogent case for reducing the complexity of the income tax system, and…
A new investment law offers corporate tax holidays of 10 years to foreign companies coming to Iraq. By focusing on economic reform and an enhanced business environment, Iraq’s chances of emerging from the devestation of the Saddam era,…
Last fortnight, the Indian finance minister unveiled the much talked about new Income Tax code, which aims to enhance and modernize the Indian tax system, and which appears to envisage general anti-avoidance rules (otherwise known as GAAR), similar…
This article from BusinessDay (South Africa) demonstrates that, like night follows day, taxation follows fiscal stimulus! Recession is taxing the mind of governments
Personal and corporate income taxes, and excise tax revenue are down, with corresponding increases in program expenses. Program expenses in June 2009 were $20.7 billion, up $4.2 billion, or 25.2 per cent, from June 2008. This increase is…
This paper examines the competitiveness of the business tax regimes in Canada’s four western provinces. The discussion focuses on the tax burden imposed on investment, as measured by the marginal effective tax rate (METR) on capital. business_taxation_western_can.pdf
A very thorough comparitive analysis of the Controlled Foreign Company taxation regimes of: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States See Report – F34-3-5-2009E.pdf
Australia: Taxation on Subsequent Transfer of Art
The Resale Royalty for Visual Artists Act 2009, which was passed by the Australian Senate into law last week (November 26th) will mean Australia’s visual artists will receive a portion of the proceeds from the resale of their…