OECD: Case Study on Strengthening Tax Transparency in Uganda
On 16 April 2021 the OECD issued a tax and development case study entitled Strengthening tax transparency to combat tax evasion, illicit financial flows and profit shifting in Uganda. The case study looks at how international and development
See MoreCosta Rica extends the filing due date for ultimate beneficiary owner return
On 29 April 2021, Costa Rica published the Resolution No. DGT-ICD-R-17-2021 extending the due date for filing the ultimate beneficial owner return in the registry for the year 2021. Originally, the deadline to comply with this obligation was on
See MoreOECD: Taxing Wages 2021
On 29 April 2021 the OECD issued the annual publication Taxing Wages 2021. This publication sets out details of taxes paid on wages in the OECD countries, covering personal income taxes and social security contributions paid by employees; social
See MoreGreece: Finance Ministry announces tax relief measures due to COVID-19 outbreak
In response to covid-19 outbreak, the Finance Ministry announced tax relief measures for households and businesses, including: The provision for the possibility of paying the income tax of natural and legal persons of the tax year 2020, in eight
See MoreIreland: Revenue extends e-filing deadline for specific customers
On 28 April 2021, the Irish Revenue made an announcement to extend the return e-filing and e-payment date through ROS for self-assessment income tax customers and customers responsible for Capital Acquisition Tax (CAT). According to the
See MoreChile: Tax authority extends deadline of income tax return and payments for SMEs
On 30 April 2021, the Tax authority declared that taxpayers may file their 2021 income tax declaration until 31 May 2021, as a way to facilitate compliance with this tax responsibility, which occurs in a period marked by the health emergency and
See MoreIreland: Revenue publishes a guidance regarding ePSWT implementation
On 22 April 2021, the Revenue published a guidance, which was proposed to introduce electronic Professional Service Withholding Tax (ePSWT) from 1 July 2021. Section 13 of the Finance Act 2020 provides for an electronic Payment Notification through
See MoreSlovenia: MoF proposes several amendments to tax changes
On 16 April 2021, the Slovenian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed several amendments to tax changes including the Bill on Amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, the Bill on Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, and the Bill on
See MoreDenmark: Supreme Court makes a decision on a case regarding TP documentation
On 26 April 2021, the Danish Supreme Court issued its decision in a landmark transfer pricing case: Denmark v Tetra Pak Processing Systems A/S , in which a Danish company (Tetra Pak) that produced and sold plants for manufacturing ice cream. The
See MoreKenya: High Court suspends the implementation of minimum tax
On 19 April 2021, the Kenyan High Court issued an order suspending the implementation of the new Kenyan minimum tax on gross corporate income. The suspension order has been issued the day before the first installment of the tax was due. The Kenya
See MoreUN: Tax Committee Approves Handbook on Carbon Taxation for Developing Countries
The twenty-second session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, held from 19 to 28 April 2021 has approved the final chapters of the Handbook on Carbon Taxation for Developing Countries. The whole publication
See MoreUN: Third edition of the Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries
Following approval at the twenty-second session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, held from 19 to 28 April 2021, the UN has published the third edition of its Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII issues a Decree to amend TP rules
On 21 April 2021, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) published Decree 256-21, which makes modification on articles 5, 7, 10 and 18 of the transfer pricing (TP) regulation, established by means of the Decree no. 78-14, of March 14,
See MoreMalta enacts Budget Measures Implementation Act 2021
On 16 April 2021, Malta has published and enacted Act to implement Budget Measures for the Financial Year 2021and other administrative measures (Act No. XVIII of 2021). The budget measures were announced in October 2020 which came into force on
See MoreOECD: Sharing and gig economies and VAT/GST
On 19 April 2021 the OECD released a report entitled The Impact of the Growth of the Sharing and Gig Economy on VAT/GST Policy and Administration. Some industries have been transformed by the sharing and gig economy in recent years, with the
See MoreMalta: CFR notifies about 2020 Tax Returns for Fiscal Units
On 20 April 2021, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue (CFR) has notified that the facility to upload and submit the income tax return and the supplemental document for Year of Assessment 2020 required to be filed by a principal taxpayer in respect
See MoreOECD: Tax Policy Reforms 2021
On 21 April 2021, the OECD published Tax Policy Reforms 2021 giving an overview of the tax policy of around 70 jurisdictions, including the OECD and G20 countries and some members of the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting
See MoreOECD: Tax Administration – Digital Resilience in the COVID-19 Environment
On 21 April 2022 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) issued a publication entitled Tax Administration: Digital Resilience in the COVID-19 Environment. The report comments on the results of a digital resilience survey of 32 member
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