Colombia: DIAN issues tax calendar for 2017
The Colombian National Tax Authority (DIAN) published an official announcement providing the tax calendar for tax year 2017, on 22 February 2017. This calendar provides the deadlines for personal tax, corporate tax, withholding taxes, income tax for
See MoreNigeria: Announcement on repealed company registration forms
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) announced the roll out of Form CAC 1.1 to replace and consolidate forms CAC 2, CAC 2.1, CAC 4 and CAC 7 (“the repealed forms”) on 24th February 2017 for the company registration. Companies in excess of five
See MoreGreece: Submission of aggregate customer statements of voluntary disclosure releases
The Public Revenue Authority has published a document ΔΠΦΥ Β 1018794 ΕΞ 2017 on 7th February 2017 that provides clarifications on the submission of aggregate customer statements by suppliers and traders contained by the framework of the
See MoreBrunei: MoF launches Income Tax Board of Review
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the establishment of the Income Tax Board of Review, on 14 February 2017. The establishment aims to facilitate the administration and operation of taxation in Brunei Darussalam. The Income Tax Board of Review
See MoreColombia: Updated forms for filing tax returns in 2017
According to Administrative Regulation 6 of 2017, the National Tax Authority (DIAN) recently published the following forms for filing tax returns in 2017: Form 120: informative transfer pricing return; Form 140: CREE tax return; Form 160:
See MoreColombia: New deadlines for filing tax returns
Decree 220 of 2017 amends Decree 1625 of 2016 regarding the deadlines for filing tax returns. In the case of large-income taxpayers, the Decree provides the deadlines to pay their income tax corresponding to tax year 2016 in three installments. It
See MoreUS: IRS releases its ‘dirty dozen’ list of tax scams for 2017
The Internal Revenue Service yesterday warned taxpayers to be alert to unscrupulous tax return preparers touting inflated tax refunds. This scam remains on the annual list of tax scams known as the “Dirty Dozen” for 2017. The “Dirty
See MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: Tax administration changes withholding tax return filing deadline
The tax authority has changed the deadline for filing annual withholding tax return. According to the recent amendments, the annual withholding tax returns must be filed by 31 January of the current year for the previous tax year, instead of
See MoreSerbia: Ministry of Finance issues rulebook for the preparation of 2016 tax return
The Serbian Ministry of Finance issued a rulebook on 16 December, 2016 that is effective 1 January 2017 and applies for purposes of preparing the 2016 tax return. The rulebook is on amendments and changes of the rulebook on the contents of the tax
See MoreUS: IRS launches tax filing season for 2017
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched the 2017 tax filing season on 23 January 2017. Taxpayers have until April 18, 2017, to file their 2016 tax year returns and pay any taxes due. The deadline is later this year than the usual April 15,
See MoreColombia: Tax administrative summary of tax reform 2016
According to law 1819 of 2016, adopting the structural tax reform bill approved on 23 December 2016, which introduces the following major changes to the tax administration, tax procedures and penalties: Tax administration The tax reform introduces
See MoreGreece: Deadline extension of voluntary disclosure of undeclared income
An amendment to Law 4446/2016 was adopted on 20th January 2017 by the parliament. The amendment made an extension to the deadline for the tax return filing within the framework of the voluntary disclosure of undeclared income. The new deadline is
See MoreJamaica:TAJ reminds of income tax returns deadline
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding taxpayers to need to file their income tax returns for the year of assessment 2016 by 15 March 2017, and are to make declarations of estimated tax for the year of assessment 2017 also by 15 March
See MoreMontenegro: Mandatory electronic filing
The Corporate Income Tax Law has been amended to oblige taxpayers to submit their annual tax declaration and tax returns electronically through the portal of the Tax Administration. The mandatory electronic filing applies from 1st January 2017. In
See MoreColombia announces deadlines for filing tax returns
According to official gazette of 22 December 2016, a Decree 2105 was published that announces the deadlines for filing tax returns for 2017. The Decree 2105 of 2016 also sets out tax compliance rules and requirements to provide information
See MoreIreland publishes income tax return form for 2016
On 22 December 2016, Irish Revenue published the tax return Form 12S for 2016. This form is applicable for employees, pensioners and directors and tax authority sets the deadline for income tax return is 31 October
See MoreTaiwan: Ministry of Finance introduces electronic filing for non-resident taxpayers
The Ministry of Finance (Gao Xiong Tax Bureau) has announced on its website that non-resident taxpayers may file tax returns online in the same way as resident taxpayers from 1 January 2017. Additionally, withholding agents of non-resident taxpayers
See MorePakistan: KTBA Requests the date extension for return filing up to December 31
Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) on 19 December 2016 request Finance Minister Senator to extend the last date for filing income tax return for the tax year 2016 up to December 31 because the online return filing portal of FBR was crashed on the
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