Qatar: DTA with Spain will enter into force on February 6, 2018
The Double Taxation Agreement will be entered into force on February 6, 2018, between Qatar and Spain for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. It will be applicable from January 1,
See MoreBelgian Parliament enacts corporate tax reform
On 22 December 2017, the Belgian Parliament approved the major corporate tax reform that announced in 26 July 2017. The main proposal was related to gradually reduction of corporate income tax rate. Currently, the normal rate is 33.99% and this will
See MoreRussia publishes clarification regarding the simplified tax system
On 20 November 2017 the Federal Tax Service (FTS) published a clarification regarding the procedure for switching legal entities to a simplified tax system from 2018 onwards. As from 2018, in order to switch to the simplified tax regime, legal
See MoreColombia updates CbC reporting obligation
The Decree 2120 of 15 December 2017 clarifies the responsibility for Colombian taxpayers of notification of the filing of the Country by Country (CbC) Report and it is applicable as of fiscal year 2016 contains the information related to the global
See MoreDenmark: Tax authority publishes press release on CbC reporting
The Danish tax administration circulated a press release (No. 17-1975627) on country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 21 December 2017. The press release instructs the Danish companies (multinational group with a turnover of DKK 5.6 billion) to file a
See MoreMalta adopts new regulations concerning CbC reporting
On 6 December 2017, the Finance ministry adopted the Regulations concerning the cooperation with other countries on tax issues. It introduces the idea of "beneficial owner" who is an individual owns or controls the customer. For an entity, the
See MoreIMF report comments on the economic position of Nigeria
On 22 December 2017 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a report on Nigeria following consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Economic activity expanded at an annual rate of 1.4% in the third quarter of 2017,
See MoreUK: Draft VAT Notice and Legislation on Making Tax Digital
On 18 December 2017 HMRC published draft VAT regulations, a draft explanatory memorandum and draft VAT Notice, for consultation. The regulations relate to the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD). Comments from interested parties are invited by
See MoreIMF report looks at the UK economy
On 20 December 2017 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published on its website a report following consultations with the UK under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The IMF report notes that owing to the aging population in the UK
See MoreWorld Bank: Project to improve tax collection in Latvia
A press release of 18 December 2017 announced that the World Bank is to assist Latvia’s tax administration to increase tax collection by improving revenue mobilization and reducing compliance costs. The project is partly financed by the European
See MoreAustralia: New guidance on DPT
On 18 December 2017, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) published a draft law companion guideline (LCG) 2017/D7 on Diverted profits tax (DPT) for public consultation. The draft Guideline addresses Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment Act 2017
See MoreNetherlands: MoF publishes an overview of tax changes for 2018
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) provides an overview of the most important tax changes as of January 1, 2018, which were approved by parliament on 19th December 2017. It concerns changes in the field of income tax, payroll tax, gift and inheritance
See MoreGreece: Capital gains tax on immovable property suspends for another year
The government on December 20, 2017, announced that it was adding an amendment to a tabled draft justice ministry bill to extend the suspension of the tax measure. Previously, it had been announced that it would take effect in 2018. The current
See MorePortugal: Cabinet approves the Budget for 2018
On 27 November 2017, the Portuguese cabinet approved the Budget proposal for
See MoreChina: New guidance of CbC reporting
On 19 December 2017, China’s tax authority issued a public notice No. 46 clarifying country-by-country (CbC) reporting matters, that illustrate certain provisions of country-by-country (CbC) reporting will not apply for the CbC report for
See MoreOECD: Tax Talk Summarizes Progress on Tax Topics
On 15 December 2017 the OECD gave an online Tax Talk to summarize the progress made on the various ongoing tax initiatives. Harmful Tax Practices Peer review reports on the exchange of tax rulings were published in December 2017. More than 10,000
See MoreChile: Tax authority publishes list of Jurisdictions with preferential tax regime
The Internal Revenue Service (Servicio de Impuestos Internos - SII) of Chile published a Resolution No. 124 of December 19, 2017 regarding list of jurisdictions that are considered to have a preferential tax regime or zero or low taxation. The list
See MoreJapan issues tax reform plan for 2018
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan accepted a tax reform package on 14 December 2017. Based on the draft, a tax reform bill (The Bill) will be drafted. The bill will be submitted to Parliament and is expected to enter into force by the end
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