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India and the US have signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which was passed by the US in 2010.

Imtiaz Ahmad of PetroChina argues the development of a tax treaty network would help the Iraqi government convince investors to support the revival of the economy.

The inception of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plans was accompanied by new demands for fiscal transparency, ignoring omnipresent thorns of complexity.

After March's release of the European Commission's tax transparency package, June saw the follow-up launch of its Action Plan for Fair and Efficient Corporate Taxation, the main component of which was the relaunch of the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB).

Joe Stanley-Smith talks to Sue Cooper, group head of tax at global asset management company Schroders, about inter-departmental cooperation, planning for change and the difference between vicious and virtuous circles.

See who has done the tax work on this month’s biggest deals

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) voted on July 9 to approve a one-year deferral of the effective date of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

The Indian Income Tax Department (ITD) has decided to pursue a Rs 20,495 crore ($3.2 billion) tax case against Cairn India, jeopardising the company's proposed reverse merger with parent company Vedanta, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has confirmed.

The level of US engagement with BEPS deliverables will be central to the project’s success The Republicans leading the US Congress' two tax-writing committees have called on Jacob Lew, Treasury Secretary, to "remain engaged with Congress" as proposals related to the OECD base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project continue to be developed.

Tax administrations around the world are making decisions on the tax treatment of Bitcoin The Swiss Federal Tax Administration has confirmed that VAT does not apply to Bitcoin in Switzerland, adding further credence to the cryptocurrency. The exemption is good news for any business which uses or trades in Bitcoin, including the world's first Bitcoin bank, which will launch soon in the central European country, enabling them to carry out their business in the knowledge they are not breaking the law.