Bangladesh introduces tax holiday for power generation companies
The Government of Bangladesh has introduced income tax holiday till 2034 to private sector power generation companies which will go into commercial operation by the next three years. On 09 January 2020, the National Board of Revenue published a
See MoreItaly enacts digital services tax
The Italian Budget Law 2020 introduces a 3% unilateral ‘Digital Services Tax (DST)’ replacing the “Web Tax” and entered into force as of 1 January 2020. The Digital Services Tax (DST) rate is 3% and applies on the revenues from digital
See MoreIreland: President signs Finance Bill 2019 into Law
On 22 December 2019, President, Michael D. Higgins, signed the 2019 Finance bill into law. This Finance Act 2019 implements the taxation changes announced on Budget, including new transfer pricing legislation, introducing some necessary
See MoreMexico publishes Annexes to Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2020
On 9 January 2020, Mexico has published Annexes 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for fiscal year 2020 in the Official Gazette. Annexes refer to the following issues: Annex 3 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2020 The
See MorePakistan publishes second amendment of tax laws ordinance 2019 in the official gazette
On 28 December 2019, the Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan has published the Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2019 in the Official Gazette to amend the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (ITO); the Sales Tax Act 1990; and the Customs Act 1969,
See MoreMalta implements EU ATAD 2 hybrid mismatch provisions
On 24 December 2019, Malta has published Legal Notice 348 of 2019 implementing EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (2017/952) (ATAD 2) into Malta domestic law. ATAD 2 amends the EU Directive 2016/1164 which applies to mismatches between EU member
See MoreTaiwan issues final regulations on tax incentive for substantive investments
On 8 January 2020, Taiwan Ministry of Finance issues the final ‘Regulations on Deduction of Undistributed Earnings and Application for Tax Refund for Substantive Investment Made by a Profit-seeking Enterprise or a Limited Partnership’. The
See MoreRomania introduces draft bill to implement EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6)
On 9 January 2020, Ministry of Finance of Romania published a draft bill for the implementation of EU Directive on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements. This includes measures to require the reporting of cross-border tax planning
See MoreFrance publishes interest rate for shareholder loan for FY ends between December 2019 and March 2020
Recently, France has published interest rates for entities whose financial year (FY) ended between 31 December 2019 and 30 March 2020, which are used to determine the deductibility of interest payments to shareholders. The portion of
See MoreChile: Chamber of Deputies approves ratification of BEPS MLI
On 9 January 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved a Bill for the ratification of the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS (MLI). The Chile now has to deposit its instrument of ratification in order to
See MoreEstonia publishes Tax Information Exchange Act to implement DAC6
Recently, Estonia has published Tax Information Exchange Act (Amendment) in the Official Gazette for the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements
See MoreCroatia: Government publishes tax reform effective as from 1 January 2020
On December 11, 2019, the Croatian Government published Law in the Official Gazette to require taxpayers/ intermediaries to report information on certain tax arrangements. Some of the changes are given below: Corporate income tax/Profit
See MoreBelgium enacts amended interest deduction limitation rule
On 27 December 2019, a royal decree of 20 December 2019 published in Belgian official journal introduces several changes to the interest deduction limitation rule in the Income Tax Code, often referred to as the 30% earnings before interest, tax,
See MoreNigeria: President signs Finance Bill 2019 into Law
On 13 January 2020, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the 2019 Finance bill into law. It was submitted alongside the 2020 budget to the National Assembly. The new law contains over 90 changes to 7 different tax laws. Corporate income
See MoreFrance: Government officially publishes Finance Act 2020
On 29 December 2019, Government published 2020 Finance Bill in the Official Gazette after the Court’s approval. Corporate income tax The Finance Act reduces the corporate tax rate for all companies, including those with a turnover of €
See MoreUK publishes regulations for implementation of DAC6
On 13 January 2020, the final International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangement) Regulations 2020 that implement the EU mandatory disclosure rules (EU DAC 6 directive) into the United Kingdom (UK) law were published. In addition to
See MoreAustria: Government publishes Program for 2020-2024 regarding tax measures
The Government released its Program for 2020-2024 regarding several tax reform measures. Corporate tax The Program proposed to increase the threshold of corporate income tax from EUR 30,000 to EUR 100,000 and reduce the corporate income tax
See MoreIreland: Revenue updates MAP guidance for BEPS MLI
The Revenue has recently released eBrief No. 223/19 entitled Tax and Duty Manual Part 35-02-08 on amended MAP guidelines to implement for the ratification of the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS
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