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European Commission aims to standardise VAT levied on e-commerce transactions It may become easier for e-commerce businesses to sell their goods and services online if the European Commission's latest proposals are enacted.

Four foreign companies will have to pay back millions in avoided taxes after losing a dispute over their tax residency statuses in the Australian High Court.

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On June 1 2016, the German Ministry of Finance published proposals for change of the German tax laws to implement certain BEPS-related aspects. Claus Jochimsen and Christoph Imschweiler of DLA Piper explore the implications.

Many interested parties are voicing their opinions on the evolving international tax policies that have emerged since the OECD’s BEPS Project was launched, but the voice of corporations is missing from the discussions. Keith Brockman highlights the need for reasoned opinions that go beyond casual conversations.

Following the agreement of the European Council on the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) on July 12 2016, EU member states now are required to implement certain anti-tax avoidance provisions into their domestic laws by December 31 2018 and have them apply as from January 1 2019 (except for the exit tax rules), write Alexander Linn and Thorsten Braun of Deloitte.

An economic partnership now lies in shambles following the UK’s unilateral decision to separate from the European Union. The impact of this split will be felt by Asian businesses that need to prepare for this unprecedented change. Lam Kok Shang, head of indirect tax, and Angelia Chew, Asia Pacific trade and customs leader, of KPMG in Singapore, explore what may lie ahead.

During the Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia's visit to Washington on October 8 2016, the US Treasury Department announced that it now permits financial transactions in US dollars between Iran and non-US financial institutions.

Mark Galea Salomone Kirsten Cassar Malta and Vietnam have recently concluded an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income (the DTA). The DTA will apply to income tax in Malta and to personal and business income tax in Vietnam.

Rodrigo Winter Bernardita Parodi On October 26 2016, the Productivity Law (Law N° 20,956) was published in the Official Gazette to promote Chile's productivity by establishing a series of measures intended to achieve this goal.