Sovereign Report – Issue 40
Content Summary
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- European News
- EU obliges UK and Germany to modify Swiss tax deals
- Cyprus amends International Trusts Law
- Cyprus lowers VAT for EU yacht registration
- Gibraltar abolishes import duty for superyachts
- Isle of Man registers 500th aircraft
- HMRC delists over 400 QROPS from new register
- USA & Caribbean News
- US strikes FATCA deals with Switzerland, Japan and five EU States
- US reopens limited amnesty for offshore accounts
- Canada and Quebec suspend Immigrant Investor Programmes
- Bahamas introduces new Executive Entity structure
- Netherlands seeks to extend Latin America treaty network
- Brazil seizes jets over alleged tax evasion
- Far East News
- Mauritius and India to resume talks on treaty revision
- South African replaces Secondary Tax regime
- Hong Kong launches consultation on trust law reform
- South Africa, Seychelles treaty protocol comes into force
- Dubai legislates to promote investor protection
- Mauritius introduces Limited Partnerships
- Legal News
- Indian Supreme Court overturns Vodafone tax case
- Isle of Man rules on cy-pres doctrine
- Disclosure of trust documents
- Tribunal finds individual in UK on holiday to be resident
- Singapore rejects Indian request for bank information
- EU introduces cross-border succession rules
- Fiscal News
- UK Budget lowers income tax, targets capital
- Liechtenstein extends Disclosure Facility
- Guernsey States approve zero-10 tax change
- EC urges strengthening of the Savings Tax Directive
- Portugual makes welcome change in IMI tax rate
- French tax targets rich
- Canton dumps lump-sum tax
- Offshore companies owning UK property – urgent action required
- Special Report
- Alternative Citizenship and Residency
