Ukraine issues draft laws on tax incentives for industrial park
Ukraine has issued Draft Law 5688 on 22 June 2021, and Draft Law 5688-1 on 7 July 2021 ‘on Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine to create favorable conditions for attracting large-scale investment in the industrial park’. The Draft Law
See MoreBrazil: Executive Branch sends second phase of draft tax reform to Congress
On 25 June 2021, the Executive Branch sent the second stage of the tax reform proposal to Congress. This Tax reform includes the following changes: Government proposed to reduce the corporate income tax rate from 15% to 12.5% in 2022 and to 10%
See MoreTurkey amends the decision on government aid in investments
On 28 June 2021, Turkey has published Presidential Decision No. 4191 in the Official Gazette. With Presidential Decision No. 4191, Amendments have been made in the Decision No. 2012/3305 on State Aids in Investments. Important changes were made in
See MoreUS: Treasury, IRS extend safe harbor for renewable energy projects
On 29 June 2021, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance for taxpayers developing renewable energy projects to address delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In prior IRS notices, the Treasury
See MoreGreece: Government publishes a Law to introduce new tax provisions
On 18 May 2021, the Government Officially published Law 4799/2021, introducing income tax reductions and other amendments to the Greek Income Tax Code. The Act includes some of the following provisions: Transfer pricing Enterprises
See MoreBangladesh: Budget proposal for FY 2021-2022
On 3 June 2021, Mr. AHM Mustafa Kamal, the Finance Minister of Bangladesh presented the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021-2022 in the parliament. The budget set the target for total revenue collection in the FY 2021-2022 at Tk. 389,000
See MoreArgentina: AFIP prolongs payment facility for SMEs
On 17 May 2021, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published a General Resolution 4992/2021 of 17 May 2021 for extend a payment facility for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This payment facility was scheduled to expire in
See MoreArgentina: Government extends validity of incentives on production and use of biofuels
On 8 May 2021, the tax authority Officially published a Decree 322/2021 of 8 May 2021, to extend the time period of the Promotion Regime for the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels established by Law No. 26,093 of 12 May 2006, up to 12 July
See MoreSlovenia: MoF proposes several amendments to tax changes
On 16 April 2021, the Slovenian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed several amendments to tax changes including the Bill on Amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, the Bill on Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, and the Bill on
See MoreCanada: Finance Minister presents Budget 2021
On 19 April 2021, the Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, presented Budget 2021, which includes important business tax measures, digital service taxes, limitation of interest deduction, hybrid mismatch arrangements, transfer price cases, mandatory
See MoreChina declares reduced tax rate for small enterprises
On 2 April 2021, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) of China has published Announcement No. 12 of 2021 regarding income tax rate reduction for small and low-profit businesses and sole traders. The announcement includes that for the
See MoreChina declares 200% R&D deduction for manufacturing sectors
On 31 March 2021, the State Administration of Taxation of China has published Announcement No. 13 of 2021, regarding an increased R&D super deduction for manufacturing entities. The announcement include 200% deduction for R&D
See MoreJapan enacts tax reform bill 2021
On 26 March 2021, Japan’s 2021 tax reform bills were passed by the Japanese National Diet. The Bill generally follows the tax reform outline announced by Japan’s coalition leading parties in December 2020. The amendments generally apply to
See MoreRomania: New tax measures in response to Covid-19 pandemic
On 25 March 2021, Romanian Ministry of Finance has announced its decision to provide further support measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Measures include: Deadline extension for submitting applications for budgetary
See MoreIndia: Lok Sabha passes the Finance Act 2021
On 23 March 2021, the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2021 with certain amendments. The adopted Finance bill has proposed that the consideration related to equalisation levy shall not include for sale of such goods/ provision of services which
See MoreMalaysia announces new economic package for COVID-19
On 27 March 2021, the Malaysian government issued its second stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main tax measures are: Tax breaks on tourism extended till Dec. 31. In the previous stimulus package,
See MoreJapan: National Diet passes tax reform measures for 2021
On 26 March 2021, the National Diet (Parliament) passed the bill tax reform proposals for 2021 providing the following tax measures. A digital transformation-related investment under a certified business adaptation plan made by 31 March 2023 up
See MoreGhana: Budget Announcements for 2021
On 12 March 2021, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Finance Minister of Ghana’s Caretaker Govt., presented the 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in the Parliament. Among the revenue provisions in the 2021 budget are the following tax
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