World Tax Brief: November 2021
Belgium Interest on late payments: On 27 October 2021, the Federal Public Service has published the late payment interest for companies. According to the notice, the interest rate is set at 4% for the 2022 calendar year.See the story in
See MoreNetherlands introduces conditional withholding tax
On 2 November 2021, the parliament of the Netherlands approved the conditional withholding tax (WHT) rate of 25% on dividends paid to low tax jurisdictions. The conditional withholding tax will apply from 1 January 2024 on dividend payments to
See MorePeru: Government submits Tax Reform Bill to Congress
On 27 October 2021, the Government led by President Pedro Castillo has submitted a bill to Congress through which it requests extraordinary powers to legislate on tax matters. The main measures of the Bill are as follows: Increase of capital
See MoreUK: New Tax Regime for Asset Holding Companies
The UK budget announcements on 27 October 2021 proposed that legislation would be included in the Finance Bill 2021/22 to set up a new tax regime for qualifying asset holding companies (QAHCs). This change is part of a broader review of the UK
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: Notification of Uncertain Tax Treatment for Large Businesses
The UK budget announcements on 27 October 2021 included a new requirement for large businesses to notify HMRC when they take a tax position in their returns that is uncertain. Legislation would be included in the Finance Bill defining a large
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 MoreItaly: Council of Ministers Approves Budget for FY 2022
28 October 2021, Italian Council of Ministers has issued a release declaring its approval of the Budget for FY 2022. The key tax measures include plastic tax and sugar tax is postponed until 2023, the VAT rate on feminine hygiene products is
See MoreMorocco publishes Finance Law for FY 2022
On 26 October 2021, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published the draft Finance Law for 2022. The measures of the Finance Law will generally apply from 1 January 2022. The key measures of the law includes the reduction of the top rate of
See MoreNigeria issues new procedural rules for tax appellate tribunal
Recently, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning issued new Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2021. The Rules replace the 2010 Rules and are intended to guide the practice and procedure of Tax Appeal Tribunal (“TAT“)
See MoreUkraine: Cabinet of Ministers adopts new APA procedures
On 28 October 2021, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted new procedures of preliminary coordination of advance pricing agreements (APAs) in controlled transactions, as a result of which agreements on preliminary coordination of pricing,
See MorePortugal: Parliament rejects 2022 Budget Bill
On 27 October 2021, the Portuguese parliament rejected the government's 2022 budget bill (Bill 116/XIV/3). The draft bill was submitted in parliament on 11 October 2021 and includes various tax-related measures, including revised personal income
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII describes a guide on foreign tax credit
The Tax Authority has recently made a clarification through a guide, GLN 25641, regarding foreign tax credit (FTC) as well as unilateral relief methods. The following instructions are effective immediately and have included in the Tax Code: The
See MoreCyprus: Tax department publishes decree implementing regulations for DAC6
On 29 October 2021, the tax department of Cyprus published the Decree KDP 438/2021 for the implementation of the EU directives on reportable cross-border arrangements (DAC6). The decree provides guidance on the participants in a reportable
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: November 2021
AustriaDocumentation-Requirement: On 7 October 2021, the Austrian Ministry of Finance published the updated Austrian Transfer Pricing Guidelines (Austrian Guidelines) 2021. The guideline provided guidance for those companies which fall under the
See MoreSingapore: IRAS updates e-Tax Guide on DTA to address arbitration procedure
On 23 October 2021, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) issued an updated edition of its e-tax guide on “avoidance of double taxation agreements” to add guidance on arbitration provisions in Singapore’s double tax
See MoreUK Budget announcements for 2022/23
The latest UK budget announcements were made on 27 October 2021 including the following measures: Consultation on corporate re-domiciliation This consultation seeks views on the introduction of a UK re-domiciliation regime, which would make
See MoreTurkey issues Regulations on mutual agreement procedures (MAP)
On 26 October 2021, Turkey has published Law No. 7338 on Certain Amendments on Tax Procedural Law and Certain Laws in the Official Gazette which clarifies provisions with respect to the domestic application of the mutual agreement procedure
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