South Africa reminds employers to make ETI claims
South African businesses have been reminded that their first monthly claim for the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), which came into effect on January 1 2014, should be submitted by February 7, 2014. The ETI is an incentive mainly aimed at encouraging
See MoreMalaysia: New Public Ruling on Withholding Tax on Special Classes of Income
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia issued Public Ruling No. 1/2014 (PR No. 1/2014) on Withholding Tax on Special Classes of Income on 23 January 2014. The special classes of income covered by the public ruling include amounts paid in consideration
See MoreUS: publication on foreign tax credit for individuals
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2014 revision of Publication 514 (Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals). The publication of 24 January 2014 is intended for use in preparing 2013 tax returns. Publication 514 explains the
See MoreUS: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opens 2014 Tax Season
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened the 2014 United States filing season for individuals on January 31, highlighted a growing selection of online services, and encouraged taxpayers to check out a variety of tax benefits, such as the Earned
See MoreNetherlands – Revised rules for employing foreign workers
A new law in the Netherlands (“Foreign Nationals Employment Act”), effective from 1 January 2014, concerns changes to the current labor market rules. The new law was followed by a re-write of the implementation rules. The law generally affects
See MoreItaly: Law Decree published regarding voluntary disclosure procedure
On 29 January 2014 Law Decree No. 4 of 28 January 2014 was published in the Official Gazette. This Decree provided clarifications with regard to the voluntary disclosure procedure. The Law Decree entered into force also on 29 January 2014 and will
See MoreUS: Congressional call to maintain charitable tax deduction
Two members of the Senate Finance Committee led a bipartisan group of more than 30 senators in a recent letter to its Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch underscoring the importance of maintaining the charitable tax deduction in any
See MoreUnited Kingdom – Foreign income dividend claims
In a recent ruling, the England and Wales Court of Appeal issued a decision concerning the time limits for making foreign income dividend (FID) claims and “Manninen claims” in a test case for the FID and Tax Credit Group Litigation. The Court of
See MoreBrazil: Withholding tax thresholds for Employee Profit-Sharing Plans Increased
The employee profit-sharing plan (participação nos lucros ou resultados, PLR) related tax withholding thresholds in Brazil have recently been modified. This will be applicable from 1 January 2014. For the taxable year 2014, the tax withholding
See MoreGermany: Taxable Pension Threshold Lower
The taxable pension threshold in Germany has been reduced; tax will be due in 2014 on gross monthly pension income that exceeds EUR 1,225 for single taxpayers, and EUR 2,450 for married couples. This is part of an ongoing reform to progressively
See MoreArgentina: Court Decision on withholding tax on commissions paid
Argentina’s Supreme Court has ruled that commissions paid by Argentine borrowers are Argentine-source business income and subject to withholding tax. The case was Hidroeléctrica El Chocón SA c/ DGI where Hidroeléctrica El Chocón (HEC), paid
See MoreColombia: Definitions for classification of resident individuals
Decree 3032 of 2013 has just been reported clarifying the classification of resident individuals into the employee and self-employed categories. The same Decree provide key definitions for employee; self-employed; personal service; liberal
See MoreUK: Coalition Partner indicates preference for Income Tax Allowance Increases
The UK Deputy Prime Minister has said that the personal allowance could be increased beyond the target GBP 10,000 in April 2014 if the Government were to abandon “pet projects” on tax and focus on on a single goal of a high allowance
See MoreBelgium: Proposed changes to expatriate tax rules
The Belgian government has proposed legislation to amend the rules for determining the non-resident individual (personal) income tax as applicable to expatriates. Proposed changes include the repeal of personal exemptions for expatriates benefiting
See MoreLatvia: Taxable base for social security contributions approved
The Latvian regulations that set the maximum taxable base for social security contributions, set at EUR 46,400 for 2014, entered into force on 1 January 2014. This amount will be adjusted
See MoreHong Kong: Lower Tax for Captive Insurers
The amended Inland Revenue bill (No.3) 2013 has been gazetted by the Hong Kong Government, aiming to reduce by half the profits tax on captive insurers, and to increase the deduction ceiling for retirement scheme contributions by employees or
See MoreTaiwan: Worried At Non-Declaration of Property Income
Recently, Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau (NTBT) published that the requirement to announce, on an income tax return, profits for an off-plan property transaction cannot be escaped non-residents is involved. They also specified that, even any
See MoreUS 2014 tax season to open on January 31
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has declared that it plans to open the 2014 tax filing season on January 31 instead of the original opening date of January 21. The new opening date for individual to file their tax returns for 2013
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