US: Trump win puts global corporate tax deal ‘in peril’

Attempts to stop some of the world’s biggest companies shifting profits across borders to avoid paying tax are “in peril” following Donald Trump’s definitive win in the US presidential election, experts said.

A global deal inked at the Paris-based OECD in 2021 was expected to raise the tax take from the world’s biggest multinationals by up to $US192 billion a year. Several countries – including EU member states, the UK, Norway, Australia, South Korea, Japan and Canada – partly introduced the pact this year.

19 January 2024

INTERNATIONAL TAX: Nigeria, UAE to sign agreement eliminating double taxation

The Federal Government has approved the signing of an agreement between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to eliminate double taxation as regards taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion.

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5 March 2024

FINTECH: Bitcoin surges to a new record high as mainstream money flows into crypto

Bitcoin surged to its all-time high on Monday, shaking off a more than two-year rut that put the future of the entire crypto ecosystem in question. Bitcoin, the world’s first and by-far largest digital

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3 January 2025

US: BofA hit with OCC order over Secrecy Act

Bank of America must shore up its Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions compliance programs, according to a cease-and-desist order issued last week by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Dec.

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14 November 2024

EU: Taxes Accounted For 40% of GDP In European Union In 2023

The total ratio of taxes and social contributions to GDP in the European Union in 2023 was 40%, down from 40.7% in the previous year, according to the EU Statistical Office. In the euro area, this figure

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