Malaysia: Parliament passes the budget for 2022
On 18 November 2021, the Parliament of Malaysia passed the 2022 budget at the policy stage. The budget includes the following tax proposals related to corporate taxations. To support the Government’s initiative in assisting the affected
See MoreEU: European Parliament passes provisions for public CbC reporting
On 11 November the European Union's Parliament voted to pass amendments to the EU Accounting Directive (2013/34/EU) on financial reporting of certain types of undertakings. The amendments would introduce public country-by-country reporting
See MoreSouth Africa: Parliament tables 2021 Tax Bills
On 11 November 2021, Tax Bills 2021 (Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB), Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB), Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill)) were tabled in the Parliament. The National
See MorePortugal: Tax Agency extends certain payment deadlines
On 10 November 2021, the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority issued Order No. 351/2021-XXII, announcing payment deadline changes for 2021 and 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The order includes: The filing of form-10 for personal income
See MorePoland: President signs new tax bill into Law
On 15 November 2021, the President signed into the Law a bill referred to as "Polski Ład" introducing, amongst others, amendments to the definition of a controlled foreign corporation (zagraniczna jednostka kontrolowana, CFC) to include more
See MoreSpain: Budget-2022 sets new minimum corporate tax rate
On 4 November 2021, the Spanish lower chamber passed the budget for 2022 which provides for a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% of the tax base for certain taxpayers from 2022. It applies to companies with a net turnover of at least 20 million
See MoreZambia proposes the Budget for 2022
On 29 October 2021, the Minister of Finance and National Planning, the Honorable Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, presented the Budget for 2022 to the National Assembly of Zambia. The budget includes the following changes: Proposed to reduce the
See MoreIMF Report on India’s Economy
An IMF country focus on 12 November 2021 indicates that India’s economy is preparing to rebound following the setbacks inflicted by the second wave of Covid-19 infections. India’s substantial policy responses to the pandemic, with economic
See MoreSri Lanka: Budget proposals for FY 2022
On 12 November 2021, the Minister of Finance presented the budget proposals for 2022 that include following key tax measures: A one-time surcharge tax at a rate of 25% on companies or individuals with a taxable income exceeding Rs. 2 billion for
See MoreIreland: Finance Department releases amendments to Finance Bill 2021
On 12 November 2021, the Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe T.D., appreciated the approval by Government to a number of Government amendments to be put down at Committee Stage of the Finance Bill 2021. The Minster has decided not to proceed with
See MoreFinland announces to amend interest deduction limitation rules
On 4 November 2021, the government of Finland has published a proposal to the interest deduction limitation rules. The proposed amendments are particularly relevant for companies that rely on the “balance sheet test” which provides for an
See MoreTaiwan: MOF explains about filing R&D expenditures as tax credit
On 11 November 2021, the National Taxation Bureau of Northern Area (NTBNA), Ministry of Finance (MOF) of Taiwan has issued a press release where it was stated that corporations filing Research & Development (R&D) expenditures as tax credits
See MoreVietnam publishes draft Decree on supporting industries
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed to finalize the draft decree amending Decree No. 111/2015 / ND-CP of 3 November 2015, which aims to clarify previous guidelines on incentives to support certain industrial sectors. The
See MoreUK: Small Business Attitudes to Tax Compliance and Administration
On 11 November 2021 HMRC published on its website a research report entitled Qualitative research with small businesses to explore their perceptions of tax administration burden. The paper is based on research conducted by telephone conversations
See MoreColombia reduces interest and penalties in response to COVID-19
On 29 October 2021, the Colombian National Tax Authority (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales-DIAN) has issued Resolution No. 000126, through which DIAN has temporarily reduced penalties to 20% and a default interest rate of 20% of the
See MoreAustria: Ministry of Finance proposes the tax reform for 2022
On 8 November 2021, the Austrian Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft bill on the ecosocial tax reform 2022 and submitted it for consideration by the parliament and the Federal Council. Subsequently, the corporate tax rate will reduce from 25%
See MoreVietnam issues decree on additional tax support measures for 2021
On 27 October 2021, the Department of Taxation (GDT) published Decree No. 92/2021 / ND-CP of 27 October 2021, which contains implementing provisions for the application of Decision No. 406 / NQ-UBTVQH15 to provide additional tax assistance contains
See MoreWorld Tax Brief: November 2021
Belgium Interest on late payments: On 27 October 2021, the Federal Public Service has published the late payment interest for companies. According to the notice, the interest rate is set at 4% for the 2022 calendar year.See the story in
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