INDIA: Indian government accuses Kia of $155 million tax evasion in component imports

The South Korean carmaker is facing charges similar to those slapped on Volkswagen for missclassifying imports of parts for its Carnival minivan.

Kia has been accused by Indian authorities of evading taxes to the tune of $155 million by misclassifying component imports, according to Reuters. Tax officials sent a notice to the South Korean maker in April 2024, but the company denies any wrongdoing.

In a similar case, Volkswagen in September last year was slapped with a $1.4 billion tax notice because the company allegedly imported “almost the entire car” in unassembled condition and misclassified the components as individual parts.

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29 November 2024

CLIMATE FINANCE: COP29 closes with a climate finance deal, but at what cost?

After two weeks of intense negotiations, COP29 formally closed at 5:31 am AZT, Sunday 24 November 2024. Almost 200 countries and over 90 national leaders gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, to assess progress

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4 April 2025

US: Trump’s antitrust agency chief blasts EU digital rules as ‘taxes on American firms’

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EU: EU financial crime intelligence-sharing platform upgrade goes live

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