President's page, December 2019
December is traditionally a month for looking back over the year and reflecting on what has been achieved.
December is traditionally a month for looking back over the year and reflecting on what has been achieved.
Having joined the CIOT just a month earlier, and having largely been a VAT specialist throughout my tax career, I had paid little attention at the Budget of March 2015 when George Osborne proclaime
As outlined in Rob Janering’s article in July, four VAT ‘quick fixes’ for cross-border supplies of goods are due to come into force on 1 January 2020.
Many countries are concerned that the profits-based international tax system is ill-suited for the digital world, where tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon generate significant val
It is coming around to that time of the year when the tax world slows down a pace in preparation for the December break and New Year festivities.
Tax has become such a fluid and uncertain area that you never know what is going to happen in that intervening period.
The Autumn is a very busy time in the Presidential Calendar; by the time you read this, I will have chaired our October Council meeting, and met many volunteers at the Presidential Reception.
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