UK: Statistics for Investments under the EIS, SEIS and SITR
On 5 May 2022 the UK government published statistics for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR). These latest statistics show the amount of funds raised by
See MorePortugal publishes Supplementary 2020 Budget
On 24 July 2020, Portugal published Law No. 27-A/2020 in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 25 July 2020. The law provides for the Supplementary 2020 Budget and an economic and social stabilization program in response to the
See MoreEU: Consultation on Limiting the Impact of non-EU subsidies
A consultation on measures to limit the impact of non-EU subsidies was launched with the publication of a White Paper by the European Commission on 17 June 2020. The consultation will run until 23 September 2020 and the EU is looking at the
See MoreUK: Draft guidance on taxation of insurance companies
On 13 December 2018 HMRC issued for consultation draft guidance on the corporation tax treatment of insurance companies writing life insurance and other long term insurance business. The Life Assurance Manual is primarily written for HMRC staff
See MoreMorocco: Parliament adopts draft Budget for 2018
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Morocco was announced on December 13, 2017 that the parliament adopted the draft Finance Law for 2018. The draft budget 2018 was presented to the Parliament on October 20, 2017. So, the draft measures will
See MoreFrance: Government publishes draft second Amendment Financing Act for 2017
On 15 November 2017, a second draft amending Finance Bill for 2017 was submitted to the French Council of Ministers and was submitted to the French Parliament. The draft law emphasized the following tax measures for the coming year. Anti-Evasion
See MoreUS: IRS issues a correction on tax regulations
The US Tax Administration (IRS) issued a correction to tax ordinances (TD 9803) on November 15 regarding the transfer of ownership of foreign corporations. These rules, which were published on 16 December 2016, retrospectively removed the exemption
See MoreMorocco: Draft Budget for 2018
The draft budget 2018 was presented to the Parliament on October 20, 2017. This draft Law is available in French language. The Economic and Finance Minister, Mr. Mohamed Boussaid, held a press conference regarding the Finance Bill 2018 on October
See MoreGreece: Guidance for company re-organizations
Guidance regarding tax rules through Circular POL 1057/2017 have been issued by the Public Revenue Authority. The guidelines clarify the rules on restructuring in relation to the different types of company at a domestic or EU cross-border level,
See MoreColombia: Key changes on international mergers and spin-offs
According to a recently published Ruling 2242 of 2017, the Colombian National Tax Authority (DIAN) pronounced on the tax effects of international mergers and spin-offs. In accordance with article 319-8 of the Tax Code (TC), the transfer of assets
See MoreChile: Law to simplify structural tax reform of 2014 published
Law No. 20.899 was published in the Official Gazette on 8th February 2016. This Law simplifies the implementation of the tax reform 2014 in matters regarding provisions of the tax code, income tax and VAT, among others. Under the tax reform of 2014
See MoreSingapore Publishes e-Tax guide to Mergers and Acquisitions Scheme
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) issued a revised e-Tax guide on 13 July 2015 to provide more details on the refinements to the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) scheme as recently stated in the Budget 2015. The complete e-Tax guide
See MoreUS: Government tends to curb on Offshore Deals
The Obama administration called for immediate congressional action to stop U.S. companies from using cross-border mergers to avoid the country’s tax system. A growing number of U.S. companies are looking to escape their federal tax bills by
See MoreSingapore: Invites the Public to Consults on Stamp Duty Changes Bill 2014
The Ministry of Finance will be conducting a public consultation on the draft Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill 2014 from 7 July 2014 to 25 July 2014. The draft Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill 2014 provides for three changes to the Stamp Duties Act. The
See MoreOECD – VAT guidelines for cross-border trade approved
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has indicated that 86 countries have signed up to the new set of OECD guidelines relating to value added tax (VAT) or goods and services tax (GST) regulations. The guidelines cover
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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