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Amendment in transfer pricing legislation in South Africa

August 12, 2020

Section 31 of the South African Income Tax Act and its proposed changes to the transfer pricing rules have created...

OECD: Forum on Tax Administration meeting discusses work plans

March 28, 2019

From 26 to 28 March 2019 the twelfth plenary meeting of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) took place...

IMF: Corporate taxation in the global economy

March 25, 2019

On 10 March 2019 the IMF reported that the Executive Board have been discussing a policy paper on Corporate Taxation...

UK: Spring Statement 2019

March 14, 2019

The Chancellor delivered the Spring Statement on 13 March 2019. There were no major tax announcements owing to the uncertainty...

OECD: Morocco joins the inclusive framework on BEPS

March 12, 2019

On 9 March 2019 the OECD announced that Morocco has joined the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting...

OECD: Consultation on Addressing Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy

March 10, 2019

On 13 and 14 March 2019 the OECD is to hold a public consultation on the tax challenges of the...

UK: Double tax treaty with Lesotho takes effect

March 8, 2019

The double tax treaty between the UK and Lesotho takes effect in relation to UK corporation tax for financial years...

UK: Tax treaty negotiating priorities for 2019

March 6, 2019

On 4 March 2019 the UK government set out its tax treaty negotiating priorities for 2019, following discussions with representatives...

OECD: Taxpayer input required for eighth batch of dispute resolution peer reviews

February 20, 2019

The OECD announced on19 February 2019 that it is currently collecting taxpayer input in preparation for the eight batch of...

OECD: Comment period extended on tax challenges of digitalisation

February 19, 2019

On 19 February 2019 the OECD announced that the consultation period in relation to the public consultation document on possible...

UK: Consultation on Plastic Packaging Tax

February 19, 2019

On 17 February 2019 the UK government issued a consultation document on the introduction of a plastic packaging tax, inviting...

UK: Support for Tax Capacity Building

February 19, 2019

On 19 February 2019 the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) announced new assistance to give support to developing countries...

UK: Finance Act 2019 receives Royal Assent

February 19, 2019

The UK Finance Act 2019 received the Royal Assent on 12 February 2019. The Act includes some of the measures...

OECD: Consultation document on tax challenges to the digital economy

February 14, 2019

On 13 February 2019 the OECD’s Inclusive Framework published a consultation document on issues relating to the tax challenges of...

UK: Consultation on stamp duty land tax surcharge for nonresidents

February 12, 2019

The UK government issued a consultation document on 11 February 2019 in relation to a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...

IMF discussion note looks at tax rises necessary to achieve SDGs

February 10, 2019

An IMF staff discussion note issued on 25 January 2019 entitled “Fiscal Policy and Development: Human, Social, and Physical Investments...

UK: Date of Spring Statement Announced

February 7, 2019

The Spring Statement is to be announced on 13 March 2019. The Spring Statement is a response by the UK...

UK: Use of new technology in tax administration

February 5, 2019

On 17 January 2019 the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) issued a paper entitled “Technology Review: A vision for tax...