Korea: MOEF proposes tax revision bill for 2018
On 30 July 2018, South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) has issued an overview of the proposed 2018 Tax Revision Bill for strengthening social welfare and bringing about redistribution of income, promoting job creation and growth
See MoreRussia modifies the regional corporate tax rate
The Russian Government amended the regional corporation tax rate and published it on 3 August 2018 in the Official Journal. The amendments permit the various regions to repeal the minimum rate of 13.5% in force in their territory from 1 January
See MoreKorea announces tax law amendments proposal for 2019
On 30 July 2018, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) announced its proposed tax law amendments proposal for 2019. This rule will be effective as from tax years beginning on or after 1 January 2020. The summary of the tax amendments proposal
See MoreSpain publishes budget act of year 2018
On 4 July 2018, the Spanish Government published Law 6/2018 (the Budget Law 2018) in the Official Journal. The law implementing the fiscal measures from the fiscal year 2018 entered into force on 5 July 2018. Budget contains changes to the patent
See MoreRomania permits quarterly dividend distributions
On 10 July 2018 the Romanian legislature passed Law no 163/2018 in the Official Gazette allowing quarterly dividend distributions.The Law amended the Accounting Law 1991 and the Companies Law 1990 to provide companies with the option to distribute
See MorePoland releases draft law amending transfer pricing rules
On 16th July 2018, Poland has released a bill to amend the country's transfer pricing rules in line with the results of the BEPS project and the OECD transfer pricing guidelines 2017 in order to improve the taxation of large multinational companies.
See MoreThailand approves an amendment of tax incentive in response to BEPS Action 5
The Thai Cabinet approved an amendment of the tax incentive criteria on 19 June 2018 for the International Headquarters (IHQs) seemingly in response to BEPS Action 5. It limits types of qualified royalty income to only those that are for the result
See MoreAustria: Parliament adopts the annual Tax Act 2018
On 11 July 2018, the Federal Council of Austria adopted the text of the Annual Tax Act 2018 as approved by the National Council (lower house) on 4 July. The legislation includes simplifications of tax laws, the abolishment of various fees and
See MoreUkraine: President submits draft law on withdrawn capital tax to Parliament
On 4 July 2018, the President of Ukraine presented to Parliament the draft law "On amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine concerning the tax on the withdrawn capital". The draft law amends the tax law to replace the current corporate income tax
See MoreChina increases loss carry forward period for HNTEs and TSMEs
The Ministry of Finance of China has published a Circular 76/2018 extending the current 5-year loss carry forward period to 10 years for High-and-New Technology Enterprises (HNTEs) and Technology-based Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (TSMEs).
See MoreMexico: The tax authority issues new rules regarding transfer pricing adjustments
On July 11, 2018 the Mexican Tax Authority (SAT) has published amendments to the rules for transfer pricing adjustments now included in rules 3.9.1.1-3.9.1.5 of Resolución Miscelánea Fiscal (RMF). These rules include the definition of transfer
See MoreOman publishes E-filing guidelines
On 24 July 2018, the Secretariat General for Taxation (SGT) of Oman published two guides on the submission of the tax return on the SGT portal. The guides contain details of preparation and submission process of return form along with step-by-step
See MoreRussia: Parliament considering the Bill amending CFC and other rules
Recently, the Russian lower house of parliament considering the Bill No. 442400-7, which includes various measures. The Bill includes following measures: 1. Adjust the CFC rules so that a person will not be recognized as a controlling person of a
See MorePeru enacts new tax legislation for a short period
Peru’s Congress enacted Law 30823 on 19 July 2018 granting President Power to enact new tax legislation for a short period on specific issues. The President has 60 calendar days till 17 September 2018 to issue new tax legislation. The issues are
See MoreItaly publishes guidance on clarifying application of R&D tax credit
The Italian tax authority during 2018 issued guidance to clarify application of the existing tax rule of Research and Development (R&D) tax credit for eligible Italian companies and Italian permanent establishments of foreign companies investing
See MorePuerto Rico publishes extended date for filing annual corporate reports for 2017
The Secretary of State published Administrative Order 2018-04 (AD 2018-04) on 16th July 2018, extending the due date from 18th July 2018 to 17th October 2018 for the filing of the 2017 annual corporate reports.This additional extension only applies
See MoreUruguay: Directorate General of Taxation amends R&D tax incentive regime
Recently, the Directorate General of Taxation has published Law No. 19.637 with numerous tax amendments. The major change incorporated in the area of incentive regime that provides an exemption for income derived from Research & Development
See MoreNew Zealand’s taxation act regarding Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting receives royal assent
New Zealand's Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Act received royal assent on 27 June 2018. The main measures of the Act are summarized as follows: CbC reporting requirement: According to the published guidance on
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