Ireland: Interaction of PAYE and Self Assessment Procedures
On 12 June 2017 the Irish Revenue published the amended Part 42-04-13 of the Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Corporation Tax Manual. The amendments reflect the changes to the income thresholds which are applied in determining whether an
See MoreIreland: Charges on income for corporation tax purposes
On 12 June 2017, the Irish Revenue published updates to the Tax and Duty Manual Part 08-02-01 dealing with charges on income for Corporation Tax purposes. The principal updates are in relation to interest as a charge on income under section 247
See MoreFrance: Implementation of withholding tax postponed for one year
The newly elected Prime Minister of France delayed the implementation of withholding tax further by one year, which means this will now enter into force on 1 January 2019. However, the decision will be confirmed by formal vote of the French
See MoreBrazil: The Federal Government establishes the Special Tax Regularization Program
On 31st May 2017 the Federal Government published Provisional Measure No. 783, which established the Special Tax Regularization Program (PERT). Under the program's rules, taxpayers may settle debts with the Federal Revenue Service and the Attorney
See MoreUganda: Budget for 2017/18
Finance minister has presented national budget for 2017/18 to Parliament in April 2017. The budget, which is hoped to deliver Uganda into middle-income status has seen sectors like electricity, oil and gas, ICT, education, health and agriculture
See MoreNew Zealand: Budget for 2017
The budget for 2017 was passed by Parliament on 26th May 2017. The Budget bill contains changes to tax thresholds and to Working for Families. The changes will come into effect on 1 April 2018. The changes are given below: Income tax thresholds:
See MoreNigeria: Senate passes petroleum industry governance bill
During Nigeria’s plenary session on 25th May 2017, the Senate passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). The PIGB is only a segment of the original Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The bill splits the Nigerian National Petroleum
See MoreUS: Interest rates on tax underpayments and overpayments for the third quarter of 2017
The Internal Revenue Service on 9 June 2017 announced that interest rates for tax underpayments and overpayments will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2017. The rates will be: four percent for overpayments (three percent
See MoreMorocco: Finance Law 2017 gazetted
The Government of Morocco published the Finance Law 2017 on 12th of June 2017 in the official gazette. The law provides an anti-avoidance rule, a tax relief in case of dividends, interest, and rental income for real estate collective investment
See MoreUAE: Excise tax to be implemented by the end of 2017
The Finance Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 10th of May 2017 arranged a briefing session in respect of the new Excise Tax Law. Implementation of the UAE Excise Tax Law follows the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministers of Finance
See MorePortugal: CbC reporting deadline extended
The State Secretary for Fiscal Affairs of Portugal published “Dispatch No. 170/2017/XXI” on 29 May 2017, which has extended the deadline for country-by-country (“CbC”) reporting notifications for fiscal year 2016 further to 31 October
See MoreMauritius: Budget for 2017-2018
On 8 June 2017, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development delivered the Budget speech for 2017-18 to the parliament with little change to economic policy. Key points of the budget are summarised below: Reduced corporate tax
See MoreChina announces tax and VAT incentives
The government of China has announced a range of tax incentives including certain reduced rates to boost the Chinese economy. The tax incentive measures include a reduced taxable income threshold for eligible small enterprises to pay corporate
See MoreIreland: New Tax-Geared Penalties for Non-Submission of Returns
On 12 June 2017, Irish Revenue published the manual Tax-Geared Penalties for Non-Submission of Returns, that provides guidance as to the application of tax-geared penalties under section 1077E TCA 1997 in circumstances where the taxpayer has
See MoreIreland: New tax treatment of certain dividends
On 12 June 2017, Irish Revenue published Tax and Duty Manual Part 02-02-03a that deals with the tax treatment of certain foreign dividends paid out of trading profits, which in accordance with section 21B Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, may be
See MoreIreland updates Tax and Duty Manual
On 12 June 2017, Irish Revenue published the amended Tax and Duty Manual Company Incorporation – Economic Activity to reflect updated legislative references in the Companies Act 2014 and revised contact
See MoreSingapore: Multilateral Convention on BEPS signed
Singapore has signed the multilateral instrument on 7 June 2017, aiming to facilitate the implementation of tax related measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Singapore intends for the Multilateral Instrument to apply to Double
See MorePakistan: Proposes documentation and CbC reporting requirements
On June 5, 2017, Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has presented a notification (Notification SRO 421 (I) / 2017) regarding Documentation and country-by-country reporting requirements in respect of transfer pricing. The proposed requirements are
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