Saudi Arabia: Cabinet approves multilateral competent authority agreement on the exchange of CbC reports
On 28 May 2019, the Saudi Arabian Cabinet sanctioned the signature of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA). Saudi Arabia presented CbC reporting requirements, including standard
See MoreArgentina modifies TP documentation requirements
On 27 May 2019, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) has published General Resolution 4496 (GR 4496) in the official gazette amending General Resolution 1122 (GR 1122). The resolution explains requirements, deadline, thresholds for
See MoreBulgaria: Parliament adopts amendments to TP documentation bill at first-reading
On 5 June 2019, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted at first reading amendments to the Tax and Insurance Procedure Code, which introduced the new transfer pricing (TP) documentation requirements. One of the most important changes is in relation to
See MoreBulgaria increases VAT registration threshold
Bulgaria is considering raising its VAT registration threshold. The current threshold will rise from BGN 50,000 to BGN 100,000 sales per annum. The new threshold will effective as from 1 January 2019. In addition, it is proposed a new reduced
See MoreHungary plans to take several tax measures for maintaining economic growth
On 31 May 2019, the Ministry of Finance announced the Government-approved Action Plan for the Protection of the Economy. To help small businesses, the small business tax rate (KIVA) will be reduced from 13% to 12% from 1 January 2020. The tax cut
See MoreArgentina issues decree regarding exemption to the tax on debits and credits
Argentina issued Decree No. 373/2019 on 27 May 2019, which includes new exemption from tax on debits and credits for those accounts used for the provision of financial services by complementary financial services agencies. The decree was issued
See MoreMozambique: Parliament approves law on tax debt relief
On 30 May 2019, the Parliament of Mozambique (Assembleia da República de Moçambique) approved Law no. 1/2019 establishing an incentive for taxpayers to accomplish any unsettled tax liabilities. The purpose of this law is to create a special
See MoreGreece extends deadline for CIT returns
Recently, the Ministry of Finance issued a decision (No A 1211/2019) extending the deadline for the filing of corporation tax returns for 2018. The deadline is extended until 29 July 2019. Legal persons and entities that have not filed an income
See MoreSpain releases corporate income tax return form for FY 2018
On 17 May 2019, Spain published Order HAC/554/2019 of 26 April 2019 in the Official Gazette approving the corporate income tax and non-resident income tax returns corresponding to permanent establishments and entities under the regime of
See MoreSingapore: IRS Publishes TP guidelines for commodity marketing and trading activities
On 24 May 2019, the Inland Revenue Service of Singapore (IRS) has published a new transfer pricing (TP) E-Tax guide aimed at helping taxpayers compute the economic value of commodity marketing and trading activities conducted by related parties.
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: June 2019
HungaryDocumentation-Timing: On 8 May 2019, the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration issued a notice to remind taxpayers that they must prepare their transfer pricing documentation by 31 May 2019 if they are required to keep
See MoreGreece amends tax incentives to extend the shared services centers
On 14 May 2019, Greece published document No. Ε.2076, sets forth the provisions of article 38 of Law 4605/2019 (Official Gazette Issue A’ 52/1 April 2019) amending the provisions of Law 89/1967, to broaden the relevant framework and incentivize
See MorePuerto Rico proposes tax incentives for qualifying Opportunity Zones
On 14 May 2019, Governor of Puerto Rico signed the Senate Bill 1147 (the Opportunity Zones Development Act), offering tax incentives for investments in qualifying Opportunity Zones. The act permits the investors following benefits: The new act
See MoreNew Zealand: Inland Revenue publishes revised transfer pricing regime
On 29 April 2019, Inland Revenue published the final versions of the special reports on the new rules for base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The rules were enacted in the Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Act 2018 on 27
See MorePhilippines: DOF submits tax reform bill to Congress
The Philippines Department of Finance (DOF) has announced on 25 April 2019 that the second package (Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities or TRABAHO) of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program
See MorePoland publishes law amending CbC reporting rules
On 15 April 2019, Poland published the Act of 4 April 2019 amending the Act on the exchange of tax information with other countries and certain other acts including Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting rules. Under this, if a group prepares its
See MoreBelgium Updates XML Tool and the XSD schema for Local File
The Belgian Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance has published an update version 2.1 of the XML tool and the XSD schema for the Transfer Pricing (TP) Local file (Form 275 LF), which must be used for Local files submitted via the MyMinfin platform
See MoreIndonesia: MoF publishes new guidance on MAP
On 26 April 2019, the Minister of Finance (MoF) issued a new provision on the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) with Regulation No. 49 / PMK.03 / 2019 (PMK-49). PMK-49 is effective from 26 April 2019 and repeals MoF Regulation No. 240 / PMK.03 /
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