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US - New Zealand tax treaty update 2008-12-02 03:56:13 United States and Zealand
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yesterday signed an update to the tax treaty between the two countries from 1982. The ammended treaty is “particularly important at a time of economic uncertainty”, said New Zealand Ambassador Roy Ferguson.
The treaty will effectively reduce tax on dividends, royalties and interest from the source country. Tax treaties like this [...]
Bike commuters in US save $20/month 2008-12-01 08:04:27 After US congress passed the Bicycle Commuter Act, employers are entitled to $20 tax credit per cycling employee. It is not clear how many companies provide incentives for bike commuters, however this act is expected to see more people cycling to work.
Not too late for ‘04 Irish tax refund 2008-12-01 03:18:45 Not many taxpayers are aware that they have up to four years to claim their tax refund from the Irish
tax office and the deadline for ‘04 tax refunds is fast approaching.
Says Janine. Read the full article here »
Environment tax on flights to NZ 2008-11-27 07:17:58 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s pre-budget report includes a proposed a $240 enviromental tax on flights
to New Zealand, which will come into effect by 2010. The increase aims to penalise travellers using environmentally-damaging fossil fuels.
To help offset carbon emmissions, passenger levies will increase the further you fly so Kiwis travelling home from the UK will be affected.
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High earners to pay for UK VAT cut 2008-11-26 02:29:03 UK Chancellor Alistair Darling announced a raise in tax rate from 40 to 45 percent for 150K+ earners. Personal allowances for this year were made permanent, meaning that basic rate taxpayers will pay £145 less tax in 2009/2010.
The VAT rate drops temporarily to 15% until January 2010, in an effort to reduce goods prices. Economists [...]
Airlines Pocket New Travel Tax 2008-11-25 05:23:30 Irish airlines Ryanair and Aer Lingus will pocket thousands on Euros worth of the Irish Government’s new air travel tax paid by flight no-shows.
Booked passengers who do not make their flights are entitled to claim back the €10 airport tax back from the airlines, but in many cases it will cost too much to do so.
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Tax Refunds for Farm Workers in UK 2008-11-24 09:51:58 Many foreigners come to the UK from Eastern Europe and the Southern Hemisphere to earn some Pounds by working on UK farms. There are now more than 180,000 farm workers in the UK and most earn between £11,500- £16,000.
Many farm workers in the UK are seasonal, or part-time workers who only work for the part [...] Read more:Refunds
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Revenue to hunt for offshore tax dodgers 2008-11-24 07:13:01 HM Revenue
& Customs collected £450 million after sifting through offshore account holders. The dedicated online facility was launched to allow account holders to disclose any unpaid tax. Revenue vowed to prosecute all tax dodgers.
Last year oenalties were lowered to 10% to encourage voluntary confession, however this year penalty rates are expected to go up [...]
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