New taxes has been introduced by the Italian 2014 Budget

December 27, 2013

The Italian parliament approved a “maxi-amendment” on December 23 2013 completely replacing the proposals initially made by the Government on October 2013 in its draft 2014 Budget. Government has introduced tax measures that may produce

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DTA signed between Latvia and India

December 27, 2013

According to media reports, Latvia's parliament approved a law that would ratify the DTA and an accompanying Protocol signed between Latvia and India on December 19,

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Denmark: Changes VAT return filings for small companies

December 27, 2013

The Danish Budget 2014 changes the VAT compliance regime for small companies therefore if the businesses with sales less than DKK 5 million, the time limit for filing VAT returns will be extended to 60 days from the current 40

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Individual tax relief measures in China

December 27, 2013

The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State Administration of Taxation have jointly issued a circular regarding guidance on the collection and administration of individual income tax on enterprise

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Peru –Amendments to the Income Tax Regulations

December 27, 2013

The department of Economy and Finance of Peru has made some modifications to the country’s existing Income Tax Regulations which are effective from 7 November 2013. According to the amendments a joint responsibility will be imposed on a Peruvian

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Nigeria establish TP Division and disclose TP forms

December 27, 2013

Transfer Pricing Division will be accountable for the implementation and administration of the Income Tax Transfer Pricing Regulations No.1 2012 (TP Regulations) and it has build by the Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The TP

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Netherlands Eyes Key Changes To Financial Market Rules In 2014

December 27, 2013

The Dutch Finance Ministry has announced that a number of key changes to financial market laws and regulations are due to enter into force in the Netherlands from January 1, 2014. The most important legislative changes include plans to impose a

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Kazakhstan – International Convention regarding tax issues signed

December 27, 2013

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that Kazakhstan signed the international convention related to mutual administrative assistance in tax matters on December 23, 2013. According to the OECD release,

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Irish PM considers tax cuts

December 27, 2013

It has been reported on 27 December 2013 that for middle income families the Irish Government will prioritize income tax cuts when there is due scope for change, according to the Prime Minister. There will be no income tax increases in the next

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Trilateral Cooperation on Fiscal Transparency among United States, Brazil and El Salvador

December 27, 2013

Focusing on improve tax collection, effective and efficiency of fiscal transparency, an International Initiative for Trilateral Cooperation has been announced by the Governments of El Salvador, Brazil and the United States on December 2, 2013. These

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India is expected to post a Revenue Service office in Cyprus

December 26, 2013

India is expected to post a Revenue Service officer in Cyprus early in the new year, just months after it suspended its double tax avoidance agreement (DTAA) with the island. India has set up overseas Tax Units in various countries in an effort to

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South Africa delays implementation of GST on foreign digital supplies

December 26, 2013

It has been published on 26 December 2013 that the plans to implement South African GST on digital supplies have been delayed from January 2014 until at least the start of April 2014. In a change to the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, the South African

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Slovenia: Modified Individual Income Tax Law enacted

December 26, 2013

It has been confirmed on 26 December 2013 that modified Individual Income Tax Law entered into force on 23 November 2013 in Official Gazette 96/2013. The modifications include a provision that in the case of income that arises under a dependent

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Norway and EFTA- changes in respect of customs credit for EEA businesses registered in Norway for VAT purposes

December 26, 2013

It was published on 26 December 2013 that, due to a reasoned opinion from the EFTA Surveillance Authority dated 19 September 2012, the Norwegian VAT representative scheme has already been changed. The changes relate to the removal of the requirement

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Brazil: IRS issued dispute resolution ruling on shared services

December 26, 2013

It has been published that, the latest federal administrative case law and contrasting private rulings issued by different sectors across Brazil on 26 December 2013, the General Coordination of Taxation (COSIT) issued an administrative ruling

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India – Arm’s length price for sourcing support services

December 26, 2013

The Delhi High Court has held that the Transfer Pricing Officer’s determination of an arm’s length price based on a 5% markup of the “free on board” (FOB) value of goods sourced for a related party’s contract with third parties was

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Switzerland: The Federal Council recommend to simplified VAT

December 25, 2013

The Federal Council has published of the total regulatory burden on 25 December 2013 are CHF10bn, CHF1.8bn on business which are directly related to VAT. The Federal Council clarified the VAT system with a uniform tax rate. Switzerland imposes three

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Russia: Taxable base for corporate property tax

December 25, 2013

The Russian Ministry of Finance published on 11 December 2013 details of the application of the corporate property tax for immovable property located in Russia and held by a non-resident company, which does not have a permanent establishment in

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