Argentina: National congress mulls new Incentive regime for major investments
The Argentine National Congress is evaluating a draft legislation to establish a new incentive regime for major investments by sole purpose vehicles in specific sectors. The sole purpose vehicles for the new incentive regime include corporations,
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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA extends tax penalty relief measures until 30 June 2024
On 29 December 2023, Saudi Arabi’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the extension of the "Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties initiative until 30 June 2024. ZATCA stated that the initiative's extension, which ends
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India: CBDT issues guidelines for withholding tax on e-commerce transactions
On 28 December 2023, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued guidelines clarifying the deduction of withholding tax in e-commerce transactions under Section 194-O of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The details of the guidelines are outlined as
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Luxembourg publishes municipal rate multipliers for 2024Â
On 9 January 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax (Administration des Contributions Directes) released a newsletter regarding the municipal rate multipliers (coefficients) for the 2024 tax year. These coefficients were initially
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Belgium approves 2024 budget Introducing new CFC rulesÂ
Belgium has approved the 2024 budgetary measures, including new CFC rules, increased progressive tax on credit institutions, and strengthening Cayman tax rules. New CFC rules One key aspect of Belgiam’s CFC rules is the implementation of the
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France enacts 2024 finance law with global minimum tax rules
On 30 December 2023, France released its Finance Law for 2024 (Law no. 2023-1322) in the Official Gazette, along with the Constitutional Court's review, affirming the constitutionality of key tax measures. A major highlight is the implementation of
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Colombia issues tax return filing deadlines for year 2024 and beyond
On 22 December 2023, Colombia's Ministry of Finance published Decree No. 2229 of 22 December 2023, outlining the deadlines for filing tax returns and payments for the year 2024 and subsequent years. The main deadlines for tax returns and payments
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Vietnam proposes investment support fund to counter global minimum tax impact on foreign firms
Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment has responded to the OECD's Global Minimum Tax initiative by proposing a draft decree to establish an Investment Support Fund. This initiative comes after the passage of top-up tax legislation in late
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UAE:Â FTA publishes guidance on tax groups
On 8 January 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) released the Corporate Tax Guide on Tax Groups - CTGTGR1. This guide is designed to provide general guidance to Taxable Persons, helping them to understand the taxation of two or more
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US: IRS announces official date for 2024 tax filing seasonÂ
On 8 January 2024, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) declared the official start date of the 2024 tax season set at 29 January 2024. The IRS expects more than 128.7 million individual tax returns to be filed by the April 15, 2024, tax
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Romania publishes pillar 2 global minimum tax in the official gazette
On 5 January 2024, Romania published Law No. 431 of 29 December 2023 in the Official Gazette. This law enacts the implementation of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax in accordance with Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. In
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Greece: AADE issues preferential tax regime jurisdictions list for tax year 2022
On 27 December 2023, the Greek tax authority (AADE) released Circular No. A.1205, outlining which jurisdictions qualify as preferential tax regimes for the 2022 tax period. The list comprises nations where the corporate income tax and capital gains
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Poland announces base interest rates for related party debt for 2024
On 3 January 2024, Poland’s tax authority published a release related to a notice on the base interest rates and margins for the safe harbor simplification for loan, credit, or bond transactions between related parties in 2024. The safe harbor
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South Korea introduces pillar 2 GMT measures and international tax response team
On 4 January 2024, South Korea’s National Tax Service released the new Pillar 2 global minimum tax (GMT) requirements. The announcement affirms the government’s intention to enforce the global minimum tax requirements from 1 January 2024. It
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Denmark: Government propose amendments to the list of jurisdictions subject to defensive tax measures
On 19 December 2023, the Danish government introduced draft bill L 92 with the goal of synchronizing the roster of jurisdictions affected by Danish defensive tax measures with the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, updated on 17 October 2023.
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Slovenia gazettes law applying Pillar 2 global minimum tax rules
On 21 December 2023, Slovenia released the Minimum Tax Act  No.131 of 22 December 2023 through the Official Gazette, outlining the adoption of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax as per the guidelines of Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523. The law
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Spain: Council of Minister approves draft law transposing EU directive on mÃnimum taxation
The Council of Ministers has approved, on 19 December 2023 in the first round, the Draft Law that allows the full transposition of the European Directive relating to the guarantee of a global minimum level of taxation of 15% for groups of
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Bolivia widens VAT incentives for various sectors
On 31 December 2023, Bolivia published Law No. 1546 on the General State Budget for 2024 in the Official Gazette. This law introduces a range of incentives for industrialization and expands the existing VAT incentives. The incentives were enacted on
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