Colombia: Tax Authority updates forms for filing tax returns in 2019
On 7 March 2019, the National Tax Authority (DIAN) of Colombia published an administrative regulation and updated the withholding tax return forms (Form 350) for 2019. According to Annex 2, the following payments are made to resident in
See MoreCanada: Federal budget 2019
On 19 March 2019, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled in the House of Commons the Liberal Government’s Budget 2019. This budget focuses on continued economic growth, job creation, support for first-time home buyers, investments in cleaning up
See MoreIndia: ITAT decision on criteria for selecting transfer pricing comparable companies
The Kolkata Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the case of: Philips Medical Systems (P.) Ltd. v. ITO, held that an entity engaged in both manufacturing and trading activities cannot be a comparable company for benchmarking the
See MoreLuxembourg: Finance Minister presents draft budget law for 2019
On 5 March 2019, the Luxembourg Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, presented to the Chamber of Deputies the draft budget law 2019 together with the draft multi-annual financial planning, for the 2019-2022 period to the Chamber of Deputies. The
See MoreNigeria: FIRS issues guidance on MAP
On 21 February 2019, Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) has issued guidelines on Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP). The guidelines prescribe information regarding eligibility for MAP, access to MAP, overview of the MAP request
See MoreFinland: Tax administration publishes guidelines on interest limitation rules
On 7 March 2019, the Finnish tax administration published new guidelines on the rules on interest deduction restrictions, which were amended to comply with EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD), and contained a general 25% EBITDA interest deduction
See MoreAustralia: New guidance related to inbound distribution arrangements
On 13 March 2019, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a PCG 2019/1 for all multinational enterprises (MNEs) with distribution operations in Australia. This Guideline outlines compliance approach to the transfer pricing
See MoreUK: Spring Statement 2019
The Chancellor delivered the Spring Statement on 13 March 2019. There were no major tax announcements owing to the uncertainty currently surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. UK economic growth is to fall to 1.2% for 2019,
See MoreQatar: New guidance on submitting income tax returns
On 4 March 2019, Qatar's General Tax Authority (GTA) released Circular No. 1/2019 referring to Article 11 of tax law 24 of 2018 and clarifies guidance on submitting income tax returns. The circular informs that taxpayers need to submit their tax
See MorePakistan approves the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019
On 6 March 2019, the National Assembly has approved the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 aimed at amending tax laws. The major changes introduced to income tax laws are as follow: -For nonbanking sectors, the super tax is
See MoreChina: New rules and requirements for tax compliance
Recently promulgated Chinese tax regulations include following changes affecting corporate income tax: Increase to the unit value of fixed assets eligible for the “one-off deduction method” to RMB 5 million;Increase to the deduction limit
See MoreOECD: Morocco joins the inclusive framework on BEPS
On 9 March 2019 the OECD announced that Morocco has joined the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). This means that a total of 129 countries and jurisdictions are taking part in the Inclusive Framework. The countries
See MoreChina aims to reduce taxes in 2019
On 5 March 2019, Mr. Li Keqiang, the Premier declared that the Chinese government is planning to reduce CNT 2 trillion in taxes and fees for companies during 2019. He also included that the government is planning to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT)
See MoreOECD: Consultation on Addressing Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy
On 13 and 14 March 2019 the OECD is to hold a public consultation on the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy. This is related to the work on action 1 of the G20/ OECD action plan on base erosion and profit shifting. The consultation
See MoreUS: APMA releases new functional cost diagnostic model (FCD model) for APA submissions
On 26 February 2019, Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement (APMA) program of IRS, released an excel based functional cost diagnostic model (FCD Model) that is developed in connection with several prior and pending Bilateral Advance Pricing
See MoreTaiwan: NTBNA publishes Guidance on Submission of TP documentation
On 26 February 2019, National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area (NTBNA), Ministry of Finance of Taiwan has published guidance on the submission of the Master file and Country-by-Country report by MNEs. Here are the key points as follows: The
See MoreIreland updates R&D tax credit
On 6 March 2019, Irish Revenue releasedTax and Duty Manual Part 29-02-03, which includes the Research and Development Tax Credit guidelines. Sections 766, 766A and 766B of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997 (the Act) and the Taxes
See MoreUK: Double tax treaty with Lesotho takes effect
The double tax treaty between the UK and Lesotho takes effect in relation to UK corporation tax for financial years beginning on or after 1 April 2019. The treaty was signed on 3 November 2016 and entered into force on 18 September 2018. Permanent
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