Pakistan: FBR proposes budget for 2017/2018
Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on 26 May 2017, presented the budget for 2017/2018 to the parliament. The following tax measures are proposed in the Budget: Corporate income tax rate: Corporate tax rate for companies other than banking
See MoreUS: Trump releases final 2018 budget proposal
President Trump released his budget proposal for the FY 2018 on May 23, 2017, expanding on the budget blueprint he released in March. The Trump Administration proposed to Congress a $4.1 trillion FY 2018 budget that aims to balance the federal
See MoreFrance: New tax plans by the newly elected president
French newly elected president has committed to reduce the corporate tax rate from current rate of 33.3% to 25% with the aim to bring it in line with the EU average within five years. The tax credit on research, innovation and the start-up status
See MoreNew Zealand: Business organization endeavor progressive corporate tax
Small and medium measured organizations (SMEs) in New Zealand need the nation to change partnership charge in accordance with recent changes presented by Australia. It said that 63% of entrepreneurs support presenting a graduated organization tax
See MoreUS: Trump planning dramatic cut to corporate tax rate
President Trump is planning to cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent even though that means a loss of revenue. Trump told his staff during a meeting in the Oval Office that he wants a massive tax cut for the American public. The 15 percent rate
See MoreUK: Major tax changes coming into effect in April 2017
Millions of businesses across the UK will benefit from new tax measures coming into effect in April 2017, including a £9 billion cut in business rates, a further reduction in corporation tax to 19% and a continued fuel duty freeze. “We’re
See MoreChina plans to cut tax rates
The government of China plans new tax cuts to reduce the burden on businesses, support innovation and stabilize growth. On April 19, tax cuts were approved at a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, after the
See MoreCosta Rica: Corporate flat tax re-entered into forced
Costa Rica has been updated the Law N° 9428 which previously declared unconstitutional due to the approval procedure inconsistencies. The Law provides the corporation flat tax which is establishes an applicable progressive rate. Thus, the tax
See MorePoland: Important tax changes for 2017
A number of major tax changes have been introduced as of 1 January 2017. The changes are given below: Personal income tax: Personal income tax has a major change on the tax-free amount that is based on the tax base. In accordance with the new
See MoreOman introduces special tax regime for small businesses
Royal Decree 9 of 26 February 2017 launched a number of key changes to the Income Tax Law issued by way of Royal Decree 28 of 2009, including a special regime for small businesses. The small business will be subject to income tax at a rate of 3%. A
See MoreCosta Rica: Legislative Assembly approves the bill to restore registration flat tax
The Costa Rican Legislative Assembly on 17 March 2017 approved the bill which restores the registration flat tax on companies. The bill, which intends to restore the registration flat tax on companies, had been declared unconstitutional on 28
See MoreSaudi Arabia- Regulations for implementation of Zakat issued
The Tax Authority of Saudi Arabia issued the Regulations for implementation of Zakat under Ministerial Resolution No. 2082 of 28 February 2017 (01/06/1438H) on 9 March 2017, The regulations applies to all commercial activities established for
See MoreUkraine: Amendments to tax code effective from 1 January 2017
The amendments to the Tax Code have been effective, with some exceptions, since 1 January 2017. Below is a summary of the most significant changes in corporate profit tax and transfer pricing. Corporate profit tax: The general tax rate remains
See MoreOman: Key changes to income tax law
On 26 February 2017, the Oman Government has passed a Royal Decree 9/2017 in the Official Gazette with a number of significant changes to Income Tax Law 2010. The major changes passed by the Royal Decree are following: An increase in the
See MoreBotswana: Tax proposals in 2017-2018 Budget
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development presented the Budget for 2017-18 to the National Assembly on 6 February 2017. To improve administration efficiency and optimise revenue collection, the income tax act and the value added tax act will
See MoreItaly: Detail corporate tax measures mentioned in Budget Law for 2017
The Italian Budget Law for 2017 entered into force on 1 January 2017. From 2017 financial year, the Italian corporate income tax ("CIT") standard rate is reduced from 27.5% to 24 %. However, Banks, parent companies of banking groups, individual
See MoreOman: CIT rate may hike in 2017 Budget
On 1 January 2017, the Ministry of Finance of Oman issued a statement on the State’s General Budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The budget sets forth prospects for revenue collection from tax and other similar sources. CIT laws are expected to
See MoreMalaysia: Finance Act 2017 enacted
The Finance Bill 2016 was enacted as Finance Act 2017 on 16 January 2017. The enacted Finance Act 2017 reduces the corporate tax for the year of assessment 2017 and 2018. The reduced tax rate will be between 1 and 4 percentage points for companies
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