South Africa: Parliament tables 2021 Tax Bills
On 11 November 2021, Tax Bills 2021 (Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB), Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB), Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill)) were tabled in the Parliament. The National
See MoreSouth Africa: National Treasury invites comments on draft Tax Bills by 28 August
On 12 August 2021, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published a media statement the second batch of the 2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2021 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB) for
See MoreEU: Commission Letter Comments on Common Corporate Tax
On 3 August 2021 a letter addressed to the European Parliament on behalf of the European Commission confirmed that the single corporate tax system for the EU, to be known as Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), would take into
See MoreSouth Africa: Call for comments regarding 2021 draft Tax Bills
On 28 July 2021, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment by no later than 28 August 2021 on the second batch of the 2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2021 Draft Tax
See MoreEU: Annual Report on Taxation 2021
On 18 May 2021 the European Union (EU) published the Annual Report on Taxation 2021 assessing progress made by EU Member States in aligning their tax policies with the EU’s tax priorities to promote innovation and productivity, encourage
See MoreSouth Africa: Finance Ministry presents Budget 2021 in Parliament
On 24 February 2021, the Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, made 2021 budget speech in the Parliament. Most of that relief will reduce the tax burden on the lower and middle-income households. Some of the tax proposals in this budget are given
See MoreOECD: Use of Energy Taxes to Strengthen Developing Country Finances
On 25 January 2021 the OECD issued a document entitled Taxing Energy Use for Sustainable Development: Opportunities for energy tax and subsidy reforms in selected developing and emerging economies. The report looks at energy taxation in a sample
See MoreArgentina: Government publishes Budget Law for 2021
On 14 December 2020, the Government Officially published Law 27591 of 14 December 2020, including budget measures for 2021 to Congress amid continuing pandemic and political uncertainties. The measures are given below: The VAT and customs duties
See MoreEU: Report on the VAT Gap in the EU Member States
In a press release of 10 September 2020, the European Commission presented the 2020 Study and Reports on the VAT Gap in the 28 EU Member States. The report presents figures on the VAT Gap in the 28 EU member states (including the UK) for
See MoreUK: VAT on Early Termination Fees and Compensation Payments
On 2 September 2020 the UK issued Revenue and Customs Brief 12 (2020) in relation to VAT on early termination fees and compensation payments. The previous guidance was that payments charged to withdraw from agreements to receive goods or
See MoreMexico modifies the General Customs Rules for 2020
On 24 July 2020, Mexico has published the first amendment to the General Customs Rules for 2020 in the Official Gazette. The amendments include changes to the Comprehensive Business Certification Scheme, in the VAT, VAT Certification and Authorized
See MoreDAC6 Updates: Optional deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines
On 24 June 2020, the European Council reached agreement on an optional 6-month postponement to the reporting deadlines for relevant taxpayers under EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC6), and a delay to the exchange of information under
See MoreEU: Court Annuls decision of European Commission on Irish State Aid to Apple
A press release of 15 July 2020 stated that the General Court of the European Union has annulled the European Commission’s decision that tax rulings by Ireland in favour of Apple amounted to illegal state aid. The press release noted that the
See MoreCzech Republic: The Chamber of Deputies passes anti-crisis tax package for second time
On 16 June 2020, the Chamber of Deputies passed the anti-crisis tax package for the second time aimed at mitigating the adverse economic effects of the pandemic on entrepreneurs and companies. The package is set to be signed by the president and
See MoreUkraine: Parliament adopts law on tax benefits and the moratorium on tax audit
On 28 May 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament has published Law No. 591-IX “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine on Additional Support to Taxpayers for the Period of Measures to Prevent the Occurrence and Spread of
See MoreLuxembourg issues Draft Law on the deduction of interest and royalties expenses
On 30 March 2020, the Luxembourg government has presented a Draft Law N°7547 to the Parliament introducing a non-deductibility of interest or royalties paid to associate enterprises established in countries that are “blacklisted” as being
See MoreCOVID-19: US passes Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
On 19 March 2020, the US Senate Finance Committee submitted proposals for the third round of legislative measures in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
See MoreECJ: Ruling on Outbound Dividends and Free Movement of Capital
On 9 March 2020 a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a case on free movement of capital was published. The case State of Canada v Autoridade Tributaria e Aduaneira related to dividends paid to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
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