Canada: Deadline for interest payment on family income-splitting loans

16 January, 2015

The interest payment deadline on family income-splitting loans for 2014 is on 30th January 2015 given that the attribution rules not apply to investment income earned on the loans. The suggested interest rate for family loans continues at the lowest

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Croatia: New tax measurement has been announced by government

09 September, 2014

The government has declared new tax measure on VAT, personal allowance, Employment earnings and others in order to enhance the economic activity, on 4 September 2014. VAT: According to the declaration, VAT will be applicable on invoice payment

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Canada: Interest rates of prescribed income tax unchanged for Q4 2014

07 August, 2014

The Canada Revenue Agency has declared that the interest rates of prescribed income tax for taxable benefits overpaid and underpaid taxes for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2014 i.e. from October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 will stay

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Italy withdraws WHT on inbound payments

20 February, 2014

An instruction from the Italian Revenue Agency for all Italian banks to withhold a 20 percent tax on all payments from abroad received by Italian individual taxpayers, has been withdrawn with effect from 1 February 2014 as it is being examined by

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Malaysia: New Public Ruling on Withholding Tax on Special Classes of Income

17 February, 2014

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

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Brazil: Withholding tax thresholds for Employee Profit-Sharing Plans Increased

03 February, 2014

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

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Finnish Administrative Supreme Court Order to pay interest on refunds of withholding tax collection

10 December, 2013

According to the Finnish Supreme Administrative court decision, Finland tax authority must pay interest on refunds of withholding tax collected in contrast to the EU law. The interest rate imposed on withholding tax refunds varies annually. In the

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Canada – Interest-free loans and Interest rates on family loans for 2014

08 December, 2013

The Revenue Agency of Canada have declared that the formal income tax interest rates in respect of taxable benefits, overpaid taxes, and underpaid taxes will all deduct by 1% as of January 1, 2014. The prescribed rate that uses to taxable credits

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Portugal: New withholding tax rates

05 February, 2013

The Official Gazette of Portugal published Order 796-B/2013 of the Ministry of Finance on 14 January 2013. Order 796-B/2013 approved the new withholding tax tables for personal income tax. The new withholding tax rates are applicable to employment

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