Marine News

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Lawmakers Endorse CIT Cut For Insurers
Hong Kong's Legislative Council has passed a bill to reduce the profits tax for certain insurance businesses.

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Gazettes Tax Breaks For Ship Leasing
The Hong Kong Government has published in the Gazette legislation to provide profits tax concessions to certain ship lessors and ship leasing managers.

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EU Invites Comments On Italian Port Taxation
An invitation to submit comments with regards to the corporate tax exemption provided to ports in Italy was published in the January 10, 2020, issue of the Official Journal of the European Union.

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EC Investigates Italian Port Tax Exemptions
On November 15, 2019, the European Commission announced the launch of an in-depth state aid investigation into tax exemptions provided to Italian ports, but welcomed commitments from Spain to abolish similar exemptions for Spanish ports from next yea...

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EFTA States, Indonesia Ink Trade Deal
The European Free Trade Association states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Iceland – and Indonesia have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which will slash tariffs on a majority of industrial goods.

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Swiss Government Signs Off On Tax, Trade Issues
Switzerland's Government has recently decided on a number of trade matters and reviewed its plans for changes to how it administers vehicle taxes.

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Singapore Confirms Future GST Hike In Budget
Singapore will hike its seven percent goods and services tax rate to nine percent some time between 2021 and 2025, Singapore's Finance Minister, Heng Swee Keat, announced in the territory's new Budget.

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: European, African States To Review Free Trade Agreement
The European Free Trade Association states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), and the South African Customs Union have begun negotiations to review their existing free trade agreement.

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EC Scrutinizes Tax Breaks For Polish Shipyards
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a Polish tax scheme for shipyards, which it says could give shipbuilders an unfair competitive advantage over rivals.

Mon, 8 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Philippines May Soon Ratify FTA With European States
Having endorsed the deal, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has forwarded on a bill to ratify the free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association states to the Senate.

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Maltese Tonnage Tax Scheme Approved By EU
Malta's tonnage tax scheme has been conditionally approved for a period of 10 years by the European Commission under EU state aid rules.

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: India To Amend GST Rates On Oil, Gas Industry
India's Goods and Services Tax Council has proposed new GST rates for the oil and gas industry.

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Norway's Reelected Conservatives Pledge Tax Cuts
Norway's reelected Conservative Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, has pledged tax cuts for companies to encourage higher investment, job creation, and economic growth.

Wed, 6 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Greek Shipping Firms Unhappy With Tax Regime
Tax regime instability has been cited by Greek shipping companies as a reason why they would consider switching to an alternative jurisdiction, according to a report by EY.

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EU Expected To Adopt New Fuel Marker To Prevent Fraud
New chemical markers intended to be used in gas oil (diesel) and kerosene in the EU are more resilient to fraud than the one currently applied, and introducing a new marker might cost less than member states currently lose in tax revenues, a new EU r...

Tue, 4 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Greek Shipowners Agree Extra Tax Payments
The Greek shipping industry has agreed to renew a tax agreement under which shipping companies pay additional tax to the Government.

Mon, 6 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Seeking To Improve Insurance Tax Incentives
The Financial Services Development Council released a report on March 3 on the policies, including tax measures, Hong Kong could adopt to improve its position as an insurance hub, especially in reinsurance, marine insurance, and captives.

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: South Africa Consults On Diesel Fuel Tax Refund Overhaul
The South African National Treasury has issued a discussion paper on a new diesel tax refund system, reviewing its administration and addressing anomalies related to its qualifying activities and beneficiaries.

Fri, 2 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EFTA Approves Eco Tax Incentives For Norwegian Ships
The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority has approved a tax-based state aid scheme aimed at reducing maritime transport pollution in Norway.

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Seychelles Issues Final Ruling On Expenses Deduction
The Seychelles Revenue Commission has issued its final Public Ruling 2016-2 to provide clarity regarding the methodology used to calculate the additional special business tax deduction allowed for marketing and promotion expenditure.

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