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Netherlands-Indonesia: Agreement to clarify investment fund taxation

July 16, 2017

The Government of the Netherlands has announced that an agreement with Indonesia has been concluded regarding the taxation of investment...

OECD: Draft 2017 updates to the Model Tax Convention

July 15, 2017

On 11 July 2017 the OECD issued the draft 2017 update of the OECD Model Tax Convention. The changes are...

Singapore: draft transfer pricing legislation proposed

July 15, 2017

According to the draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2017 (Draft Bill) proposed on 19 June 2017, section 34D of the...

UK: Revised timetable for introduction of digital tax system

July 15, 2017

Following feedback from parliament including the Treasury Select Committee, business and professional bodies the UK government is delaying the introduction...

Switzerland and France resolve tax information exchange cases

July 15, 2017

According to a statement by the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland and France have resolved a number of questions concerning the...

Slovak Republic: Government declares new corporate tax measures

July 15, 2017

The Government announced several changes in the corporate taxation area on 20th June 2017, including the introduction of a new...

France: Reduction of corporate tax rate confirmed

July 13, 2017

On 4 July 2017, the Prime Minister of France confirmed in his opening speech to the National Assembly that the...

Romania: Country-by country reporting requirements implemented

July 12, 2017

The Romanian Government passed Emergency Ordinance no. 42/2017 on 9 June 2017 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in Romania,...

OECD: Inclusive framework meeting for francophone countries

July 11, 2017

The second regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework for the francophone countries was held from 3 to 5 July 2017...

Canada agrees to start FTA with EU

July 11, 2017

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announces that Canada agreed to commence operation of the Free Trade Agreement with the European...

Morocco: Council of Ministers approve protocol to DTA with Bahrain

July 11, 2017

The amending protocol of the Income Tax Agreement between Morocco and Bahrain was approved on 25th of June 2017 by...

Morocco: Council of Ministers approve DTA with Ethiopia

July 11, 2017

The Income Tax Agreement of 2016 between Morocco and Ethiopia was approved on June 25, 2017 by the Council of...

Morocco: Council of Ministers approve DTA with Ghana

July 11, 2017

The Income Tax Treaty of 2017 between Morocco and Ghana was approved on June 25, 2017 by the Council of...

Nigeria: New tax amnesty scheme in force

July 11, 2017

According to an announcement from the Finance Ministry, a new tax amnesty called the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme...

OECD: 2017 edition of the transfer pricing guidelines issued

July 10, 2017

On 10 July 2017 the OECD issued the 2017 edition of the OECD transfer pricing guidelines. The amendments made in...

G20 final communiqué comments on international tax

July 10, 2017

The final communiqué from the G20 summit held on 7 and 8 July 2017 covers international tax among other matters....

Italy: Increase in percentage of taxable capital gains

July 10, 2017

On 26 May 2017, the Italian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance adopted a Decree which establishes a new percentage...

Morocco: Council Ministers approves DTA with Madagascar

July 10, 2017

The Council Ministers of Morocco has approved the Income Tax Agreement on 25th of June 2017 between Morocco and Madagascar.