Denmark publishes the Bill no. L 48 on international taxation

30 November, 2019

On 6 November 2019, the Danish Minister of Taxation published Bill no. L 48 on international taxation. The bill updated the existing PE (permanent establishment) rules, CFC rules and strengthen the Transfer pricing (TP) rules. PE rules: The

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New Zealand: Inland Revenue updates its compliance focus on MNEs

18 November, 2019

On 1 November 2019, the Inland Revenue has published a document setting out its compliance focus in respect of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). The document aimed to make tax compliance more transparent for businesses and provide transparency and

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Colombia: MinHacienda issues decree on taxation of investment funds and PEs

07 November, 2019

On October 29, the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MinHacienda) has issued Decree 1973, which clarified measures regarding the taxation of private equity funds and collective investment funds and rules on the attribution of income

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Mexico: Congress approves tax reform package for 2020

07 November, 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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Russia proposes Tax Policy for 2020 to 2022

23 October, 2019

On 30 September 2019, the Russian Government submitted the Draft Law to the State Duma. The draft law includes the following measures: The bill aims to change the approach to taxing companies in the digital sector. The draft law recommend that

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Tanzania: BRELA requires all companies to be registered under 90-day deadline

20 October, 2019

The Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA) issued a public notice regarding registration purposes. The notice issued for all Tanzania companies and business names that have not yet been registered through the Online Registration System

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Ukraine: STS clarifies on determination of profits attributable to PE

17 October, 2019

The State Tax Service (STS) of Ukraine issued Letter No. 353/ІPK/15-32-05-04-02-15 of 25 September 2019 regarding determination of profits attributable to permanent establishment (PE). Permanent establishment (PE) will be recognized as an

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India: ITAT ruled that the Liaison Office of Hitachi constitutes a PE

30 September, 2019

On 17 September 2019, the Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the case of: Hitachi High Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd vs. DCIT , held that a Liaison Office (LO) of Hitachi Technologies Singapore Pte Limited constituted a

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Netherlands: Budget proposal for 2020

22 September, 2019

On 17 September 2019, the Dutch Government published the 2020 budget proposals, which includes the Tax Plan for 2020. The 2020 Tax Plan package consists of the following six bills: the 2020 Tax Plan Bill;the Other 2020 Tax Measures

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Denmark: Draft bill on international taxation submits for public comments

18 September, 2019

On 12 September 2019, the Ministry of Taxes published a major bill on international taxation. The bill will be subjected to a public hearing and subsequently presented to the Danish Parliament. Interested parties can submit their comments by 10

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Mexico: Tax reform proposal in economic package 2020

17 September, 2019

On 8 September 2019, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presented Economic Package for the fiscal year 2020 to Congress. The economic package proposed following tax reform measures: Transparent Entities International

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Indonesia: Finance Minister declares tax reform plan

12 September, 2019

On 3 September 2019, the Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, announced Government’s tax reform plan through a draft bill. The draft bill proposed following measures: Gradual decrease in corporate rate from 25% to 20% starting from

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Taiwan: NTBNA issues notice on business tax on e-services purchase

31 August, 2019

On 26 August 2019, Taiwan's National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area (NTBNA) has issued a notice for domestic entities to pay business tax on e-services purchased from foreign providers. The notice clarifies about domestic business entity that

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Hong Kong issues practice note in the methodology for attributing profits to PEs

08 August, 2019

On 19 July 2019, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) released Departmental Interpretation and Practice Note 60 (DIPN 60) which explains the concept of permanent establishment (PE) and the methodology for attributing profits to Hong Kong

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Bolivia issues resolution for tax certificates procedure

10 July, 2019

On 29 June 2019, Bolivian National Tax Service issued Resolution No. 101900000011 in the official website introducing procedure and requirement for certificates of tax residence, tax debt, and foreign accreditation. The resolution clarifies the

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Bangladesh enacts Budget for 2019-20

10 July, 2019

On 30 June 2019, Parliament passed the Tk 5,23,190 crore national budget for 2019-20 fiscal year. The proposals were enacted by the Finance Act, 2019 (the Act) and became effective as of 1 July 2019. The summary of key amendments introduced by

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Vietnam: NA approves a new taxation regime for Foreign Service providers

20 June, 2019

On 13 June 2019, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on Tax Administration (amended changes). The law introduced a new taxation regime for Foreign Service providers including e-commerce business. This law will take effect from 1 July

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Pakistan presents Budget for FY 2019-20

17 June, 2019

On 11 June 2019, the Finance Minister has presented the budget for the financial year (FY)2019/2020 to the parliament. The finance minister said that the total federal revenue was estimated at Rp6.717 trillion, 19% more than the previous year's

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