Canada: CRA delays implementation of advantage rules
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that the proposed implementation date for applying the advantage tax rules to investment management fees will be delayed until January 1, 2019. The rule could tax investment management fees paid outside of
See MoreIreland: New Guidance on DWT
On 26 September 2017, Irish Revenue published guidance on dividend withholding tax (DWT) with some exceptions and stated that resident companies must withhold tax on dividend payments and other distributions that they make. Qualifying Irish
See MoreTurkey: Government introduces new tax plan
The Finance Minister, Naci Ağbal, announced significant tax increases on September 27, 2017 during the Medium Term Program meeting (2018-2020). A new legislative proposal increasing corporate income tax from 20% to 22% for financial sector and
See MoreEcuador updates withholding tax rates
On 24 August 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of Ecuador issued Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC17-00000440 to amend previous Regulation N° NAC-DGERCGC14-00000787 for establishing the income tax withholding rates with effect from 22 August
See MoreSri Lanka: New income tax law 2017
On 7 September 2017, the Parliament of Sri Lanka has passed the new income tax law. Minister of Finance said all the provisions of the new income tax law will be implemented from the 1st of April 2018. Corporate Tax Rate: Beginning from 1 April
See MoreArgentina: New Regulations ‘General Resolution 4094-E’ enters into force
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), on July 18, 2017, published the General Resolution 4094-E on the Official Gazette. This Resolution had been introduced into income tax in 2013. The time when the 2013 tax reform abolished the capital gains tax
See MoreBrazil publishes private ruling on royalty and technical service payments
Brazil has published Private Ruling 316 of 20 June 2017 on royalty and technical service payments and payments for services under cost sharing agreements. The ruling explicates the accountabilities for social security contributions (PIS/COFINS) on
See MoreTanzania: 2017 Budget effective from July 1, 2017
The Minister for Finance and Planning (MoFP) on 8 June 2017, issued to the National Assembly the estimates of government revenue and expenditure for 2017. The government plans to organise and spend TZS 31,712.0 billion in the 2017/18 budget. The
See MoreMorocco: Finance Law 2017 gazetted
The Government of Morocco published the Finance Law 2017 on 12th of June 2017 in the official gazette. The law provides an anti-avoidance rule, a tax relief in case of dividends, interest, and rental income for real estate collective investment
See MoreIndia: Reimbursement of costs for training and general insurance not included in fee for technical services
The Mumbai Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal in the case of: Gemological Institute International Inc v. DCIT (ITA No. 4659/Mum/2014) and (ITA No. 385/Mum/2016) held that, the amounts received by the taxpayer were not taxed as technical
See MoreCzech Republic: New withholding tax provisions
The Czech President signed some amendments to the Income Tax Act, which include the withholding tax (WHT) provisions. The amendments will be effective on the 15th day of its publication. There is an indication of its publication date and it is 1st
See MoreAustralia: Foreign resident capital gains withholding payments
On 9 May 2017, the Australian Government announced proposed changes to the foreign resident capital gains withholding (FRCGW) rate and threshold. The changes will apply to contracts entered into on or after 1 July 2017, for real property
See MoreUruguay- Fiscal Transparency Law issued
Uruguay has issued Decree 77/2017 as a guide to Law No 19.484 which sets out the provisions on compliance with international standards for fiscal transparency. The Decree clarifies which companies are required to provide the tax authorities with
See MorePakistan: FBR publishes the guideline on withholding taxes
Recently, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has published the guideline on withholding taxes updated up to 22 March 2017. The guideline covers all requirements for both final and non-final withholding taxes under the territory of Pakistani tax
See MoreOman: Treatment of withholding tax on dividends
On 20 March 2017, the Capital Market Authority of Oman issued Circular E/3/2017 clarifying the application of withholding tax on dividends recently introduced by way of Royal Decree 9 of 26 February 2017. The circular clarifies that the withholding
See MoreColombia: DIAN pronounces withholding tax on pensions
According to a ruling 2140 of 2017, the Colombian National Tax Authority (DIAN) pronounced on the cases where pensions are subject to withholding tax. Article 17 of Law 1819 of 2016 amended article 383 of the Tax Code that provides the withholding
See MoreUK: Withholding tax exemption on interest for debt traded on a MTF
At Spring Budget 2017, the government of United Kingdom announced its intention to introduce an exemption from withholding tax on interest for debt traded on Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTF), in order to make UK wholesale debt markets (that
See MoreNetherlands: Decree establishing market interest rates for interest-free liabilities
Decree No. 2017-22042 of 7 March 2017 establishing the market interest rates for interest-free liabilities have been published in official gazette No. 15371 on 17 March 2017. The Decree updates and replaces the Decree No. BLKB2015/1650M of 10
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