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IMF mission chief comments on economic reform in Pakistan

November 11, 2016

A news report published by the IMF on 10 November 2016 contains an interview with the IMF mission chief for...

Nigeria: Draft revised national tax policy

November 11, 2016

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has published a public notice on 11th November 2016, which was issued by the...

Kazakhstan: Customs duty rate for exported bitumen lowered

November 11, 2016

The State Legal Database has published an Order No.441 of Ministry of Economy on 4th November 2016 in Russian language, which reduces...

Bulgaria: Proposal to keep health insurance contribution rate at 8% for 2017

November 11, 2016

The Bulgarian Council of Ministers has submitted a proposal to the National Assembly on 31st October 2016 concerning the Act...

DTA between Chile and China (People’s Rep.) enters into force

November 10, 2016

The Income Tax Treaty (2015) between Chile and People’s Republic of China has been entered into force on 8th August...

Tanzania: Requirement for foreign nationals to obtain residence ID cards

November 10, 2016

The National Identification Authority (NIDA) of Tanzania has announced a rule for all foreign residents residing to obtain a residence...

Netherlands: Additional amendments presents to the parliament for Tax Plan 2017

November 10, 2016

The State Secretary for Finance submitted additional amendments to the Tax Plan 2017 No. 34 522 to the lower house...

Portugal-Published revaluation incentive for tangible fixed assets and investment properties

November 10, 2016

The Portuguese Tax Authorities published in the Official Gazette Decree-Law nr. 66/2016 on 3 November 2016. The Decree establishes a...

UK: Details of double tax agreement with Colombia

November 7, 2016

Details are available of the double tax agreement between the UK and Colombia signed on 2 November 2016. The treaty...

Croatia: Proposal for corporate income tax amendments

November 7, 2016

The Tax Administration has presented proposed changes to the Corporate Income Tax Law (CIT law) on 4th November 2016. The...

UK: Double tax agreement with Lesotho

November 6, 2016

The UK signed a double tax agreement with Lesotho on 3 November 2016. When it goes into effect it will...

Transfer Pricing Brief: October 2016

November 5, 2016

Malaysia: Main Corporate tax rate: The Budget for 2017 proposed to reduce the corporate tax rate for the year of...

OECD: Global Forum annual meeting discusses tax transparency agenda

November 5, 2016

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held its annual meeting from 2 to 4...

WTO: Expanded Information Technology Agreement to be fully implemented soon

November 4, 2016

According to a report published on the World Trade Organization (WTO) website on 1 November 2016 the majority of the...

UK: Double tax agreement with Colombia

November 4, 2016

On 2 November 2016 the UK and Colombia signed a double taxation agreement, during a state visit to the UK...

Bulgaria: Tax bill submitted to parliament

November 4, 2016

The Council of Ministers has submitted a proposal on 17th October 2016 to the National Assembly to amend various tax...

WTO publishes latest issue of World Tariff Profiles

November 3, 2016

On 2 November 2016 the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued the latest expanded edition of its annual publication World Tariff...

UK: First year allowance for low emission cars extended for three years

November 2, 2016

The UK government has announced its intention to introduce legislation as part of the Finance Bill 2017 to extend the...