10/12/2014
A tax civil society has sued National Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich over an ‘illegal’ agreement signed with Mauritius, in a major litigation that could affect thousands of companies operating in Kenya.
09/30/2014
Mauritius Commercial Bank Group's full year pretax profit rose 4 percent to 5.42 billion rupees, helped by rising net interest income, fees and commissions.
09/25/2014
Dispelling 'misperceptions' that Mauritius is a tax haven, its financial sector regulator has said the island nation is in discussions with India to address concerns and make changes to the bilateral tax treaty.
09/16/2014
Remember the study last year that ranked our tax code right below Zimbabwe?
09/16/2014
At the request of the G20 Leaders, the OECD’s work is based on a BEPS Action Plan setting out the 15 key elements to be addressed by 2015
09/05/2014
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius (Government of Mauritius) has ratified double taxation agreements (DTA) with Guernsey and several African countries.
09/03/2014
Seychelles commit to sharing tax information
The country becomes the 46th jurisdiction to join the initiative launched by the G5.
08/29/2014
This is the ninth in a series of white papers on the tax systems in the African continent
08/28/2014
Mr Yamba said hardening sanctions is intended to enhance the disincentive for tax evasion and ensure that all economic actors recognise the negative effects of evading tax.
08/28/2014
Tax authorities across the globe are working aggressively to collect taxes which they believe are collectable in their respective jurisdictions.
08/27/2014
The bill introduces the tax-free savings accounts for the first time as a new instrument to encourage South Africans to save more.
08/21/2014
SARS has also indicated that it will use the information that it will obtain from South African financial institutions
07/23/2014
SA audit firm SNG expanding into Africa
The transactions “‘might involve equity participation, a buy-out or an SNG-branded association,’’ he said, without giving more precise details on the deals.
07/21/2014
New single global standard for the automatic exchange of information between key authorities worldwide
07/13/2014
That figure has at times been disputed, but there is a consistent view that losses from such tax dodging exceeds the combined aid spending of rich countries, which the OECD said in 2012 stood at US$125.6 billion.
07/07/2014
Prominent Tax Specialist Joins Hogan Lovells
Chambers Global and Legal 500 have recognised Ernie as a leading tax practitioner and earlier this year he received an Individual DealMaker of the Year Award.
06/29/2014
Cameroon has become the 65th signatory of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, the most powerful international instrument to fight international tax avoidance and evasion.
06/13/2014
He said it was also important because it was compliant with international standards
06/13/2014
This tax, which “punishes” people for doing business with a bank, is obviously a step backward for the financial inclusion agenda
06/13/2014
He said it was extremely unfortunate that tax due to the country was being denied the government