INTERNATIONAL TAX PLAZA - Quick News from July 17, 2015

Details: Published: 17 July 2015

In today’s edition a.o.: Germany – German government presses forward with fight against tax evasion; Hong Kong – Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 2015 (which seeks to extend profits tax exemption for offshore funds to private equity funds) gazetted today; Germany – Bundeskabinett beschließt Zusatzabkommen zum deutsch-französischen Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen

From the German Bundesministerium der Finanzen:

German government presses forward with fight against tax evasion
Bundeskabinett beschließt Zusatzabkommen zum deutsch-französischen Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen

From the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong:

Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 2015 (which seeks to extend profits tax exemption for offshore funds to private equity funds) gazetted today

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