Greece enacts a law providing a 30% tax exemption for SMEs
On 26 May 2022, the Greek Official Gazette published Law No. 4935/2022 which introduced a 30% income tax exemption for certain new business reorganizations. The tax exemption applies provided that the following cumulative conditions are
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UK: Delay in Payment of R&D Tax Credits
It was reported on 17 May 2022 that HMRC has suspended payment of some research and development tax relief claims because it is investigating irregularities. Most R&D tax credit claims will not be affected but some irregular claims are being
See MoreIMF Report Comments on the Economic Situation in Portugal
On 16 May 2022 the IMF published a report following discussions with Portugal under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Following a deep recession during the pandemic the economy has begun to recover. The economy was hit harder than
See MoreEU: European Commission Proposes Tax Allowance for Equity
On 11 May 2022 the European Commission put forward proposals for a tax allowance that would reduce the current tax advantage for debt over equity. This allowance would be designed to encourage businesses to access more equity financing and reduce
See MoreIndia: CBDT issues guidelines on Investment Funds tax incentives
On 9 May 2022, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued Circular No. 9 of 2022, which provides a set of guidance on the provisions (clause (23FE) of Section 10) of the Income Tax Act that exempt sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and pension funds
See MoreTurkey enacts various amendments to the tax measures
On 15 April 2022, Turkey published Law No. 7394 in the Official Gazette containing various tax related measures including corporate tax rates, tax exemptions, and incentives. The main measure of the amendments are as follows: 25% corporate tax
See MoreCanada: Finance Ministry presents Budget 2022
On 7 April 2022, the Finance Ministry presented Budget 2022. Some of the tax measures for business in the Budget are given below: Small business tax rate According to the Budget, qualifying businesses benefit from the small business 9%
See MoreIndia publishes Finance Act 2022
On 30 March 2022, the government published the Finance Act 2022 in the Official Gazette. The law implements the measures of the Union budget 2022-2023 presented in February 2022. The law includes the following corporate tax measures: A new
See MoreRussia extends the 0% CIT rate for cultural institutions
On 26 March 2022, Russia published Federal Law No. 68-FZ on Amendments to Articles 284 and 284-8 of Part Two of the Russian Tax Code. Under the amendments, the corporation tax rate of 0% applies retrospectively to 1 January 2022 for cultural and
See MoreTurkey: Government submits a draft bill to the Parliament
On 25 March 2022, the Turkish Government submitted a draft bill to the Parliament. The bill contains various tax related measures including corporate tax rates, tax exemptions, and incentives. The main measure of the bill are as
See MoreSingapore: Corporate tax proposals under budget 2022
Recently, the Minister of Finance presented the 2022 budget to Parliament. The main corporate tax proposals are summarized below: The Ministry of Finance is introduced a minimum effective tax rate of 15% for multinational enterprise groups (MNE)
See MoreBrazil: Government allows incentives on most manufactured products
On 25 February 2022, the Federal Government Officially published Decree 10.979/2022, which reduces tax rates by 25% on manufactured products (IPI) such as, freezers, fridges, ovens and washing machines. The decree establishes 18.5% of IPI to be
See MoreKazakhstan: Government announces tax benefits for manufacturing industry
On 28 February 2022, the State Revenue Committee announced new corporate income tax and value added tax (VAT) benefits for the small businesses in the manufacturing industry. This was reported by the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of
See MoreNetherlands: Covid-19 support measures will end in the second quarter of 2022
The Dutch government has published a notice declaring the key support measures implemented and subsequently extended in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will end with effect from 1 April 2022. The measures contain the fixed costs grant scheme
See MoreRussia introduces tax exemption for IT sector
On 2 March 2022, the President of Russia signed Decree No. 83 (“the Edict”). The decree provides several tax incentives to support Russia's IT sector. Accordingly, qualified IT companies are granted an exemption from corporate income tax
See MoreChina extends tax payment deferral for SME sector
On 28 February 2022, the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation of China have jointly issued Announcement No. 2 of 2022 extending the tax payment deferral policy for SMEs especially in the manufacturing
See MoreOECD: Building an Investment Tax Incentives Database
On 24 February 2022 the OECD published a working paper entitled Building an Investment Tax Incentives Database. Countries use tax incentives to attract investment, but if tax incentives are poorly designed, they may be of limited effectiveness.
See MoreEcuador introduces a new regime for investors
On 22 February 2022, the Ecuadorian government presented a bill in the National Assembly that introduced a new regulation for a Special Economic Zone (SED) and a Free Trade Zone for investors. The draft law provides for the following
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