September 9, 2013
Changes to numerous employment related financial thresholds which are listed every year have been proclaimed by the Australian Government. These...
September 9, 2013
As a consequence of changes to Australia’s thin capitalization rules taxpayers may need to review their thin capitalization position. Now...
September 9, 2013
Australia is increasingly giving attention to transfer pricing issues and has recently introduced changes in the law to align the...
September 9, 2013
Under the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Canadian banks and certain other non-U.S. entities must allow with new...
September 9, 2013
A number of amendments that would implement changes to the elimination test and other life insurance policy holder taxation rules...
September 9, 2013
The Chinese Finance Ministry (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) have announced VAT and business tax exemptions for...
September 9, 2013
The government of France has announced to initiate a “climate energy contribution”. The new plans will fall within the framework...
September 9, 2013
France has revised its list of tax havens to include Jersey, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands as tax havens,...
September 9, 2013
The draft version of a new Regulation on the attribution of profits to permanent establishments (PE Regulation) has been issued on...
September 9, 2013
The Indian government set up its first Tax Administration Reform Commission on 26 August 2013. The seven-member panel is being...
September 9, 2013
Kenya’s tax treaties generally follow the provisions of the OECD Model Tax Convention. However despite the expectation under the OECD...
September 8, 2013
The tax law of Lithuania has been modified to arrange for an exemption from real estate tax for an entity’s...
September 8, 2013
The income and capital tax treaty between Saudi Arabia and Luxembourg was signed on 7 May 2013. The text of...
September 8, 2013
Malaysia is considering a hike in the real property gains tax (RPGT), which is imposed on the profits from the...
September 8, 2013
Recent developments within the Mexican Tax Administration Services (SAT) demonstrate an increased focus on auditing supply chain restructurings. This is...
September 8, 2013
Nigeria’s tax authority has published in a local newspaper a request to taxpayers to submit their tax return for 2013...
September 8, 2013
Each year the OECD makes available statistics on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) cases in member countries and in some...
September 8, 2013
The Portuguese government introduced an extraordinary investment tax credit with effect from 17 July 2013. The special tax credit will...