UAE extends corporate tax filing deadline
The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has extended the deadline for filing corporate tax returns and settling corporate tax obligations to 31 December 2024. The announcement was made in Public Clarification CTP004, clarifying the implications of FTA
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Turkey clarifies application of new anti-avoidance rule
The Turkish Revenue Administration has issued Income Tax General Communiqué No. 326 in the Official Gazette, outlining application measure of Law No. 7524. The purpose of this communiqué is to introduce a general anti-avoidance rule, which
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France sets new interest rates for shareholder interest deductibility
France has published interest rates for entities whose financial year (FY) ended between 30 September and 30 December 2024, which are used to determine the deductibility of interest payments to shareholders. The applicable rates from 30 September
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Australia consults expansion of penalty laws for tax exploitation scheme promoters
Australia’s government is requesting feedback on proposals to expand the penalty laws for promoters of tax exploitation schemes. The Treasury released the public consultation document on 4 October 2024, and interested stakeholders are
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Malaysia consults on tax treatment of local ships
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) initiated a public consultation on a draft ruling regarding the tax treatment of Malaysian ships and the exemption of shipping income for qualifying residents. The consultation is open for comments from
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Brazil consults Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax
Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service has initiated a public consultation regarding the additional social contribution to net profits (Contribuição Social Para o Lucro Líquido, CSLL). The consultation will be open from 4 October to 10 November,
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Poland approves cash accounting scheme for eligible entrepreneurs
Poland’s parliament approved a new "Cash PIT" regime aimed at individual entrepreneurs who operate their businesses independently and whose revenue did not surpass the PLN 1 million (EUR 250,000) threshold in the previous tax year. The scheme
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Australia issues law companion ruling on corporate collective investment vehicle regime
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released the Law Companion Ruling (LCR) 2024/1 - The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Regime on 2 October 2024. Effective from 1 July 2022, this Ruling is about amendments made to the taxation law to
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OECD: Tax Arbitrage Through Closely Held Businesses
On 7 October 2024 the OECD published a taxation working paper with the title Tax arbitrage through closely held businesses: Implications for OECD tax systems, written by Tom Zawisza, Sarah Perret, Pierce O’Reilly and Antonia Ramm. The working
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Chile: Parliament passes tax compliance bill
Chile’s Chamber of Deputies have passed the Tax Compliance Bill (Proyecto de Ley de Cumplimiento de las Obligaciones Tributarias). Earlier, Chile’s Senate approved the Tax Compliance Bill on 24 September 2024 which included key changes to
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EU publishes its stance on Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
The Council of the European Union has declared its Position of the European Union and its Member States on the draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. This follows after they abstained
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Russia to increase corporate income tax rate on interest from government securities
The Russian government has decided to raise the corporate income tax rate on interest earned from government and municipal securities by 5%. The proposed amendments are included in bill No. 727330-8, which has been submitted to the State Duma on
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New Zealand issues draft guidance on loss carry forward rules
The New Zealand Inland Revenue has issued draft guidance interpreting the loss carry forward rules established in 2020, known as the business continuity test (BCT). This new draft aims to clarify anti-avoidance provisions not addressed in the
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Russia proposes tax on excess bank profits
Russia is set to introduce a new one-time tax on banks' excess profits following a surge in financial sector earnings. The bill (No. 728613-8) is to be presented to the State Duma on 1 October 2024 by Budget Committee deputy chairman Aleksandr
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Hong Kong lowers interest rate on tax reserve certificates
The Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong announced, on 4 October 2024, that starting from 7 October 2024, the new annual rate of interest payable on Tax Reserve Certificates will be 0.8000% against the current rate of 0.8833%, i.e. the new rate
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Croatia consults amendments to General Tax Act: Shareholders to be considered as guarantors for failing to file
Croatia’s government has published proposed amendments to the General Tax Act and launched a public consultation. The consultation is set to conclude on 24 October 2024. Once enacted, the amendment will take effect on 1 January
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Singapore consults on Pillar Two Minimum Tax regulations
Singapore aims to introduce streamlined methods for companies to calculate their top-up taxes in line with the proposed global minimum tax. The global minimum tax, or Pillar Two, aims to establish a 15% effective tax rate for multinational
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US: IRS publishes list of entities, branches with qualified intermediary status
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published its list of entities and branches that have achieved qualified intermediary (QI) status under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The Qualified Intermediary (QI) Program administers
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