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(FTT).
(FTT).


A tax to be levied on certain financial transactions.  
A proposed tax to be levied on certain financial transactions.  




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FTTs are designed to be levied at the financial institution level.  
FTTs are designed to be levied at the financial institution level.  


It is possible that a treasury centre that conducts financial transactions could be regarded as a 'financial institution' for FTT purposes. Hence, depending on the transaction, a liability to FTT might arise.
It is possible that a treasury centre that conducts financial transactions could be regarded as a 'financial institution' for FTT purposes.  
 
Hence, depending on the transaction, a liability to FTT might arise.




The proposed FTT is sometimes written as Financial Transactions Tax.
The proposed FTT is sometimes written as Financial Transactions Tax.
<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Still possible'''''</span>
:"Tax reforms are not going away ...
:Financial transaction tax is still a possibility."
:''Michelle Price, associate policy and technical director, Association of Corporate Treasurers, The Treasurer, August 2018, p24.''




== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Diverted profits tax]]
*[[Diverted profits tax]]
*[[Germany]]
*[[Hypothecation]]
*[[Robin Hood tax]]
*[[Robin Hood tax]]
*[[Tobin tax]]
*[[Tobin tax]]
*[[Germany]]
*[[Hypothecation]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Revision as of 15:13, 4 August 2018

(FTT).

A proposed tax to be levied on certain financial transactions.


In 2011, the European Commission proposed a harmonised Financial Transaction Tax for the entire European Union. The objectives of the proposed FTT were to:

  • prevent the fragmentation of the Single Market that could result from numerous uncoordinated national approaches to taxing financial transactions
  • ensure that the financial sector made a fair and substantial contribution to public finances
  • discourage financial transactions which do not contribute to the efficiency of financial markets or of the real economy.

The initiative was also designed to be a first tangible step for taxing such transactions on a global basis.


FTTs are designed to be levied at the financial institution level.

It is possible that a treasury centre that conducts financial transactions could be regarded as a 'financial institution' for FTT purposes.

Hence, depending on the transaction, a liability to FTT might arise.


The proposed FTT is sometimes written as Financial Transactions Tax.


Still possible

"Tax reforms are not going away ...
Financial transaction tax is still a possibility."
Michelle Price, associate policy and technical director, Association of Corporate Treasurers, The Treasurer, August 2018, p24.


See also