Category: Business
China’s mooncake tax
In 2011 China introduced the ‘mooncake tax’ which taxes employees on any employer-provided allowances and benefits. Previously, employee allowances and benefits were tax-deductible to ...
The Fair Tax Mark was established in the UK in 2014
Community attitudes to tax avoidance vary from approval through neutrality to outright hostility. Opinions may differ depending on the steps taken in the avoidance ...
Solar Tax – A tax on the sun!
In 2015 Spain introduced a solar tax (‘impuesto al sol’) which taxed owners of solar panels on their consumption of electricity. The solar tax’s ...
Sustainable tourism tax
In 2016, the Balearic Government introduced the ‘Sustainable tourism tax’ which applies a levy on all overnight stays in tourist accommodation on the Balearic ...
Federal Budget 2023-24 Tax Changes
The key tax and superannuation changes announced on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 by Treasurer Jim Chalmers are: Small business instant asset write-off: For 2023-24 ...
Blogging Tax
In 2018, Tanzania introduced a USD 900 per year tax on bloggers. A blog is an informal discussion or informational website published on the ...
Social Media Tax
In 2018 the Uganda government introduced a 'Social media tax' to censor online speech. Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda, stated that 'the tax ...
Digital Services Tax
In 2019 France introduced a Digital Services Tax (DST), which imposes a three per cent tax on the French revenue of large multinationals that ...
Seasteading and the world’s first floating nation
Seasteading is the concept of creating permanent dwellings at sea, called seasteads, outside the territory claimed by any government. Proposed structures include modified cruise ...
Cloud accounting software
Cloud accounting software is a type of accounting software hosted on remote servers and accessed via the Internet, as opposed to traditional accounting software ...