Canada: Bill-19 receives its first reading to implement some measures of Budget 2022
On 28 April 2022, Bill C-19, introduced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, was received its first reading for implementing some measures of Budget 2022. Some highlighting points are given below: Government banned foreign
See MoreUAE: Consultation on introduction of new corporate income tax regime
On 28 April 2022, the UAE Ministry of Finance has released a consultation paper providing details of, and seeking input, on the new federal corporate income tax (CIT) system to be implemented in the UAE, effective for financial years commencing on
See MoreVenezuela: Tax Administration increases the tax unit value
On 20 April 2022, the National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT) of Venezuela published Administrative Ruling SNAT/2022/000023 in the Official Gazette, which increases the value of tax units from VES 0.02 to VES 0.40.
See MoreTurkey enacts various amendments to the tax measures
On 15 April 2022, Turkey published Law No. 7394 in the Official Gazette containing various tax related measures including corporate tax rates, tax exemptions, and incentives. The main measure of the amendments are as follows: 25% corporate tax
See MoreIndia publishes Finance Act 2022
On 30 March 2022, the government published the Finance Act 2022 in the Official Gazette. The law implements the measures of the Union budget 2022-2023 presented in February 2022. The law includes the following corporate tax measures: A new
See MoreUS: Treasury Department releases tax proposals from Budget 2023
On 28 March 2022, the Treasury Department of United States published details of tax proposals in the administration’s budget recommendations for FY 2023 in the “GreenBook.” The Greenbook describes following tax measures related to corporate
See MoreRussia extends the 0% CIT rate for cultural institutions
On 26 March 2022, Russia published Federal Law No. 68-FZ on Amendments to Articles 284 and 284-8 of Part Two of the Russian Tax Code. Under the amendments, the corporation tax rate of 0% applies retrospectively to 1 January 2022 for cultural and
See MoreTurkey: Government submits a draft bill to the Parliament
On 25 March 2022, the Turkish Government submitted a draft bill to the Parliament. The bill contains various tax related measures including corporate tax rates, tax exemptions, and incentives. The main measure of the bill are as
See MoreSingapore: Corporate tax proposals under budget 2022
Recently, the Minister of Finance presented the 2022 budget to Parliament. The main corporate tax proposals are summarized below: The Ministry of Finance is introduced a minimum effective tax rate of 15% for multinational enterprise groups (MNE)
See MoreSingapore to Consult on a Top-up Corporate Tax
In the Singapore budget for 2022, delivered on 18 February 2022, the Finance Minister announced that Singapore will consider introducing a “top-up” tax as part of the adjustments to its corporate tax in response to the OECD/G20 two-pillar
See MoreHong Kong: Tax measures proposed in 2022-23 Budget
On 23 February 2022, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered the 2022-23 Budget providing following corporate tax measures. The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax for the year of assessment 2021/22 by 100
See MoreSouth Africa: Finance Minister delivers Budget 2022-2023 in National Assembly
On 23 February 2022, the Finance Minister, Mr Enoch Godongwana, delivered the 2022-2023 Budget Speech to the National Assembly at the Good Hope Chamber. Some of the main tax measures are given below: The corporate income tax rate was proposed to
See MoreCanada: Public comments of draft tax Proposals for Certain Budget 2021
On 7 February 2022, the Department of Finance released for public comment a set of draft legislative proposals to implement previously announced and other tax measures. Specifically, the proposals would implement Budget 2021 measures to: Allow
See MoreTurkey reduces the CIT rate by 1% for manufacturing and export activities
On 22 January 2022, Turkey has published Law No. 7351 in the Official Gazette reducing the corporate income tax (CIT) rate by 1% for manufacturing and export activities. The law was entered into force on the same date of its publication. The 1%
See MoreUAE introduces 9% corporate tax rate
On 31 January 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the introduction of a Corporate tax (CT) in the UAE that will be effective for financial years starting on or after 1 June 2023. The new regime, which is
See MoreSwitzerland: Implementation of OECD minimum tax rate by constitutional amendment
On 12 January 2022, the Federal Council decided to implement the minimum tax rate for certain companies agreed by the OECD and G20 member states by means of a constitutional amendment. Based on that decision, a temporary ordinance should
See MoreLithuania adopts important tax law changes
On 7 December 2021, the Lithuanian Parliament adopted several important amendments to the Law (No.IX-675) on the Corporate Income Tax of the Republic of Lithuania. The law proposed the following measures: Effective from 1 July 2022, the
See MoreAlgeria: Ministry of Finance publishes Finance Law for the year 2022
On 30 December 2021, the Finance Ministry Officially published the 2022 Finance Law. Some of the measures of this Act are given below: Corporate income tax With some conditions, a reduced 10% corporate tax rate is provided for qualifying
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