El Salvador: IMF Country Report on Fiscal Policy
The IMF issued Country Report 13/15 on El Salvador on 12 January 2015, following the completion of an IMF mission to El Salvador to assess the country’s economic situation. To deal with the imbalances in the pension system the IMF recommends a
See MoreChile: Tax reform implications for foreign investors
Foreign investors in Chile require to consider the effect of tax reform changes. According to the prior tax regime, Chile had a combined tax system whereby the corporate income tax paid by the Chilean entity was added to the foreign shareholder tax
See MorePoland: Taxation of undeclared income approves by parliament
The lower chamber of the parliament has approved a draft law (draft No. 3032) on 16 January 2015 and after publishing the law in the official Gazette it will enter into force on 1 January 2016. According to the law penalty rate will be reduced 55%
See MoreOECD holds public consultation on preventing the artificial avoidance of PE status
On 21 January 2015 the OECD held a public consultation on the artificial avoidance of permanent establishment (PE) status. This is action 7 of the action plan on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The OECD Model tax treaty permits the host
See MoreTaiwan: Individual Income Tax Modified
The Legislative Congress in Taiwan passed an amendment to article 15 of the Income Tax Act on 6 January 2015 which allows partners to calculate their income and subject themselves to individual income tax separately. The new regime retrospectively
See MoreCanada: Customs Notice permits import duty refund claims on transfer pricing adjustments
Basically, Customs Notices are issued to inform clients about proposed changes to customs procedures. Customs Notice N-15-001 has been published by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for deleting an obstacle to file import duty refund claims.
See MoreFrance and Austria Seek To Launch FTT In 2016
France and Austria sought to break deadlocked talks with nine other European countries for a financial transaction tax, by proposing a broader financial transaction tax with a lower rate, in an attempt to push forward delayed plans for a European
See MoreSpain: Government Announces New Country-by-Country Reporting Obligations for MNEs
The Spanish government on 20 January 2015 announced that it will issue regulations, expected to be adopted in the first half of 2015, that will require country-by-country reporting by multinationals. The new regulations would enter into force on 1
See MoreAfrican Tax Research Network to Hold its First Annual Congress
The first Annual Congress of the African Tax Research Network (ATRN) is to take place in Zimbabwe on 2 to 4 September 2015. The ATRN has been established to continue dialogue, research and collaboration on tax matters between tax administrators, tax
See MoreCanada: Exemption limit on capital gains for 2015
The Economic Action Plan 2013 offers to raise the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) to CAD800,000 from CAD750,000 for the recognition of the importance of small business owners, farmers and fishermen. With indexing, the LCGE limit for the year
See MoreHong Kong: Government Intends To Extend Offshore Fund Exemption Regime
New rules in Hong Kong are being planned to exempt offshore private equity funds from tax in Hong Kong with respect to investments made outside of Hong Kong. The proposed changes were initially announced by the Financial Secretary in his 2013/14
See MoreFrance: Increases Transfer Pricing Documentation Penalties
France’s 2015 Finance Bill, enacted on December 29, 2014, increased the penalties applicable in cases of failure to comply with the French transfer pricing documentation rules. The newly defined penalty for a failure to produce transfer pricing
See MoreNigeria: The Budget Proposal 2015 presents
The Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance in Nigeria has presented the Budget proposal for the year 2015 to the National Assembly on 17th December 2014. The appropriation bill was talked in the second reading of the Senate on 15th January
See MoreVietnam – Publishes Guidance on Corporate Income Tax Incentives
Vietnam publishes guidance on corporate income tax incentives for enterprises that rearrange or with respect to incentives granted on a “location basis.” Under December 2014 guidance, if an enterprise is currently enjoying the benefits of a
See MoreUK: Legislation to Implement Country-By-Country Reporting
The Government of UK has published draft legislation to implement country-by-country reporting (CbCR) based on a template developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The legislation will be included in the Finance
See MoreUkraine: Tax Compromise Law Comes into Effect
The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine has released a report stating that the law on tax compromise took effect on January 17, 2015. This law concerns the voluntary revision of unpaid tax liabilities by payers of profit tax and value added tax (VAT).
See MoreCzech Republic: Information on mandatory electronic submissions for VAT purposes
The General Tax Directorate of Czech Republic has released information regarding compulsory electronic submissions in VAT proceedings on its website. As effect from 1st January 2014, VAT returns and other documents must be submitted electronically.
See MoreFrance: VAT Regime Modified
The French VAT authority has issued a number of decrees regarding modifications to the VAT regime. The modifications, effective on 1 January 2015, include: VAT rates The VAT rate on construction services provided in designated deprived areas has
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