Armenia increases the interest rate from December 2021
On 14 December 2021, the Armenian Central Bank has announced the decision to increase the key rate from 7.25% to 7.75% with effect from December 2021. The interest rate of the Central Bank is used for the purposes of calculating interest
See MoreUK: Improving the Tax Administration Framework
On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the call for evidence entitled The Tax Administration Framework: Building a 21st Century Tax System. The call for evidence had been issued in March 2021. The government
See MoreUkraine: National Bank increases the interest rate from December 2021
On 9 December 2021, the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to increase its key policy rate from 8.5% to 9% per annum with effect from 10 December 2021. The interest rate has a tax effect on the late tax payment interest and penalties which is
See MoreOECD: Taxpayer Education and Tax Culture
On 24 November 2021 the OECD issued the second edition of Building a Tax Culture, Compliance and Citizenship: A Global Source Book on Taxpayer Education. The report on taxpayer education is one element of the OECD work relating to tax morale.
See MoreOECD: Building Effective Beneficial Ownership Frameworks
In November 2021 the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), published a toolkit on Building Effective Beneficial Ownership
See MorePortugal: Tax Agency extends certain payment deadlines
On 10 November 2021, the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority issued Order No. 351/2021-XXII, announcing payment deadline changes for 2021 and 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The order includes: The filing of form-10 for personal income
See MoreUK: Small Business Attitudes to Tax Compliance and Administration
On 11 November 2021 HMRC published on its website a research report entitled Qualitative research with small businesses to explore their perceptions of tax administration burden. The paper is based on research conducted by telephone conversations
See MorePakistan: FBR extends the deadline for digital payments by corporate sector
On 1 November 2021, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for digital payments by the corporate sector up to 30 November 2021. In this regard, the FBR has issued an income tax circular 9 of 2021, on the extension in deadline
See MoreVietnam issues decree on additional tax support measures for 2021
On 27 October 2021, the Department of Taxation (GDT) published Decree No. 92/2021 / ND-CP of 27 October 2021, which contains implementing provisions for the application of Decision No. 406 / NQ-UBTVQH15 to provide additional tax assistance contains
See MoreUK: Further Penalties for Promoters of Tax Avoidance
The UK budget announcements on 27 October 2021 included measures targeting persistent promoters and enablers of tax avoidance schemes. The proposals aim to facilitate the process for taxpayers to identify and exit avoidance schemes. This follows
See MoreUK: Consultation on Corporate Redomiciliation
The UK budget announcements on 27 October 2021 included a proposed consultation on introducing a UK corporate re-domiciliation regime, to allow companies to re-domicile and therefore facilitate relocation to the UK. The consultation document was
See MoreUN: Tax Committee Discusses Digital Tax Administration
The UN Tax Committee has to make a decision on moving forward with work on digitalizing tax authorities and on whether to form a subcommittee to provide guidance to developing countries in digitalisation and improvements to tax
See MoreNorway: Government presents the National Budget for 2022
On 12 October 2021, the Government of Norway has presented the National Budget for 2022 in the Parliament includes the following tax proposals. Introduction of tax incentives for investments in small start-up companies.Reduced Bracket Tax and a
See MoreOECD: Tax and Fiscal Policy after the Pandemic
The OECD prepared a separate report entitled Tax and Fiscal Policy After the COVID-19 Crisis for the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers on 13 October 2021. This report was included as an attachment to the main report to the Finance Ministers. The
See MoreCyprus: MoF further extends the deadline for e-filing return
On 24 September 2021, Cyprus’s Ministry of Finance has issued a decree providing further extension of electronic submission of tax returns for business (TD4) and personal (TD1A) for the fiscal year 2019. The new deadline is 30 November 2021.
See MoreIndia: SC finds Mitsubishi is not liable for interest on late advance tax
On 17 September 2021, in the DIT vs Mitsubishi Corporation case, the Supreme Court ruled that a taxpayer should not liable for interest on late tax advances prior to fiscal 2012/2013 if the income payer failed to deduct the tax at source. The
See MoreUK: Making Tax Digital for Self Employed and Landlords
On 23 September 2021 HMRC issued a policy paper on the extension of Making Tax Digital (MTD) to the self-employed and landlords with income more than GBP 10,000 in a tax year, with effect from April 2024. The MTD programme requires businesses to
See MoreFrance: Government presents 2022 Finance Bill to National Assembly
On 22 September 2021, the Minister of Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire and the Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt, presented 2022 Finance Bill to the National Assembly. Some of the proposed changes of this
See More