OECD: Enhancing International Tax Debt Management
On 8 December 2020 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) issued a report entitled Enhancing International Tax Debt Management, looking at challenges around international tax debt collection. Problems faced in international tax debt
See MoreDenmark: Parliament adopts a Law regarding transfer pricing
On 3 December 2020, the Parliament adopted the draft Bill No. L 28, which proposes to implement the OECD's recommendations on permanent establishment, so that the Danish rules are brought into line with the latest international standards. The
See MoreOECD: How Tax Administrations Can Support SMEs with Tax Compliance
On 8 December 2020 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) released a report on Strategic Planning as part of a planned series called Supporting SMEs to Get Tax Right. The report aims to support tax administrations in the development and
See MoreOECD: Digital Transformation of Tax Administration
On 8 December 2020 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) released a paper entitled Tax Administration 3.0: The Digital Transformation of Tax Administration outlining a concept for digital development of tax administrations that leads over
See MoreUS: IRS announces interest rates for overpaid and underpaid tax for 1st quarter of 2021
On 3 December 2020, the Internal Revenue Service announced that interest rates for overpaid and underpaid tax for 1st quarter of 2021 which are unchanged from the previous quarter. The rates will be: three (3) percent for overpayments (two (2)
See MoreOECD: Forum on Tax Administration Agrees Action on Administrative Challenges
On 8 December 2020 representatives of the members of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) agreed on an agenda for 2021 focusing on tax certainty and digital enhancement of tax administration. The FTA is a global forum on tax
See MoreIndonesia president sign a law providing tax exemptions on dividends
On 2 November 2020, the Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo has signed the Law on Job Creation (Law No. 11 of 2020). The law provides the following tax exemptions. If dividends received from domestic companies that are to be re-invested in
See MoreEcuador: SRI issues provisions on automatic application of tax benefits
On 12 November 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) Officially published Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC20-00000067 of 12 November 2020, amending the Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC18-00000433 that establishes the maximum amounts and requirements for the
See MoreArgentina: AFIP delays effective date of SIRE system for VAT withholding purpose
On 26 November 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published a General Resolution 4864/2020 of 26 November 2020 to extend the effective date of mandatory use of SIRE in case of VAT withholding purposes until 1 March 2021.
See MoreUK: Research on Enablers and Facilitators of Tax Evasion
On 2 December 2020 HMRC published a research report by IFF Research aiming to reach an improved understanding of the situation of wealth managers, UK goods importers and freight forwarders who may be in a position where they are at risk of
See MoreOECD: Revenue Statistics 2020
On 3 December 2020 the OECD released the annual Revenue Statistics publication with the results of a survey of OECD countries. The data indicates that the average tax to GDP ratio in the OECD countries surveyed fell slightly to 33.8% in
See MoreUK: Evaluation of the Patent Box regime
On 17 November 2020 the UK published an evaluation of the patent box regime. The patent box was designed as an incentive for companies to retain and commercialise their intellectual property in the UK. A lower 10% rate of corporation tax is
See MoreOECD: Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model
On 30 November 2020 the OECD published a publication outlining the Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model. The maturity model has been developed to help jurisdictions to assess their capability in relation to the investigation of tax crimes and to
See MoreBulgaria: Parliament passed the Budget Act 2021
On 26 November 2020, the Parliament passed conclusively the 2021 Budget Act, which will enter into force on 1 January 2021. In the transitional and final provisions, Parliament today voted on child benefits and on tax breaks for childcare. The
See MoreOECD and UNDP: Building tax capacity in Georgia
A case study by the OECD and UNDP published on 27 November 2020 focuses on capacity building work undertaken with the Georgian tax administration through the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) initiative. The study notes that the practical
See MoreHungary: Parliament approves a bill abolishing the development tax reserve
On 17 November 2020, the parliament approved a bill introducing amendments to the corporate income tax. The bill includes the following tax measures: The small business tax rate will be reduced from 12% to 11% effective from 1 January 2021. In
See MoreUS: IRS publishes guidance on forgiven PPP loans
On 18 November 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published an advance version of Rev. Proc. 2020-51 that provides a safe harbor allowing a taxpayer to claim a deduction in the taxpayer’s tax year beginning or ending in 2020 (the 2020
See MoreOECD: Update on Peer Reviews of Harmful Tax Practices
On 23 November 2020 the OECD published an update on its work in relation to harmful tax practices. Harmful tax practices are highly favourable tax rulings or preferential tax rules or regimes intended to attract foreign income, potentially
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