U.S signs a bilateral competent authority agreement with Denmark on exchange of CbC reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Denmark have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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U.S. and Malta sign agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Malta have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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U.S. and Jamaica sign an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Jamaica have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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U.S. and Isle of Man sign an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of U.S. and the Isle of Man have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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U.S. and Brazil sign an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of U.S. and the Brazil have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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U.S. and Belgium sign an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of U.S. and the Belgium have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of

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Argentina: New Regulations ‘General Resolution 4094-E’ enters into force

25 July, 2017

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

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UK: HMRC publishes statistics on creative industries tax relief

22 July, 2017

On 20 July 2017 HMRC published updated statistics on claims for creative industries tax relief. The statistics include data for film tax relief, high end television tax relief, animation tax relief and video games tax relief, children’s television

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UK: Impact of video games tax relief

20 July, 2017

Research has been conducted on behalf of HMRC to look at the impact of video games tax relief (VGTR) on the production of culturally British and European video games. The survey was conducted by holding qualitative in-depth interviews with 51 video

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IMF issues report on economic position of Vietnam

17 July, 2017

On 5 June 2017 the IMF issued a report following the completion of discussions with Vietnam under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that Vietnam’s economy has been performing well with growth of 6.2% in 2016 and

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UK: Revised timetable for introduction of digital tax system

15 July, 2017

Following feedback from parliament including the Treasury Select Committee, business and professional bodies the UK government is delaying the introduction of a compulsory digital tax system for certain businesses and landlords. The system called

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UK: HMRC wins case on loans from Employee Benefit Trust

07 July, 2017

On 6 July 2017 the Supreme Court ruled in favour of HMRC in a case involving payments from an employee benefit trust. Rangers Football Club (RFC) made payments to players and officials through an Employee Benefit Trust in the form of loans. This

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Philippines: Department of Finance certifies tax reform bill

02 July, 2017

The Department of Finance (DoF) declared that, the proposed second package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) will be submitted to the Congress by the fourth quarter of the year. According to the DoF government’s plan to introduce a

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IMF report comments on Nicaragua’s fiscal position

29 June, 2017

On 22 June 2017 the Executive Board of the IMF concluded consultations with Nicaragua under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement and a report has been issued. The report notes that Nicaragua’s economic performance in 2016 was robust

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OECD: Meeting of Inclusive Framework on BEPS

29 June, 2017

On 22 June 2017 the third meeting of the inclusive framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) took place in the Netherlands with representatives of 83 countries and jurisdictions and 12 international and regional organizations. The

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Australia: Treasury Laws Amendment Act 2017 received Royal Assent

25 June, 2017

On 22 June 2017, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Payments) Act 2017 received Royal Assent. Amends the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to modify the foreign resident capital gains withholding payments

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Ireland: Interaction of PAYE and Self Assessment Procedures

15 June, 2017

On 12 June 2017 the Irish Revenue published the amended Part 42-04-13 of the Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Corporation Tax Manual. The amendments reflect the changes to the income thresholds which are applied in determining whether an

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Bangladesh: Budget 2017-18

04 June, 2017

On 1 June 2017, the Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith presented the annual national budget of an outlay of TK 4 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18. In the proposed budget, the finance minister has targeted a GDP growth rate of 7.4 per

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