Portugal: DTA with Ethiopia enters into force
The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Ethiopia and Portugal entered into force on 9 April 2017. The agreement provides for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreSaudi Arabia: DTA with Egypt approved
On 1 May 2017, the cabinet of Saudi Arabian approved the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Egypt for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreCanada: An arrangement signed with U.S. regarding the exchange of CbC Reports
The competent authorities of Canada and the United States of America (U.S.), on 7th of June 2017, signed an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The information exchanged is subject to the privacy and other provisions of the
See MoreSwitzerland signs OECD Multilateral Treaty on Double Taxation
Switzerland signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("Multilateral Instrument" or "MLI") on 7th June 2017 in Paris. The Convention is a key outcome of the OECD/G20 Base
See MoreGreece signs Multilateral Convention to Prevent Tax Avoidance, Double Taxation
The Deputy Finance Minister, Katerina Papanatsiou, signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("Multilateral Instrument" or "MLI"). More than 76 other countries and
See MoreTurkey signs CRS Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
Turkey has signed Common Reporting Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CRS MCAA) for the implementation of automatic exchange of financial account information pursuant to the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS) to launch exchanges in
See MoreCanada: DTA negotiations with Switzerland
The Finance Department of Canada has declared that negotiations to update its Double Tax Agreements (DTA) with the Swiss Confederation will be held in June 2017. The main objective of this release is to ensure that persons whose interests are
See MoreCanada: DTA negotiations with Germany
The Finance Department of Canada has declared that negotiations to update its Double Tax Agreements (DTA) with Germany will be held in June 2017. The main objective of this release is to ensure that persons whose interests are affected have an
See MoreNetherlands: Bill on country-by-country reporting gazetted
The lower house of the Dutch parliament adopted a bill implementing EU directive 2016/881, mandating the automatic exchange of country-by-country reporting information among EU member states on 26th April 2017. On 2nd June 2017, EU directive
See MoreJersey signs MLI to implement tax treaty related BEPS measures
The Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Ian Gorst, signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) on June 8, 2017 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. The Multilateral
See MoreRomania: Country-by-Country reporting requirement modified
The Romanian Ministry of Finance published a draft law on 24 May 2017 to modify the CbC reporting legislation of the country. According to the draft law, all Romanian tax resident entities which are ultimate parent of an MNE Group with annual
See MoreGuatemala: Tax fines and surcharges terminated
Public Finance Ministry of Guatemala published Governmental Agreement No. 82-2017 on 4 May 2017, which terminated tax fines, penalties and surcharges for three months starting from 20 May 2017. According to the agreement tax fines, penalties and
See MoreMozambique provides a draft law that revises the tax rules for oil and mining operations
The Council of Ministers in Mozambique, on 30th of May 2017, approved the proposed changes to the special tax regimes applicable to Petroleum and Mining Operations. The following step is for the draft bill to be sent to Parliament for approval and
See MoreMorocco: House of Representatives approve Finance Bill 2017
On June 6, 2017, the Finance and Economic Development Committee in the House of Representatives approved the second reading of the Finance Bill 2017. The Finance Committee of the House of Councilors opposes Article 8 bis of the Draft Finance Law
See MoreTax Inspectors Without Borders: Annual Report for 2016/17
The organisation Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) has issued it Annual Report for 2016/17. The report covers the period from January 2016 to April 2017. TIWB aims to support developing countries in their efforts to raise more domestic tax
See MoreTurkey: Council of Minister proposes transfer pricing provisions
A draft Communique regarding transfer pricing has been published in Turkey. It generally represents measures of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Action 13 on country-by-country reporting and transfer pricing documentation. The
See MoreOECD: Terms of reference for peer review of BEPS action 6
On 29 May 2017 the OECD released the document that will form the basis of the peer review of the minimum standard on treaty shopping. This minimum standard arises from Action 6 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). Action 6 is
See MoreOECD: Implementation Guidance on Hard to Value Intangibles
On 23 May 2017 the OECD issued a public discussion draft entitled Implementation Guidance on Hard-to-Value Intangibles. The draft is issued under Action 8 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) and invites comments on the guidance
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