OECD: Tax issues for cross border workers during the COVID-19 crisis
On 7 April 2020 the OECD published on its website guidance on tax issues relating to cross-border workers during the crisis. As a result of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements many cross-border workers cannot go to the country where
See MoreTanzania: BRELA requires all companies to be registered under 90-day deadline
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
See MoreBolivia issues resolution for tax certificates procedure
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
See MoreBangladesh enacts Budget for 2019-20
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
See MorePakistan presents Budget for FY 2019-20
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
See MoreNorway: Finance Minister presents National Budget 2019
The Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen, presented the draft National Budget 2019 on October 8, 2018 to the Parliament. The presentation of the budget will be followed by a cycle of parliamentary hearings and debates on the budget, which will last until
See MoreColombia: Radical Change party submits a tax reform bill to Congress
The Radical Change party, a political party of Colombia submitted a tax reform bill to Congress. The bill contains following proposals: Tax residence The bill would eliminate the requirement to base a company’s tax residence on the company’s
See MoreIndia: CBDT publishes notification for taxation of foreign company held as resident in India as per POEM
On 22 June 2018, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a final Notification No. 29/2018, dealing with special transitional provisions for a foreign company said to be a resident in India on account of Place of Effective Management
See MoreNorway: Government publishes tax proposal in Budget 2018
On 12 October 2017, the Norwegian Government published its proposal for the 2018 Fiscal Budget. The following tax measures are proposed in the Budget. The government has proposed to reduce the general corporate tax rate from 24% to 23% with
See MoreIndia: Clarification guidelines for establishing place of effective management
The Central Board of Direct Taxes recently issued a circular (No. 25 of 2017) on 23 October 2017. This circular clarifies that, as long as the regional headquarter operates for subsidiaries/group companies in a region, within the general and
See MoreZambia: Budget for 2018
Finance Minister of Zambia presented the 2018 National Budget for the year 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 to the National Assembly on 29th September 2017. Budget for 2018, which lays out the various expenditure and revenue measures aimed at
See MoreGuernsey: The Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons Law enacted
The Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Guernsey) Law, 2017 came into force on 15 August 2017. The Law establishes the Office of the Registrar of Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons, sets out the powers and functions of the Registrar, and
See MoreIndia: CBDT publishes a draft notice on special transitional provisions for a foreign company based in India
The Finance Ministry on 15 June 2017, issued a draft notification of transitional provisions for foreign companies in the first year of becoming resident based on their place of effective management. The notification has clarified that the tax on
See MoreAustralia: Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2017/D2 – Central Management and Control test of residency
The Australian Tax Office has now released a new draft ruling TR 2017/D2 and has withdrawn its preceding ruling TR 2004/15 on the tax residence of foreign incorporated companies. Following the decision in Bywater Investments Limited &
See MoreNorway proposes new corporate residency rules
The Finance Minister opened a public hearing regarding the corporate tax residency rules under section 2-2 of the Tax Law (Skatteloven) on 16 March 2017. There is no definition of residence is available now in the Norwegian tax legislation for legal
See MoreIndia: Clarification on determination of POEM provision
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Circular No. 8/2017 of 23 February 2017 clarifying that the existing provisions in place of effective management (POEM) will not apply to a company with a turnover or gross receipts of INR 500
See MoreIndia: CBDT Publishes draft guidelines for determination of the POEM
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 24 January 2017, has issued the guiding principles to be followed for determination of the place of effective management of a company (POEM). The concept of PoEM for deciding the residential status of a
See MoreTaiwan: Finance Minister publishes draft rules on CFC and PEM
Finance Minister issued draft regulations on a controlled foreign company (CFC) and place of effective management commenced in July 2016 on 9 November 2016. The draft regulations intend to explain CFC income’s timing and amount addition CFC
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