China: reduces value added tax rate on agricultural products
On 3 May 2017, the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Administration issued a joint announcement listing the categories of goods benefiting from a reduction in the VAT rate from 13% to 11%. The list includes agricultural products, water, natural
See MoreCroatia: CbC reporting requirements implemented
The BEPS Action 13 (Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting) has now been fully implemented in Croatia, with the full legal framework in place. The Croatian Tax Office published the CbC reporting requirements in late March
See MoreUS: Business start-ups can opt to offset research credit against payroll tax
During the National Small Business Week celebration held from April 30 to May 6 the IRS has been highlighting tax benefits and resources designed to help new and existing small businesses. Eligible small business startups can now choose to apply
See MoreDominican Republic: New facility for taxpayers to make payments to online accounts
On 24 April 2017, the Directorate-General for Internal Taxation (DGII) introduced the online "Payments to account", which explains to companies and individuals their tax obligations and the due date for payment of the tax and enables them to make
See MoreCanada: Government offers tax relief for farmers and fishers supplying cooperatives
The Budget 2017 makes the tax system unbiased by making existing tax relief for individuals and families more actual and accessible, by removing ineffective and inefficient tax measures. It also ensures that no taxpayer is getting an extra benefit
See MoreIsrael: BEPS updates
The Ministry of Finance on 1st of May 2017, signed tax regulations for implementing the OECD’s nexus approach. This approach is mainly a BEPS requirement in case of intellectual property (IP) preferential tax regimes. The proposed regulations are
See MoreUK: Criminal Finances Act 2017
On 27 April 2017, the Criminal Finances Bill 2017 received Royal Assent. The bill to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, make provision in connection with terrorist property, create corporate offences for cases where a person associated with a
See MoreQatar: Cabinet approves draft law on income tax and VAT
On 3 May 2017 the Prime Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's ordinary meeting. During its ordinary meeting, the Cabinet approved a draft law on income tax and some of its draft executive regulations. A
See MoreIndia: CBDT issues first comprehensive report on APA
On May 1, 2017, the first annual report on APA programme was released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) which provides various statistical and qualitative aspects of the Indian APA program to promote discussions and discussions between
See MoreGreece: Guidelines for implementing MAP
The Public Revenue Authority has presented guidelines via POL 1049/2017 in relation to implementation of the Mutual Agreement Procedure (“MAP”). The Guidelines give detail on the provisions recently introduced in the tax code. According to the
See MoreUkraine: Cabinet of Ministers adopts the changes to advance pricing agreements
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on March 29, 2017 adopted amendments to the Regulation No. 504 of 17 July 2015 regarding the procedure of issuing advance pricing agreements (APAs). According to the adopted amendments to the Regulation No. 504 of
See MoreGreece: Guidance for company re-organizations
Guidance regarding tax rules through Circular POL 1057/2017 have been issued by the Public Revenue Authority. The guidelines clarify the rules on restructuring in relation to the different types of company at a domestic or EU cross-border level,
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: April 2017
China: Adjustments-MAP: Bulletin 6 governs MAP in relation to bilateral/multilateral APAs and special tax adjustments in one jurisdiction which would result in corresponding adjustment in another jurisdiction. According to Bulletin 6, the SAT may
See MoreWorld Tax Brief: April 2017
UK Corporate income tax rate: The corporate income tax rate in the UK has been reduced to 19% from the current 20% rate starting from 1st April 2017, in order to support investment, growth and job creation. Further, the main rate of corporation
See MoreMalaysia: Government releases income tax exemption order for 2017-2018
The government released an Exemption Order (the Order) on 10 April 2017 providing a temporarily reduction in corporate income tax rates based on incremental taxable income compared to the preceding year of assessment. The “Income Tax (Exemption)
See MoreSingapore: Budget for 2017 released
The government of Singapore released Budget 2017 on 20 February 2017, for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. The Budget bill raised the existing corporate income tax (CIT) rebate cap from SGD 20,000 to SGD 25,000 for the assessment
See MoreCyprus extends deadline for the submission of personal tax returns for 2016
The tax department of Cyprus has approved an extension of the deadline for filing tax returns for the tax on personal income for the year 2016 (Form TD 1) in paper and electronic formats. In paper form, deadline for submission of tax returns
See MoreThailand- new tax on e-commerce to be introduced in April 2017
The Revenue Department of Thailand is planning to enforce a new law to tax cross-border e-commerce transactions by April 2017. Currently, a foreign operator which carries on e-commerce business but does not enter Thailand or does not have any
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