Uruguay-Tax measures of the Accountability Bill
The chamber of Deputies of Uruguay received for discussion the Accountability Bill on 20 June 2016. The Bill was issued by the Executive Branch. The Bill consists of several tax measures. The corporate income tax measures included in the Bill are as
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On the basis of article 27 of the Income Tax Code (ITC), the Public Revenue Authority has released a Circular entitled ‘POL 1088’ on 24th June 2016 for providing clarifications on the carry-forward of losses provision. In accordance with article
See MoreKorea: Tax reform bill of 2016 enacted
The National Assembly of Korea passed the Tax Reform Bill of 2016 on 2 December 2015. The bill was enacted on 15 December 2015 and certain Enforcement Decrees are expected to be approved by the Government in the near future. According to the
See MoreUK: bad debt relief on peer to peer lending
In the Autumn Statement for 2014 delivered in December 2014 the Chancellor announced a package of measures in support of peer to peer lending and crowdfunding platforms. The reforms are intended to modernize the regulations and tax rules. One of the
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS Issues Revised Capital Gains Tax Guide
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued a revised version of its Comprehensive Guide to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). This update includes various changes since the guide was last published in 2011. As before the guide looks at what should be
See MoreGermany: Draft guidance amending corporate tax loss limitation rules
Germany has issued draft guidance to replace prior advice on the corporate tax loss limitation rules. The current guidance was issued in 2008 and although there have not been any changes to the basic provisions in this area the new guidance aims to
See MoreLithuania : Loss carry forward limitations, extended incentives and reduced VAT rates
Losses carry forward limitations: Beginning in 2014, the ability of corporations in Lithuania to carry forward tax losses, for corporate income tax purposes, is limited. In calculating their corporate income tax for 2014 and subsequent tax periods,
See MoreAustria:Corporate tax guidelines limit interest deductions
The Austrian Ministry of Finance published revised corporate income tax guidelines in March 2013, to tightening the rules with respect to interest deductions in connection with “debt push-down models” and concerning tax loss carry forwards
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