Common EU VAT law applies to all countries in the EU but each country can adapt these and set their own VAT policy.
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“It is my deeply-held conviction that there is no sustainable economic growth without innovation - and no innovation without efficient intellectual property protection”. Michel Barnier, Internal Markets and Services Commissioner
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The Act
The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 was enacted into Irish law in July 2010 to update Irish anti-money laundering and terrorist financing legislation and bring it in line with the requirements of the EU Third AML Directive.
The new legislation requires Firms and persons subject to its provisions (referred to as “designated persons”) to move to a risk-based approach in identifying clients or customers.
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The US FATC Act
The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), due to come into force in 2013, will in its current form require overseas financial institutions to report American clients with accounts of more than USD$50,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.
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New legislation aimed at making the incorporation of an Irish company easier and cheaper has now been published online.
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There have been a number of significant recent tax case decisions at European and UK level concerning the tax residence of companies.
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Tags: Tax, EU, Debt crisis, Economy
In Switzerland a lump-sum tax currently available to rich foreigners is coming under heavy fire from citizens deeming the tax to be unfair.
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The European Commission (EC) has formally requested that the UK amend its legislation on the tax treatment of Controlled Foreign Companies (CFCs) to better take into account rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
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Last Wednesday 18th May was the deadline for EU countries to object to the European Commission's proposals for a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), and 8 member countries have shown a 'yellow card' for the proposal.
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