Luxembourg issues circular on administrative fines and penalties
On 28 July 2021, the Luxembourg Tax Authorities has issued Circular No. 67 to set administrative fines and penalties in cases of tax fraud, criminal fraud, and the cooperation between the tax administration and the judicial authorities. The
See MoreKorea: MOEF proposes Tax Revision Bill 2021
On 26 July 2021, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) has issued an overview of the proposed Tax Revision Bill 2021 to support new industries and employment, as well as inclusive growth. The Tax Revision Bill 2021 includes the
See MoreUK: Consultation on Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms
On 30 July 2021 the UK government launched a consultation on how to implement of the OECD Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms, under which digital platforms will be required to report information on the income of sellers on their platform.
See MoreBotswana enacts budget for 2021/22
On 30 June 2021, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development published a press release announcing the implementation of the budget for 2021/22. The most important measures are: -The general withholding tax rate increased from 7.5% to 10% on
See MoreOECD: Updates to Transfer Pricing Country Profiles
On 3 August 2021 the OECD issued an updated version of some of its transfer pricing country profiles, These include new country profiles for Angola, Romania and Tunisia, and updated profiles for seventeen other countries. The updated profiles have
See MoreSouth Africa: Call for comments regarding 2021 draft Tax Bills
On 28 July 2021, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment by no later than 28 August 2021 on the second batch of the 2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2021 Draft Tax
See MoreChina publishes simplified procedures for unilateral APAs
On 26 July 2021, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) issued Announcement No. 24 (2021) that finalizes a simplified procedure for unilateral advance pricing arrangements (APAs), which will come into effect on 1 September 2021. An
See MoreOECD: Research and Development Tax Incentives and Effective Tax Rates
On 28 July 2021 the OECD published on its website tax working paper no 54 entitled Corporate Effective Tax Rates for R&D: The case of expenditure-based R&D tax incentives, written by Ana Cinta González Cabral, Silvia Appelt and Tibor
See MoreVietnam: New APA rules come into force
On 3 August 2021, new detailed guidelines from the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) on the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) came into force. The guidance was published on 18 June 2021 in circular 45/2021 / TT-BTC (circular 45) and replace with
See MoreOECD: Stage two peer review report on Chile’s compliance with BEPS action 14
On 26 July 2021 the OECD published the stage two peer review report on Chile’s compliance with the minimum standard under action 14 of the action plan on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). BEPS Action 14 is concerned with making dispute
See MoreCyprus extends the final payment due date for companies
On 30 July 2021, Cyprus' Ministry of Finance issued various decrees providing an extension for the payment the final tax due (as per the relevant income tax return) for tax year 2020 for companies with turnover that exceeds EUR 70,000 and with an
See MorePoland: Tax bill clarifies the definition of place of management
On 28 June 2021, the Poland’s Ministry of Finance has opened a public consultation for a new tax bill called the “Polish Deal.” With other amendments, the bill provides the clarification of definition of place of management for corporate
See MoreGermany: MoF publishes new administrative principles on TP
On 14 July 2021, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued new administrative principles on transfer pricing. The administrative principles include extensive references to the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and provide further details clarifying
See MoreLuxembourg issues updated guidance on interest deduction limitation
On 28 July 2021, the Luxembourg Tax Authorities has published Circular L.I.R. n° 168bis/1 (French), which clarifies certain aspects of the interest expense deduction limitation rules included in the article 168bis of the Luxembourg Income Tax
See MoreOECD: Corporate Tax Statistics Database Updated
On 29 July 2021 the OECD released the third edition of the Corporate Tax Statistics database. This database aims to broaden the range of data issued on corporate tax to assist in the study of base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The updated
See MoreCyprus: Tax Department issues update XML Schema for DAC6/MDR submissions
On 29 July 2021, the Cypriot Tax Department published an announcement regarding a new XML Schema that entered into force on 5 August 2021. The XML should be used by Intermediaries and Taxpayers to submit the information for the purposes of the
See MorePoland releases draft legislation on corporate tax for public consultation
On 26 July 2021, the Polish Ministry of Finance has released a draft bill regarding the corporate income tax for public consultation. The bill includes the following proposals: Proposal to change the method of depreciation of assets acquired
See MoreFrance: Tax authority suspends DAC6 filing services
Recently, the Tax Authority has published a notice to announce that the online service for reporting on DAC6 cross-border arrangements will be suspended in the private and professional areas from July 29, 2021 until the beginning of September 2021.
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