Greece introduces simplifies tax refund procedure for legal entities
On 14 November 2022, the Greek Public Revenue Authority (AADE) published Decision A. 1160 in the Official Gazette regarding the simplified income tax refund procedures for legal entities. Accordingly, if entities file their corporate income tax
See MoreUK: Evaluation of Creative Industries Tax Relief
On 17 November 2022 HMRC published a research report on four creative industries tax reliefs. The report which was prepared by Ipsos in partnership with Olsberg SPI and London Economics presents the results of research into the Film Tax Relief
See MoreOECD: Corporate Tax Statistics
On 17 November 2022 the OECD published the latest edition of the annual Corporate Tax Statistics publication, covering over 160 countries and jurisdictions. The latest edition includes new aggregated data on country-by-country (CbC) reports covering
See MoreOECD: Revenue Statistics in Africa
On 14 November 2022 the OECD published Revenue Statistics in Africa 2022. The annual publication is produced by the OECD jointly with the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the African Union Commission (AUC). Technical assistance is given
See MoreKazakhstan explains amendments to the taxation of dividends
On 11 November 2022, the State Revenue Committee of Kazakhstan issued a press release regarding amendments to the taxation of dividends with effect from 1 January 2023. The amendments are made according to the Law No. 135-VII of 11 July 2022. The
See MoreAustralia: ATO releases updated interest rate for simplified transfer pricing record keeping options for loans
On 17 November 2022, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) published an updated version of Practical Compliance Guideline (PCG) 2017/2 related to the eligibility criteria for applying simplified transfer pricing record keeping options for low level
See MoreOECD: Comments Received on Administration and Tax Certainty Aspects of Amount A of Pillar One
On 16 November 2022 the OECD published the comments received on the Progress Report on the Administration and Tax Certainty Aspects of Amount A of Pillar One. Comments were received from more than 30 organisations and individuals in business,
See MoreBelgium: Parliament approves amendments on statute of limitations
On 10 November 2022, the Belgian parliament approved the law amending the statutes of limitations periods. The statute of limitations periods is set as follows: A standard 3-year statute of limitations where a return has been timely filed.
See MoreTurkey extends CIT exemptions from income on certain TRY deposit accounts
On 9 November 2022, the Turkish Revenue Administration published Law No. 7420 in the Official Gazette amending various tax related legislation. Accordingly, the application period for the corporate tax exemption provided to taxpayers who convert
See MoreArgentina: Commission on foreign affairs endorses a bill to ratify MLI
On 8 November 2022, the Argentine Commission on Foreign Affairs accepted a bill to ratify the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). On 7 June 2017, Argentina signed the MLI containing a
See MoreCosta Rica extends the deadline for filing informative returns for dormant companies
On 9 November 2022, Costa Rica published the Resolution No.DGT-R-033-2022 regarding further extension of deadline for filing informative returns for dormant companies. This is the third extension of the filing deadline. Previously, it was extended
See MoreSouth Africa: Peer Review on Transparency and Exchange of Information
The second-round peer review report on South Africa’s implementation of standards on the exchange of information on request was published by the OECD’s Global Forum on 9 November 2022. The report notes that South Africa is largely compliant with
See MoreWorld Tax Brief: November 2022
Belgium Submission of returns: On 30 September 2022, the Belgian Ruling Commission announced filing and prefiling requests related to the innovation income deduction and transfer pricing. According to the announcement, all prefiling requests
See MoreOECD: Peer Review Report on the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information
On 9 November 2022 the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published a peer review report on the automatic exchange of financial account information. The Global Forum monitors and reviews the
See MoreUnited Kingdom adopts OECD TP Guidelines 2022
On 9 November 2022, the UK Official Gazette published Statutory Instrument No. 2022/1147, on transfer pricing (TP) guidelines. The statutory instrument outlines the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax
See MoreIsrael: Peer Review on Transparency and Exchange of Information
The second stage, phase one peer review report on Israel’s implementation of standards on the exchange of information on request was published by the OECD on 9 November 2022. The first review noted that although a regulatory framework was in
See MoreBulgaria proposes a temporary solidarity contribution to the fossil sector
On 1 November 2022, the Government of Bulgaria submitted a draft bill to the Parliament regarding a temporary solidarity contribution of 33% on oil, gas and coal companies in line with the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an
See MoreGermany: Federal Cabinet approves CbC reports exchange agreement with US
On 4 November 2022, the German Upper House of Parliament (Bundesrat) approves bill No. 567/22 for consideration to ratify the competent authority agreement (CAA) on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports with the US. The competent
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