Jersey: Budget for 2017 has been approved
The budget for the year 2017 has been approved by the States Assembly or the parliament of Jersey on 14th December 2016. The draft budget had been presented by the Treasury and Resources Minister on 18th October
See MoreUS: IRS announced tax filing season for 2017
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that tax season will open on Monday, January 23, 2017. The IRS will begin accepting electronic tax returns that day, with more than 153 million individual tax returns expected to be filed in 2017. The IRS
See MoreSingapore- Implementation of common reporting standard (CRS) and related guidance issued
In Singapore, the Income Tax Regulations of 2016 (dated 8 December 2016) incorporated the obligations of the common reporting standard (CRS) into the Singaporean domestic legislative framework and direct financial institutions to put in place the
See MoreIreland/UK DTA, Certification of ‘Form IRL-Individual’ and ‘Form Ireland-Company’
Under the Ireland/UK Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), Irish resident individuals and companies may claim relief at source or repayment of tax from the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), in respect of UK tax on certain sources of income. The sources of
See MoreBulgaria: Amendments to Corporate Income Tax Act has been published
The amendments to the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Act has been published in the State Gazette on 6th December 2016. The parliament voted on the adoption of amendments to the corporate income tax reporting rules on 23rd November 2016. The most
See MorePakistan: FBR issues income tax return form for companies-tax year 2016
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has published income tax return form for companies for the tax year 2016 on Tuesday. However; according to SRO972(I)/2016, the FBR had issued the draft on September 9, 2016 in which they invited all stakeholders
See MorePakistan: FBR asks taxpayers to file returns for tax year 2016 before deadline
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the taxpayers to file their annual income tax returns for the tax year 2016 as no further extension in date will be given after November 30. On its official website, the FBR asked the taxpayers to file
See MoreMexico: Amendments to tax reform package
The Decree including the tax reform package for 2017 was released in the Official Gazette on 30 November 2016. According to the decree the Legal representatives must acquire a taxpayer registration number and an electronic signature. The instructive
See MoreBulgaria: New rules on electronic filing and filing of corrective returns
The parliament voted on the adoption of amendments to the corporate and personal income tax reporting rules on 23rd November 2016, which was proposed on 16th September 2016. Some changes have gone through during the parliamentary discussion before
See MoreTurkey: Tax calendar for special taxpayers
The tax authority has issued a regulation entitled “Regulation SNAT/2016/0098” and it was published and entered into force on 8th November 2016. It creates the 2017 tax calendar for special taxpayers, listing the due dates for the tax returns
See MoreJersey: Budget for 2017 has been presented
The Treasury and Resources Minister has presented the draft budget 2017 on 18th October 2016. The main tax proposals are given below: Corporate Taxation From previous record, unilateral tax relief has been granted by the Comptroller under a
See MoreEgypt: Parliament approves draft law on tax disputes resolution
The parliament approved a draft law on tax disputes resolution on 30 August 2016. The purpose of the law is to streamline the settlement of pending tax cases. The law covers ongoing tax disputes related to all types of taxes, including individual
See MoreBulgaria: Draft bill on mandatory electronic filing of tax returns
The Finance Ministry has published a draft modifications to the corporate and personal income tax reporting rules, mandatory electronic filing of corporate and personal income tax returns and simplified rules for filing corrective tax returns on
See MoreUK: Consultation on making tax digital for unincorporated businesses
On 15 August 2016 HMRC issued a consultation document on Making Tax Digital: Bringing business into the digital age. The UK government announced at Budget 2016 that businesses, the self employed and landlords will be required by 2020 to update a
See MoreUK: Stamp duty land tax changes
On 10 August 2016 the UK launched a consultation on changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) filing and payment process. The government is inviting comments from interested parties by 7 October 2016. SDLT is charged on the freehold or leasehold
See MoreGreece: Filing of amending tax return after expiry of statute of limitation period
The Public Revenue Authority (PRA) has released Circular POL 1114 on 22nd July 2016 to provide clarification regarding the filing of an amending tax return following the expiry of the statute of limitation period. The Circular says that Opinion No.
See MoreEl Salvador: Financial statements need to be submitted electronically by large taxpayers
The tax authorities issued Circular DG-001/2016 on 13 June 2016, launching that large taxpayers must file their 2015 financial statements together with the notes and tax report electronically using digital Form F-457 through the Ministry of
See MoreSpain: Compulsory e-filing for large companies
Recently the Spanish government has issued an order addressing several tax filing obligations. Large Companies will have to file tax documents such as returns, declarations or reimbursement requests electronically as from 1 July 2016. The order was
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