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China ratifies Multilateral Convention for Mutual Assistance in Tax Matters

July 2, 2015

On 1 July 2015 China’s National People’s Congress approved the signature of the Multilateral Convention for Mutual Assistance in Tax...

Transfer Pricing Brief: June 2015

July 2, 2015

India: Intangible property: The Delhi High Court ruling on marketing intangibles in the Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications India Pvt. Ltd....

Chile and China sign DTA

July 2, 2015

The Double Tax Agreement (DTA) between Chile and China was signed on 25th May 2015. The treaty follows OECD guidelines....

Nigeria: ECOWAS common external tariff to be implemented

July 2, 2015

The Nigerian Customs Service has issued a circular on 23rd June 2015 for accepting the implementation of the Economic Community...

WTO launches new phase of Enhanced Integrated Framework

July 1, 2015

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has launched a new phase of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), a program of support...

Russia: Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters enters into force

July 1, 2015

The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters has entered into force in regard to Russia on 1st...

FATCA Agreement Signed between United States and South Korea

July 1, 2015

South Korea and the United States have signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement on 10 June 2015....

Bangladesh: New Tax Provisions in Finance Bill 2015 Passed by Parliament

June 30, 2015

The Bangladesh Parliament passed the Finance Bill 2015 on June 29, 2015 with some changes in the tax provisions. The Finance...

Bangladesh: Changes in Transfer Pricing Provisions in Finance Bill 2015 Passed by Parliament

June 30, 2015

The Bangladesh Parliament passed the Finance Bill 2015 on June 29, 2015 with some changes in the transfer pricing provisions. The...

WTO conducts trade policy review of New Zealand

June 29, 2015

On 29 June and 1 July 2015 the World Trade Organization (WTO) is conducting the fifth trade policy review of...

OECD publishes analysis of taxes on energy use

June 27, 2015

On 25 June 2015 the OECD published “Taxing Energy 2015 – OECD and Selected Partner Economies”. This analyses energy use...

WTO conducts trade review of Canada

June 27, 2015

The World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted its tenth review of trade policies and practices of Canada on 15 and 17...

WTO conducts trade policy review of Chile

June 26, 2015

On 23 and 25 June 2015 the World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted a trade policy review of Chile. The review...

Russia: Corporate tax rate freeze

June 26, 2015

The Russian President has stated that tax rates will be frozen for the next four years and has indicated that he...

DTA negotiations between Croatia and Kazakhstan ongoing

June 26, 2015

Under a recent declaration made by the tax authorities of Croatia, tax treaty negotiations between Croatia and Kazakhstan are currently...

Mauritius signs Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

June 25, 2015

On 24 June 2015 the OECD announced that Mauritius has signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax...

UK: HMRC allocates more resources to customer service functions

June 25, 2015

The UK tax administration HMRC has announced the allocation of GBP 45 million to improve aspects of its customer service...

US Signs FATCA Agreement with UAE

June 25, 2015

The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed their Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) intergovernmental agreement, the...