EU ministers divided over change to VAT directive (Accountancy Age) Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:02:35 GMT After a meeting between EU finance ministers in Nice on Saturday, German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck said Germany was ?downright sceptical? about the proposal to enable member states to lower the VAT rate permanently on certain labour-intensive and locally supplied services such as restaurants and hairdressers. Click Here for Other Details

EU ministers divided over change to VAT directive (vnunet.com) Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:56:20 GMT AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age , Tuesday 16 September 2008 at 09:27:00 EU ministers are divided over an EU proposal to enable member states to lower the VAT on certain services After a meeting between EU finance ministers in Nice on Saturday, German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck said Germany was ?downright sceptical? about the proposal to enable member states to lower... ... Click Here for Other Details

Councils in parking fee setback (BBC News) Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:25:34 GMT Local councils suffer a setback in a long-running legal battle over VAT for off-street parking. Click Here for Other Details

TAX-NEWS.COM (Tax-News.com) Published on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:47:06 GMT The German government has once again made known its opposition to an EU proposal that would allow member states to lower the rates of VAT on certain labour intensive services. Click Here for Other Details

How to get your VAT back (Miami Herald) Published on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:57:38 GMT Question: A friend and I bought some jewelry in Hungary, but when we went to collect the VAT at our departing airport, Frankfurt, the cash refund desk was closed. Can we get a VAT refund by mail? Click Here for Other Details

EU FMs fail to reach unanimity on VAT reduction (People's Daily) Published on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:17:34 GMT European Union finance ministers failed to reach unanimity on Saturday in Nice, France, over whether to cut sales tax in the European Union (EU) for certain services and products. Nearly half of the 27 members of the EU are against such an initiative, proposed in July by EU commissioner for taxation Laszlo Kovacs. Kovacs told a press conference after the meeting that the 27 EU members failed to ... Click Here for Other Details

Misys Launches Global Cash Pooling Solution so Banks can Offer Advanced Cross-Border Cash Management Services at a low ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT Misys plc , the global application software and services company, today announces the launch of Misys Global Cash Pooling. The new solution enables banks to offer sophisticated cash pooling services to corporate and institutional customers, across multiple currencies, borders, banks and time zones, at a low cost. Click Here for Other Details

Avalara Announces Strategic Partnership with Intacct (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:39:00 GMT BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.----Avalara , the leading provider of sales, use and VAT tax automation solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced a strategic partnership with Intacct, a leader in on-demand financial management and accounting applications. Click Here for Other Details

EU ministers call for further study on reduced VAT rates - Summary (EARTHtimes.org) Published on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:33:57 GMT Nice, France - EU finance ministers failed Saturday to agree on a proposal on reduced VAT rates in labour-intensive sectors such as catering or cleaning, saying its impact on jobs and on public accounts required further study. At an informal meeting ... Click Here for Other Details

Misys launches Global Cash Pooling solution (Thaipr.net) Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:20:37 GMT Misys plc, the global application software and services company, today announces the launch of Misys Global Cash Pooling. The new solution enables banks to offer sophisticated cash pooling services to Click Here for Other Details

Some transactions fall between service tax and VAT - Business Standard Published on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:36:57 GMT Some transactions fall between service tax and VAT Business Standard, India - Sep 14, 2008 ... the challenge is really with regard to those transactions which are intended to be taxed but which not charged to either the VAT or the service tax as a ... Click Here for Other Details

European court says councils must pay VAT on parking - Times Online Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:49:48 GMT European court says councils must pay VAT on parking Times Online, UK - 3 hours ago ... increases the chances that HMRC will win the case and councils will have to carry on levying - and paying - VAT on their off-street parking services. ... Click Here for Other Details

Councils in parking fee setback - BBC News Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:15:29 GMT BBC News Councils in parking fee setback BBC News, UK - 4 hours ago Under EU rules any supply of goods or services by a "taxable person" is subject to VAT. The rules say public authorities are not considered "taxable ... Click Here for Other Details

Complexity of Compliance Is Inhibiting Almost Half of European ... - MarketWatch Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:42:00 GMT Complexity of Compliance Is Inhibiting Almost Half of European ... MarketWatch - 3 hours ago A quarter of responses also negatively highlighted the complexities associated with implementing multiple solutions to handle value added tax (VAT) ... Click Here for Other Details

VAT Service clears misconception on tax - Ghana News Agency Published on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:02:10 GMT VAT Service clears misconception on tax Ghana News Agency, Ghana - Sep 10, 2008 Mr Ackah-Mensah indicated that research by the VAT Service has attested that the effective tax rate of most retailers stood around three per cent and this ... Click Here for Other Details

Ono unveils 100 Mbps, 50 Mbps broadband services prices - Telecom Paper (subscription) Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:20:31 GMT Ono unveils 100 Mbps, 50 Mbps broadband services prices Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - 5 hours ago Prices start from EUR 60 (VAT not included) for the duo of 50 Mbps, and EUR 80 for the 100 Mbps duo, to EUR 75 for the trio of 50 MBPS and EUR 95 for the ... Click Here for Other Details

Shipping lines face hefty VAT charges - DailyNewsOnline Published on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:19:40 GMT Shipping lines face hefty VAT charges DailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania - Sep 14, 2008 THE Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) has started levying a 20-per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) charge on stevedoring services to all ... Click Here for Other Details

Media Alert: Sabrix Sales and Use Tax Series Presents Webinar on ... - MarketWatch Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:54:29 GMT Media Alert: Sabrix Sales and Use Tax Series Presents Webinar on ... MarketWatch - 1 hour ago Sabrix MTS seamlessly integrates with a company's existing accounting and e-commerce systems, and, similar to outsourced payroll services, operates as a ... Click Here for Other Details

Avalara Announces Strategic Partnership with Intacct - MarketWatch Published on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:41:21 GMT Avalara Announces Strategic Partnership with Intacct MarketWatch - 16 minutes ago BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash., Sep 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avalara ( www.avalara.com), the leading provider of sales, use and VAT tax automation solutions ... Click Here for Other Details

EU Ministers Fail To Agree On Reduced VAT Rates - Tax-news.com (subscription) Published on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:44:16 GMT EU Ministers Fail To Agree On Reduced VAT Rates Tax-news.com (subscription), British Virgin Islands - Sep 15, 2008 Most of the services in question are already eligible for a reduced rate, but only 18 member states have permission to levy VAT rates below the 15% standard ... Click Here for Other Details