Human Capital Alerts

Country Year Date Title Europe 2004 03/09/2004 Europe : Sarbanes Oxley Act Section 404 - HR and Employee Related Processes 13/08/2004 New EU Health Insurance Card will replace current forms for obtaining medical assistance in EU/EEA countries TaxTreaties 2006 16/01/2006 Brazil & Germany: Rescission of International Tax Treaty Between Brazil and Germany- Applicability of Reciprocal Treatment Treaties 2006 12/12/2006 UK & Japan : New Double Tax Treaty Comes Into Effect" 29/08/2006 Hong Kong and China : Comprehensive Double Taxation Arrangements signed between Hong Kong and Mainland China : Impact on the Taxation of Individuals 26/07/2006 United Kingdom : Poland and United Kingdom sign revised Double Taxation Treaty 17/02/2006 OECD : Results of public hearing on Model Tax Treaty Reform 06/01/2006 OECD to hold public hearing on Model Tax Treaty Reform 2005 01/09/2005 United States and Japan: Social Security Agreement Enters Into Force October 1, 2005 23/03/2005 France and Japan Sign Social Security Agreement 2004 24/12/2004 France and South Korea Sign Social Security Agreement 04/10/2004 Human Capital Alert: OECD Recommends Standardization on Treatment of Stock Options 30/07/2004 E&Y Response: The Proposed OECD Model Tax Convention Commentary changes: Income From Employment 09/07/2004 United States - Mexico : United States and Mexico Sign Social Security Agreement" 14/06/2004 Canada-UK : Protocol to the Canada-UK double taxation treaty enters into force Treaty 2007 15/10/2007 United States and Canada: Fifth Protocol to the 1980 Canada- United States Income Tax Convention 20/07/2007 United States/Denmark : New Social Security Agreement Signed 19/03/2007 Belgium & France : Agreement reached on taxation of frontier workers 2006 01/12/2006 Belgium : Totalization Agreement between Belgium and Japan 16/10/2006 Belgium and India : Indo-Belgian Totalization Agreement Argentina 2007 07/03/2007 Argentina : New Social Security Regulations For Self-Employed 2006 22/06/2006 Argentina : Presidential Decree Increases Income Tax Personal Allowances 2005 15/07/2005 Argentina : Changes in Employee Social Security Withholding Rates 2004 03/12/2004 Argentina "Amendments to Social Security Taxable Base" Australia 2008 30/05/2008 Australia : Minimum salaries for sponsored immigrants to rise 20/03/2008 Australia : Changes to Australian Business Visit visas 2007 30/08/2007 Australia : Revised ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations released 16/04/2007 Australia : Tax Bill revises the taxation of stapled securities provided under employee share plans 04/04/2007 Australia : Living away from home allowance – Food guidelines 21/03/2007 Australia : Amendments to Australia’s Migration Act 1958 to prevent illegal employment 22/02/2007 Australia : Proposed Changes to Reporting Requirements for Director and Executive Remuneration for Australian companies 2006 05/10/2006 Australia : Superannuation simplification proposals clarified 07/07/2006 Australia : DIMA continue monitoring and compliance activities 30/06/2006 Australia : Corporations Amendments Regulations 2006 (No. 4)- Director and Executive Remuneration 06/06/2006 Switzerland : benefit of provision of tax services for employees 16/05/2006 Australia : Federal Authorities target Fringe Benefit Tax reporting 03/05/2006 Australia : Increases to Minimum Base Salary Requirements for Subclass 457 and 856 visas 19/04/2006 Australia : Changes to Temporary 457 Visa and More 27/03/2006 Australia: Class Order 06/105 - ASIC Relief on Calculation of Director and Executive Remuneration 23/02/2006 Australia: Expat Legislation Provides Tax Relief for Temporary Residents 26/01/2006 Australia : Revised AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures – Impact on remuneration reporting 2005 11/11/2005 Australia: E-3 visa expands career opportunities for Australians in the United States 23/09/2005 Australia : Business ETA/456 Visa – Do I or Don’t I? 05/08/2005 Australia : Relief from Director and Executive remuneration disclosures for Australian listed companies 29/06/2005 Australia : Impacts on Global Mobility of the 2005 Australian Federal Budget 10/05/2005 Australia : Introduction of New Cross Border Employee Share and Option Taxation Rules 01/04/2005 Australia : Changes to the Temporary Business (Long Stay) Visa 05/03/2005 Australia : Proposed Immigration Changes (Employer Nomination Scheme Category) 2004 27/08/2004 Australia : Taxable gains and losses from Foreign Currency Denominated Transactions and Accounts Belgium 2007 08/11/2007 Belgium : New tax efficient profit sharing opportunities in Belgium 23/08/2007 Belgium : Pending legislation to make LIMOSA exemption for business trips more flexible 23/04/2007 Belgium : LIMOSA tracking system enters into force 23/04/2007 Belgium : Pending Legislation to overhaul the system for Work Permit exemptions 19/02/2007 Belgium : LIMOSA Requirements 2006 02/10/2006 Belgium – Tax on Tax – Decision of Court of Appeal 27/01/2006 Belgium : New tax measures with effect from 1 January 2006 2005 28/09/2005 Belgium : New circular on double taxation treaties released by the Belgian tax authorities 16/09/2005 Belgium : The Innovation Premium: A Unique Opportunity 19/05/2005 Belgium : Tax authorities issue guidelines regarding “late” options 19/04/2005 Belgium : Supreme Court rules on taxation of pre-1999 stock options 2004 10/09/2004 Belgium : Equity-Based Plans: Social Security Contributions - Recent Developments 13/07/2004 Belgium : Exemption to Publish a Prospectus for Offers of Securities to Employees Brazil 2008 27/06/2008 Brazil - Tax Authorities Warn of False E-mail Messages Requesting Personal Information 20/05/2008 Brazil: Central Bank Return: Filing Time Extension 28/04/2008 Brazil : Adjustment to Social Security Tax Table 2007 06/09/2007 Brazil : Exempt Return Filing Required for Nonresidents 06/09/2007 Brazil: IRS's Severe Control on Individual Tax Returns Increases the Number of Taxpayers Receiving Notices 07/06/2007 Brazil : Central Bank Return Filing Date Extension 19/04/2007 Brazil : Adjustment to Social Security Tax Table 2006