Transfer Pricing Brief: February 2017

05 March, 2017

Ukraine: Controlled transaction: As per the amended Tax Code effective from 1 January 2017, a transaction is considered controlled if the annual income of the taxpayer within the reporting period exceeds UAH 150 million, and the sum of the

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Venezuela: Resolution SNAT/2017/0003 about value of tax unit gazetted

05 March, 2017

The Resolution SNAT/2017/0003 was published on 24th February 2017 in the Official Gazette that implements a 69.5% increase in the value of a tax unit (TU). Some amounts relating to stamp duties, penalties and other aspects of tax are adjusted on a

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Kazakhstan: Decree No. 56 amends to specific customs levies

05 March, 2017

The Governmental Decree No. 56 of 13th February 2017 amends provisions on the specific customs levies that apply in addition to customs duties. For the first customs declaration, specific customs duties of KZT 25,000 apply and then KZT 11,000 for

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Canada, Singapore Competent authority agreement on automatic exchange of information enters into force

02 March, 2017

The Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information (2016) between Canada and Singapore entered into force on 27 February 2017. The agreement is expected to make sure Canada and Singapore will be able to begin from 2018, the

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Korea (Rep.), Singapore Competent authority agreement on automatic exchange of information enters into force

02 March, 2017

The Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information (2016) between Korea (Rep.) and Singapore entered into force on 27 February 2017. The agreement is expected to make sure Korea (Rep.) and Singapore will be able to begin from

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PGA Highlights: February 2017

01 March, 2017

In the United States the following events have taken place under the several PGA during the month of February 2017. Agencies Summary Federal Register Importer of controlled substances application: The registered bulk manufacturers of the

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Brazil approves a proposal for re-opening of special regime

28 February, 2017

The Chamber of Deputies has sanctioned a proposal for the re-opening in 2017 regarding the special regime for regularization of non-notified assets abroad on 15th February 2017. The proposal was approved by the Senate on 23rd November 2016. The

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Philippines: BIR issues tax provision for micro-finance NGOs

28 February, 2017

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued revenue regulations No. 3-2017 regarding executions of tax provisions for micro-finance NGOs on 24 February 2017. Regulation No 3-2017 shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the official

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Greece: Filing deadline of tonnage tax returns using new online system issues

28 February, 2017

The Public Revenue Authority has released a Circular 1027/2017 on 23rd February 2017 that the filing deadline for the tonnage tax returns using the new online application system is 20th March 2017 and the deadline applies only for the year 2017.

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Canada: The Province Budget 2017-18 for British Columbia issued

28 February, 2017

The Province Fiscal Budget 2017-18 was presented on 21st February 2017 by the Ministry of Finance of British Columbia. This budget includes a number of tax measures. The short summary of this budget are given below: Business taxation With effect

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Nigeria: Announcement on repealed company registration forms

28 February, 2017

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) announced the roll out of Form CAC 1.1 to replace and consolidate forms CAC 2, CAC 2.1, CAC 4 and CAC 7 (“the repealed forms”) on 24th February 2017 for the company registration. Companies in excess of five

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Russia: Simplified expense deduction for corporate income tax purposes

28 February, 2017

The Federal Tax Service on 21 February 2017, explained the deduction of expenses for Corporate Income Tax (CIT) purposes.  Accordingly, a taxpayer may deduct expenses from corporate income in the tax period in which they are incurred, regardless of

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Greece: Submission of aggregate customer statements of voluntary disclosure releases

27 February, 2017

The Public Revenue Authority has published a document ΔΠΦΥ Β 1018794 ΕΞ 2017 on 7th February 2017 that provides clarifications on the submission of aggregate customer statements by suppliers and traders contained by the framework of the

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Brazil publishes rules for filing individual income tax returns

27 February, 2017

Normative Instruction 1,690/2017 has been released in the Official Gazette on 22 February 2017 and also entered into force at same date. The Normative Instruction 1,690/2017 introduces the rules for filing of individual income tax returns for income

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TIEA between Norway and UAE enters into force

27 February, 2017

The Exchange of Information Agreement regarding tax matters (TIEA) between Norway and the United Arab Emirates that was signed in 2015 entered into force on 15th February 2017. This treaty generally applies from 15th February 2017 for criminal tax

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DTA between Qatar and Tajikistan authorized

27 February, 2017

The signing of the initialed Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Qatar and Tajikistan was authorized by the Cabinet of Qatar on 22nd February

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Greece: Decision on online application for filing tonnage tax returns

26 February, 2017

The Public Revenue Authority published Circular 1022/2015 on 16th February 2017. The Circular communicates the decision of the Director of the Public Revenue Authority to permit tonnage tax returns to be submitted using the new online application.

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Turkey: Decree 2012/3305 on investment incentives regime amended

26 February, 2017

A Decree 2017/9917 regarding the investment incentives regime, which amends Decree 2012/3305, was published on 22nd February 2017 in the official gazette.  This decree entered into force on the day of its publication. According to the amended

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