Chile passes tax compliance bill with updated GAAR rules

April 25, 2024

On 10 April 2024, Chile's Chamber of Deputies passed the Tax Compliance Bill, which includes numerous tax measures aimed at improving tax compliance in Chile. The newly approved Bill also changes the Chilean tax code. The Senate must approve the

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Singapore: IRAS updates e-Tax Guide on the general anti-avoidance provision and its application

April 10, 2023

On 31 Mar 2023, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) published the second edition of its e-Tax Guide concerning The General Anti-Avoidance Provision and its Application. The updated guide includes the following main purposes: First,

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Peru: SUNAT updates the list of high-risk tax planning schemes regarding GAAR

October 17, 2022

On 11 October 2022, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) published second version of the list of high-risk tax planning schemes regarding the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). The updated list contains the following thirteen tax planning

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Ukraine: Parliament accepts changes to recently implemented BEPS legislation

December 23, 2020

On 17 December 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament has accepted a tax reform bill, which contains important changes to recently implemented BEPS legislation. The following important changes were introduced related to recently implemented BEPS and other

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Spain: Cabinet approves draft bill prevention and fight against tax fraud

October 21, 2020

On 13 October 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft law on prevention and fight against tax fraud. The law includes following measures: Decrease the cash payment limit to EUR 10,000 from EUR 15,000 for certain economic

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Australia: Guidance on Anti-abuse rules in tax treaties

October 15, 2020

On 12 October 2020, Australian taxation office (ATO) release new guidance about the general anti-abuse rules in any of Australia's tax treaties has been finalized and published. Law Administration Practice Statement PS LA 2020/2 Administering

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Mexico: Executive Branch submits 2021 economic proposal to Congress

September 24, 2020

On 8 September 2020, the Mexican Executive Branch has submitted Economic Package for fiscal year 2021 including a proposal of Tax Reform. The proposed 2021 Tax Law clarifies income tax law, value-added tax (VAT) law, and federal tax code. Tax key

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Angola amends the General Tax Code

August 07, 2020

On 9 July 2020, Angola has published Law no. 21/20 in the Official Gazette amending to the General Tax Code. Among the changes introduced, the following stand out: introduced a general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) allowing the tax authorities to

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Ukraine: President signs law to implement BEPS and other provisions

June 03, 2020

On 21 May 2020, the President of Ukraine signed Law No. 466-IX (Draft Law No.1210) “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Improvement of Tax Administration, Elimination of Technical and Logical Inconsistencies in Tax Legislation", which was

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Canada: Federal Court of Appeal makes a decision on a case regarding GAAR

May 22, 2020

On 5 May 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal has made a decision on a case entitled, “2018 TCC 187”, which was against the tax authorities, but in favor of the Tax Court of Canada's decision or the taxpayer. The Federal Court finds that the loss

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Peru: SUNAT provides a list of high-risk tax planning schemes regarding GAAR

February 17, 2020

On 5 February 2020, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) has published first version of the list of high-risk tax planning schemes regarding General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). The list contains the following five tax planning

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Colombia: DIAN issues new guidelines for GAAR

February 13, 2020

On 15 January 2020, Colombian tax authority (DIAN) has published Executive Order No. 4 of 7 January 2020 in the official gazette where DIAN clarifies the application of General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). The GAAR provisions are contained in

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France: Tax authority publishes guidelines on the new provisions on abuse of law

February 06, 2020

On 31 January 2020, the tax authority published guidelines regarding the application of the new general anti-abuse rules (GAAR). This guide provides an extension of Article 6 of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2016/1164. It may also apply in

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Norway: The new statutory GAAR enter into force from 1 January 2020

January 21, 2020

Norway introduced a new general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) with effect from 1 January 2020. The new statutory GAAR is similar to the previous GAAR in terms of scope, content and threshold for use with a few exceptions. The statutory GAAR will

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Mexico implements economic package 2020

December 17, 2019

On 9 December 2019, Mexico has published a decree to implement economic package 2020 which was approved by Mexican Congress on 30 October 2019. This Decree will enter into force on January 1, 2020. The economic package consists of the following

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Mexico: Congress approves tax reform package for 2020

November 07, 2019

On 30 October 2019, Mexico’s Congress has approved the tax reform for 2020 which was presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s on September 8, 2019. The Reform incorporates fundamentals of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

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Peru: SUNAT publishes report on GAAR

September 26, 2019

On 17 September 2019, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) published Report No. 116-2019-SUNAT / 7T000 of 27 August 2019 on its website, through which SUNAT clarifies the application of General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). On 19 July 2012,

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Chile: Chamber of Deputies approves tax reform bill

August 28, 2019

On 23 August 2019, the tax reform Bill was passed by the Chamber of Deputies. The tax changes in the reform bill include: a new definition of permanent establishmentsa new concept for tax deductible expenses;the introduction of green taxes; anda

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