Chile: Reminder about the due date of submitting Sworn Statement of Income

24 June, 2018

The Internal Revenue Service (SII) gives a reminder to taxpayers of the due date of five Affidavit of Income. These are Forms No. 1929, 1930, 1907, 1937 and 1945, which are explained below: Sworn declaration Expiration date Form No. 1907 on

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Greece: Public revenue Authority publishes a circular on MCAA

21 June, 2018

The Public Revenue Authority has published a Circular on June 15, 2018 regarding the lists of jurisdictions with which Greece wants implement the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC)

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Nigeria: FIRS publishes Income Tax (CbC Reporting) regulations

21 June, 2018

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has released the Income Tax (Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR)) Regulations on June 19, 2018. It was published in an official gazette on January 8, 2018. This CbCR Regulations give guidelines to

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Uruguay: Parliament passes a bill on the Multilateral Instrument (MLI)

21 June, 2018

4 June 2018, the Uruguayan parliament passed the Bill for the ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Uruguay signed the MLI on 7 June 2017. The MLI will

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India: No international transaction with related party in the absence of an agreement with the AE

20 June, 2018

Recently, the Mumbai Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) ruled its decision on the transfer pricing (TP) case of Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd. v. ACIT (ITA No. 6073/Mum/2014 and ITA No. 2778/Mum/2011) in favor of the taxpayer.

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India: The expenditure specifically incurred for Indian taxpayers’ market cannot be construed to benefit the AE

20 June, 2018

On 14 May 2018, the Delhi Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal ruled its decision on the transfer pricing (TP) case of BMW India Pvt. V. ACIT (ITA No 6160 / Del. / 2014) in favor of the taxpayer. The court held that, expenses that are

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Ecuador announces new tax incentives

20 June, 2018

The National Assembly of Ecuador issues a draft bill with number of following new tax incentives: 8-year tax exemption for investments in Quito and Guayaquil; 10-year tax exemption for investments in priority activities outside of Quito and

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Greece: Law 4549/2018 publishes in official gazette

20 June, 2018

The Law 4549/2018, Provisions for the Completion of the Agreement on Budgetary Targets and Structural Reforms - Medium Term Financial Framework 2019-2022 and other provisions, was published in the Government Gazette with the prerequisites of the

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Belgium issues a draft bill to introduce some tax measures

20 June, 2018

On 11 June 2018, a draft bill was submitted to the parliament to complete and amend the corporate income tax reform of 2017. The bill contains a new anti-abuse provision for notional interest deduction (NID) and clarifies that the reduction of

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Tanzania: Finance Minister presented 2018-19 Budget

19 June, 2018

Tanzania: Finance Minister presented 2018-19 Budget 19 June 2018 The Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Philip I. Mpango, presented the 2018/19 Budget on June 14, 2018 to the national assembly. Some key points of the budget are given

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Belgium issues a FAQs on MAP and APA

18 June, 2018

On 23 May 2018, the Public Federal Service (SPF) of Belgium published a document of FAQ on Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) and the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) procedure. The assessee may also request that the tax due in Belgium is not invoiced

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Danish Government adopts the PE rules amendments for pass-through entities

16 June, 2018

On 9 June 2018 Denmark adopted Law No. 725 of 8 June 2018 provides for amendments to the permanent establishment (PE) rules with respect to investments made in Denmark through transparent entities. The amendment excludes foreign investors making

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Danish Government adopts Law on R&D deductions

16 June, 2018

On 9 June 2018 Denmark adopted Law on R&D Deductions in the Official Gazette. Law No. 722 of 8 June 2018 provides for an increase in the allowed deduction for R&D from the prior 100% to: 101.5% for the 2018 and 2019 tax years; 103% for

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Angola: President approves new tax regime for natural gas

15 June, 2018

On 18 May 2018, the President approved the Decree No. 7/18 which outlined new legislation for the development of marginal fields, the creation of a regulatory body for fuel products and natural gas rights. For marginal fields, which the law defines

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Brazil: Maximum tax refund reduces for exporting companies

15 June, 2018

Brazil has published Decree No. 9.393 of 30th May 2018 in the Official Gazette, which amends Decree No. 8,415, of February 27, 2015, which regulates the application of the special regime for the Reintegration of tax values ​​for exporting

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Sweden: Parliament approves draft bill regarding corporate income tax changes

15 June, 2018

On 14 June 2018, the Swedish Parliament approved the bill introducing new tax rules for the business sector. The bill includes following measures: A reduction in the corporate tax rate from 22% to 21.4% in 2019 and 2020, and to 20.6% from 2021;

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Kazakhstan signs MCAA

14 June, 2018

On 12 June 2018, Kazakhstan signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. Kazakhstan has not yet activated the CbC MCAA in accordance with OECD’s

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Australia updates international dealings schedule for 2018 tax year

14 June, 2018

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released the 2018 International dealings schedule (IDS) and their instructions for 2018 tax years. The IDS must be lodged by businesses that provide a response at the trigger questions of the relevant

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