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Tax-News.com: US Senate Approves Tax Extenders Bill

Tax-News.com: US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has applauded the Senate’s passage of legislation to extend tax cuts, unemployment insurance benefits and eligibility for unemployment benefits and health care for unemployed workers through the end of 2010.

Tax-News.com: MEPs Push EU Tobin Tax

Tax-News.com: In a recently adopted resolution, the European Parliament has emphasized the
need to develop plans for a global tax to discourage excessive risk-taking by
financial institutions and to ensure that the financial industry pays for damage
caused by the financial crisis.

Tax-News.com: Bahamas Achieves White-Listing

Tax-News.com: The Bahamas has achieved a place on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s ‘white list’ following
the signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements with the seven Nordic economies of
Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, on
March 10.

Tax-News.com: Swiss-German Tax Talks Resume

Tax-News.com: During a recent visit to Berlin, Switzerland’s State Secretary Michael
Ambühl, Head of the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters in the Federal Department of Finance, met with representatives of
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance and Federal Chancellery to exchange ideas
on current financial and tax policy issues.

Tax-News.com: Norway Urged To Revise Fiscal Policy

Tax-News.com: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has called on Norwegian
authorities to revise fiscal policy in light of the nation’s recovering
economy.

Tax-News.com: Tax Relief For California Storm Victims

Tax-News.com: The State of California’s Franchise Tax Board on March 9 announced
special tax relief for California taxpayers affected by the recent severe winter
storms that started in January.

Tax-News.com: Australia And Chile Sign DTA

Tax-News.com: Australia’s Assistant Treasurer, Nick Sherry, has announced that Australia
and Chile have signed a comprehensive bilateral double taxation agreement – the second such agreement between Australia and a South American country.

Tax-News.com: Canada To Ratify Colombia FTA

Tax-News.com: Peter Van Loan, Canadian Minister of International Trade, and Jean-Pierre Blackburn,
Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture), on March 10
tabled legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

Tax-News.com: OECD Praises Portugal’s Fiscal Plan

Tax-News.com: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has welcomed
Portugal’s fiscal consolidation plan, emphasizing that it will serve to
support growth.

Tax-News.com: Amazon Retaliates Against Colorado

Tax-News.com: Amazon.com cut ties with its Colorado affiliate marketers on March 8 after
the US state forged ahead with its plan to introduce a mandatory Internet sales
tax on e-businesses with an annual turnover exceeding USD100,000.

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