Costa Rica: Government announces the budget for 2020
On 30 August 2019, Costa Rican government presented the 2020 budget to the Legislative Assembly which is 4.3% lower than in 2019, thus representing the largest spending reduction in recent years. The tax reform adopted by Congress in December is
See MoreColombia: DIAN issues resolution on MAP
On 13 August 2019, the Colombian National Tax Authority (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales, DIAN) has published Resolution No. 000053 in the official gazette which establishes Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) to avoid double taxation and
See MoreEcuador: NA Approves Mutual Assistance Agreement on Tax matters
On 7 August 2019, Ecuador's National Assembly approved the bill for the ratification of the OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as amended by the 2010 protocol. Its objective is to facilitate
See MoreHong Kong: IRD designs a webpage explaining the requirements of master file and local file
On 28 August 2019, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department published a webpage explaining the requirements in relation to master file and local file, and the Department’s approach to ensure compliance with the requirements. The webpage
See MoreMalaysia releases digital services tax guide
On 20 August 2019, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department published a service tax guide on digital services. The purpose of the guide is to provide a general understanding of the relevant treatment under Sales Tax and Services Tax Legislation and
See MoreDTA between Croatia and Japan enters into force
On 5 September 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Croatia and Japan (2018) will enter into force. The treaty generally applies from 5 September 2019 for the provisions of article 25 (Exchange of Information) and article 26
See MoreHong Kong and Cambodia sign an agreement to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion
On 26 June 2019, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr James Lau, on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with Cambodia, promoting
See MoreUS: Protocol to income tax treaty with Japan enters into force
On 30 August 2019, the U.S. treasury department announced that protocol amending the convention between the government of the United States of America and the government of Japan for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal
See MoreUS: IRS publishes interest rates on overpaid and underpaid tax for the 4th quarter of 2019
On 28 August 2019, the Internal Revenue Service announced interest rates on overpaid and underpaid tax for the calendar quarter beginning 1 October 2019 that will remain the same, as they were in the prior quarter. The rates will be 5% for
See MoreLuxembourg implements EU Directive on mandatory disclosure rules
On 8 August 2019, the Luxembourg Government submitted draft law 7465 to the parliament to implement the European Union (EU) mandatory disclosure rules and exchange of information on cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6 or the
See MoreTaiwan: NTBNA issues notice on business tax on e-services purchase
On 26 August 2019, Taiwan's National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area (NTBNA) has issued a notice for domestic entities to pay business tax on e-services purchased from foreign providers. The notice clarifies about domestic business entity that
See MoreSlovenia implements the mandatory disclosure rules
On 28 May 2019, the Slovenian Parliament has approved the EU Directive on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6). The final Slovenian Mandatory Disclosure Rules legislation is significantly aligned to the
See MorePoland: Ministry of Finance publishes a draft bill to implement EU ATAD 2 anti-hybrid measures
On 23 August 2019, the Poland Ministry of Finance released a draft bill outlining several provisions to implement EU ATAD 2 anti-hybrid measures. The main purpose of implementing the anti-hybrid measures is to counteract the situation of double
See MoreUS: Court of Appeals approves Tax Court’s decision in Transfer Pricing case
On 16 August 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of: Amazon.com, Inc. v. Commissioner, 148 T.C. 108 (2017) issued a decision in favor of Amazon concerning the regulatory definition of intangible assets and the
See MoreCosta Rica publishes resolutions on returns related to capital income, capital gains and others
On 30 July 2019, Costa Rican tax administration released a resolutions amending withholding tax forms and procedures on interest, dividends, and foreign income for the tax period July 2019 forward. The resolution provides several measures
See MoreAustralia: ATO compliance approach to the arm’s length debt test
On 28 August 2019, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) published draft Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2019/D3, which sets out the proposed compliance approach for the use of the arm’s-length debt test (ALDT) for the purposes of
See MoreDTA between Kosovo and Malta enters into force
On 20 September 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Kosovo and Malta will enter into force and applies from 1 January
See MoreSingapore REIT eligible for WHT exemption in Italy
On 26 August 2019, the Italian tax authority has published Ruling No. 345 regarding the eligibility of a real estate investment trust (REIT) established in Singapore for the withholding tax (WHT) exemption on income derived through a
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