World Tax Brief: August 2021
ArgentinaE -filing: On 22 July 2021, the Federal Finance Administration (AFIP) officially published a resolution announcing that online payment service providers will have to comply with a new information regime for electronic payment processing
See MoreColombia introduces new tax incentives for the maritime sector
On 4 August 2021, Colombia has issued Law 2133, which is aimed at creating incentives in the development of naval activities in Colombia that keep the maritime economy of the country related. The income from the international maritime transport
See MoreDenmark: Government publishes a Bill to amend Tax Control and Assessment Act
On 23 June 2021, the Ministry of Taxation proposed a draft Bill to amend the Tax Control Act and the Tax Assessment Act (Competence for approval of the information form, etc., adjustment of the disclosure deadline for legal entities, accounting in
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AustraliaLocal file-General rule: The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has provided 31 December 2020 early balancing entities additional time until 30 August 2021 to lodge Part A of their 2021 local file if they indicate in their tax return they
See MorePoland: Government announces draft legislation on tax reforms
On 26 July 2021, the Government of Poland has announced a draft legislation concerning following tax reform related to corporate taxation. New definition of the place of effective business management aimed at limiting situations in which Polish
See MoreBolivia: National Tax Service extends due date of financial reports and other reports
On 27 July 2021, the National Tax Service declared the issuance of Resolution No. 102100000009 of 27 July 2021. According to the Resolution, the paper filing or electronically filing of financial statements and other reports is extended until 31
See MoreQatar introduces e-filing of withholding tax declarations
On 4 August 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circular No. 5 of 2021 reminding all taxpayers that they are required to submit their monthly withholding tax returns through online on the Dhareeba portal. Furthermore, the GTA
See MorePoland: Draft bill on DST presents in Parliament
On 7 July 2021, a draft bill on digital services tax (DST) was submitted to Poland's lower chamber of parliament (the Sejm). The bill includes a proposal of 7% tax on digital sector enterprises, regardless of their place of establishment, with a
See MoreLuxembourg 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
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