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The Upcoming North American Forum will take place at the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh on 25 january 2019.

INAA member and SRA International member Schuiteman Accountants and Adviseurs compiled a series of text from Dutch government’s plans in the area of taxation….

‘Keep responding to new developments’. With this in mind, Schuiteman Accountants & Adviseurs decided that they were ready for a new step into the future.

The 2018 INAA North America Mid Year Forum was held in Denver, CO August 23-25, 2018,

The European Tax & Audit Forum took place in Lyon, France, on the 11th and 12th of September, and was definitely a great event, with almost 50 attendees attending from the whole continent.

Dan Ledvinka has become group head of business development and marketing in ASB Group for CEE region.

Cresco, INAA Member in Dubai, has expanded its operations into the Philippines, with a new office launched in Cebu marking its first entry into Asia.

Globally, South Africa is one of the most sophisticated, diverse and promising emerging markets.

On 21 March 2018, the European Commission proposed new rules to ensure that digital (=e-commerce) business activities are taxed in a “fair and growth-friendly” way across the EU.

On , June 21st , 2018, in a dramatic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that American states can impose sales tax on internet purchases even where the retailer has no physical presence in the state.

From 1 July 2018 overseas businesses may need to register for Goods & Services Tax (GST), charge GST on imported goods valued at A$1,000 or less that they sell to consumers in Australia, and pay the GST collected to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

Social security rates in Portugal can range up to 34.75%, but tax relief is available. Further tax relief is available for electric and hybrid cars.

The International Trusts Law 69 (I) of 1992 (as amended by Law 20(I)/2012 which came into force on 23/03/2012) and thereafter as amended up to date is not a self-contained statute.

People exit from their businesses for a variety of reasons. Some people want to retire. Some with knowhow are offered a good price by a big corporation that wants to stay big.

The INAA Group Information Booth was alive with activity from the moment the exhibit floor opened until the closing reception during the 2018 AICPA ENGAGE Conference in Las Vegas.

INAA will be present at AICPA ENGAGE at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, June 9-14, an event not to be missed with several workshops, conferences by well-known speakers…

You plan to do business in Portugal ? Our member, UWU Solutions, has issued an amazing “Complete guide to investing in Portugal”, gathering short educational videos. Discover the videos and much more !

You will have noticed that the fiscal unity legislation for corporate income tax purposes will be ‘remedied’ retroactively as a consequence of two rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dated 22 February 2018.

On 13th March 2018 EU Finance Ministers reached a political agreement for the approval of the tax intermediaries Directive proposed by the European Commission on 21 June 2017.

The OECD has been caught dawdling on the information superhighway, the Internet. This is surprising as the OECD dazzled us in 2015 with souped up worldwide tax initiatives for nearly everyone.

The OECD has published a technical study of start-ups around the world (“A portrait of innovative start-ups across countries” by Breschi, S., J. Lassébie and C. Menon (2018)).

Take a look at the best shots of INAA Annual General Meeting in San Francisco, and the INAA 25th anniversary celebration !

Meeting Luca Aniasi and his staff was fairly incidental but one of the best things that ever happened. I live in Italy…

The INAA Traveller visits an INAA member every week. Discover his daily adventure by clicking on the READ MORE below.

This week the INAA Traveller is on holidays.

The AAA Forum was held in Chennai, India, from the 26th to the 28th of January, 2018. It brought together 11 members from 3 different…

From 1 July 2017 Australian residents selling real estate with a market value of A$750,000 or more will need to apply for a clearance certificate from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to ensure amounts are not withheld from the sales proceeds.

New fashion brands are coming to the Czech retail market. We are seeing a rise in commercial property hand in hand with this. Bohemian and Moravian cities, in particular, are announcing CZK one billion real estate transaction after another this year.

The Notional Interest Deduction (NDI), is a new powerful tool provided to local and international businesses which enables them to deleverage and realise a tax efficient return on new (qualifying equity).

On the 30th of December 2017, the Spanish Official Bulletin published a battery of Royal Decrees, with several modifications, on tax related legislation.

The Argentine government put in force through Decree 1112/2017 (29 December 2017) a complete tax reform.
The changes introduced are aimed at promoting investment and competitiveness.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed one of the most sweeping tax reform laws in over thirty years which impacts every taxpayer and every industry.

Cyprus offers a fast track to a full citizenship in just 6 months.

On November 8, 2017, the OECD issued important guidance on how governments can catch tax evaders and, significantly, what rights taxpayers have. (“Fighting Tax Crime: The Ten Global Principles”).

In a large or complex business this could have significant budgetary, IT, personnel, governance and communications implications.The GDPR places greater emphasis on the documentation that data controllers must keep to demonstrate their accountability.

The introduction of 10% tax on long term capital gains on the listed equity and equity oriented mutual funds and DDT on such mutual funds is a dampener and is reflected in its impact on the Indian stock market.

One of our german members, Mr Karsten Schmidt, just moved in his new office in Dresden, in a absolutely magical place. Let’s interview him, and retrace a 20 years’ membership !