Kazakhstan: National Bank sets its base rate from January 2023
On 13 January 2023, the Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan made a decision to set the base rate 16.75% annually with the interest rate corridor of +/- 1.0 percentage points. The rate is used for computing
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Belgium amends guidance on interest deduction rule
On 12 January 2023, Belgium issued Circular 2023/C/8, which provides instructions on the application of the 30% of EBITDA interest deduction limitation starting from 1 January 2019, in line with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). A summary
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US businesses not obligated to report digital asset transactions until regulations are established
On 16 January 2024, the US Treasury Department and IRS declared that businesses in the US are not required to report transactions involving digital assets the same way as they must report the receipt of cash until the Treasury and IRS issue
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Slovak Republic amends TP documentation requirements
The Slovak Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued new guidelines to determine the content of transfer pricing (TP) documentation, effective for the tax period starting after 31 December 2022. The guidelines reflect an amendment to the income tax
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Argentina: AFIP introduces new mandatory disclosure regime for international transactions
On 27 December 2022, Argentina's federal tax authority (AFIP) released General Resolution No.5306/2022, establishing a new mandatory disclosure regime for certain international transactions. It has replaced the previous mandatory reporting regime
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Turkey extends additional R&D and design deduction until 2028
On 10 January 2023, Turkey issued Presidential Decision No. 6652 in the Official Gazette on additional research and development (R&D) and design deduction. According, Turkey extends the application of additional deduction for R&D and design
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Philippines: FIRB finalizes tax incentive guidelines
On 12 January 2023, the Philippines Department of Finance has announced that the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is finalizing the guidelines on the suspension or withdrawal of tax incentives, and the cancellation of project or activity
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Finland: Government proposes to impose windfall tax on electricity companies
On 29 December 2022, the Finnish government has published its law proposal (HE 320/2022 vp) for the introduction of windfall taxes on the profits of electricity and fossil fuel companies. Under the proposal, the tax would be 30 percent of the net
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Irish revenue issued new guidance on interest limitation rules and foreign currencies
On 10 January 2024, the Irish Revenue released eBrief No. 014/24, which includes updated guidance (TDM 35D-01-01) related to the interest limitation rule (ILR). In accordance with Article 4 of ATAD, the ILR limits the interest deductibility of
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World Tax Brief: January 2023
Armenia Incentives-Industry/manufacturing: The Armenian parliament has approved a law for the extension of tax incentives for start-ups of information technology (IT) industry. The incentives include a 100% corporate income tax exemption and
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Hong Kong: IRD publishes updated guidance on foreign-sourced income exemption regime
On 23 December 2022, the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong has published updated guidance on the new Foreign-Sourced Income Exemption (FSIE) regime in the Official Gazette. The FSIE which is introduced by the Inland Revenue (Amendment)
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North Macedonia proposes amendments to TP reporting
Proposed amendments to the corporate income tax law regarding transfer pricing reporting would become effective from 1 January 2023. The proposed amendments include following changes: the requirement to submit a transfer pricing (TP) report to
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Singapore: IRAS releases guidance on tax treatment of gains or losses from the sale of foreign assets
On 8 December 2023, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) released an updated e-tax guide on the tax treatment of gains or losses from the sale of foreign assets under the recently introduced Section 10(L) of the Income Tax Act (ITA).
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Australia: ATO announces latest GIC and SIC rates
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced the latest general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the third quarter of the 2022-23 income year. The General Interest Charge (GIC) annual rate is 10.06%
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Taiwan extends the deadline for business tax payment for Q4 2022 and January 2023
On 4 January 2023, the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan issued a press release regarding the tax payment deadline for Q4 (4th quarter) and January 2023. Accordingly, the deadline has been extended to 22 February 2023. The Ministry of Finance reminds
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In January 2023 the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued an Exposure Draft with proposed amendments to IAS 12 (Income Taxes). The amendments relate to tax and accounting implications of the implementation of the global minimum
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Singapore: IRAS updates TP Guidelines on indicative margin for related-party loans
On 3 January 2023, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) published updated transfer pricing (TP) guidelines on indicative margin for related-party loans. IRAS publishes the indicative margin at the beginning of each calendar year. The
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Dominican Republic: DGII extends exemptions for agricultural sector
On 5 January 2023, the Dominican Tax Authorities (DGII) published General Rule No. 01/2023 regarding temporary exemptions for the agriculture sector. The major benefits include following measure: Exemption from the requirement to pay income tax
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