DTA between Italy and Chile entered into force
The Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Italy and Chile of 2015 entered into force on 20 December 2016. The provisions of the treaty are applicable from 1 January
See MoreItaly-Individual Income Tax return form published
The Italian tax authority published the individual income tax return for the 2016 financial year on 16 January 2017. The form can be found along with the instructions on the ITA
See MoreDTA between UK and Turkmenistan enters into force
On 19 December 2016, the double tax agreement (DTA) between Turkmenistan and United Kingdom was entered into force. The treaty was applied from 1 January 2017 and from this date the new treaty was replaced the existing DTA of
See MoreIsle of Man: VAT relief for importing small non-commercial consignments
According to Directive 2006-79-EC, the Value Added Tax (VAT) relief is available for imports of small non-commercial consignments of merchandise from other countries and the maximum cost of qualifying merchandise is increased to GBP 39 from GBP
See MoreUS: IRS release guidance on country-by-country report filing process
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2017-23 on 19 January 2017 describing the process for filing Form 8975, Country-byCountry Report, and accompanying Schedules A, Tax Jurisdiction and Constituent Entity Information
See MoreBrazil: Tax authority defines withholding tax payments for technical services source in US
Brazilian tax authorities define the withholding tax for technical services made available by individuals in United States through Private Ruling 5/2017 (Solução de Consulta 5/2017), published in the Official Gazette on 18 January 2016. The
See MorePakistan: Introduces an incentive scheme for industrial and trade sectors under no question on source of investment
The government has agreed on a new incentive scheme for industrial and trade sectors under which tax authorities will not question the source of investment, industry sources said on 22 January 2017. Sources in Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) also
See MoreBrazil issues tax regulation program
Provisional Measure 766 has issued and released on 4 January 2017. This provisional measure establishes a tax regulation program for Brazilian taxpayers to settle their tax liabilities. Under this program, taxpayers can resolve their federal tax
See MoreEcuador publishes individual income tax rates for 2017
On 29 December 2016, a resolution published in Official Gazette No. 912, established the individual income tax rates applicable to income derived in 2017. The new income tax rates are as follows: Taxable income (USD) Tax due on lower limit
See MoreArgentina: Deadline of short-term abolition of excise tax on sparkling wines changed
The Executive Branch's Decree 19/2017 has been published in the official gazette on 5th January 2017. As provided by article 33 of Law 24,674, the short-term abolition of the excise tax on sparkling wines has been prolonged from 1st January 2017 to
See MoreSweden: Administrative Court rules PE exists in Sweden due to regular nature of activities
The Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal in the case of: Gothenburg (Kammarrätten i Göteborg) case number 2276-15, has found a German company to have a permanent establishment (PE) in Sweden due to its annually recurring short-term activities in
See MoreArgentina: Validity period for 75% excise tax rate on cigarettes extended
According to Executive Branch's Decree 626/2016 and under article 15 of amended Law 24,674, the excise tax rate on cigarettes has been changed from 60% to 75%. Again, new Executive Branch's Decree 15/2017 regarding excise tax on cigarettes has been
See MorePuerto Rico issued guidelines on electronic filing requirements
The Treasury Department issued guidelines regarding electronic filing requirements on 13th January 2017.This filing requirements related to the employee withholding statements for the tax year (2016). According to the guidelines, a new digital form
See MoreDTA protocol between Brazil and Canada confirm WHT rate on technical services
A Private Ruling 5/2017 (Solução de Consulta 5/2017) has been published in the Official Gazette on 18th January 2016. This ruling confirms that payments made by Brazilian sources to individual or companies resident in Canada for technical
See MoreUAE ratified TIEA with Norway
The tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Norway and the United Arab Emirates has been ratified by the United Arab Emirates on 15 January 2017 according to the Decree No.
See MoreUAE ratified TIEA with Iceland
The tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Iceland and the United Arab Emirates has been ratified by the United Arab Emirates on 15 January 2017 according to the Decree No. 223/2016.This TIEA was signed on 12 April
See MoreItaly-annual VAT return form published
The Italian tax authority published the new annual VAT return for the 2016 financial year on 16 January 2017. The form can be found along with the instructions on the ITA
See MoreIsle of Man: New regulations for accounting records
On 20 January 2017, the income tax regulations 2016 come into effect for accounts and financial records and in accordance with this regulation taxpayers are required to store accounts and financial records for at least 5 years. Non-compliance with
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