Kazakhstan: Customs duty rate for exported bitumen lowered
The State Legal Database has published an Order No.441 of Ministry of Economy on 4th November 2016 in Russian language, which reduces the customs duty rate from $60 per ton to $15 per ton for exported bitumen. Additionally, exported bitumen is
See MoreBulgaria: Proposal to keep health insurance contribution rate at 8% for 2017
The Bulgarian Council of Ministers has submitted a proposal to the National Assembly on 31st October 2016 concerning the Act on the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund for 2017. In accordance with the proposal, the compulsory health
See MoreGermany: Releases draft bill to combat tax avoidance
The German Ministry of Finance released a draft bill on 28 October 2016 about further measures taken to combat tax avoidance. The main important details are summarised below: -The bill provides for the introduction of an EU beneficial ownership
See MoreTanzania: Requirement for foreign nationals to obtain residence ID cards
The National Identification Authority (NIDA) of Tanzania has announced a rule for all foreign residents residing to obtain a residence ID card. It is assumed that this requirement will be needed to register with NIDA in order to get a residence card
See MoreNetherlands: Additional amendments presents to the parliament for Tax Plan 2017
The State Secretary for Finance submitted additional amendments to the Tax Plan 2017 No. 34 522 to the lower house of the parliament on 3 November 2016. The major amendments are summarized below: Business operating cost Business expenses acquired
See MoreCosta Rica: Resolution on transfer pricing return procedure entered into force
Costa Rican tax authority has Gazetted the resolution N ° DGT-R-44-2016 on September 13, 2016 that regulates the transfer pricing return in Costa Rica entered in force. With the publication of resolution N ° DGT-R-44-2016, technical and practical
See MoreFinland: Government published a proposal on Country-by-country reporting
The Finnish government published a proposal to implement the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative on transfer pricing documentation as well as a corresponding EU directive
See MoreIndian subsidiary represented by its managing director constitutes a fixed place PE in India
Recently, the Chennai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) in the case of: Carpi Tech SA v. ADIT (ITA No 1742/Mds/2011), held that the amount received by the taxpayer pursuant to NHPC project was taxable in India since the
See MorePortugal-Published revaluation incentive for tangible fixed assets and investment properties
The Portuguese Tax Authorities published in the Official Gazette Decree-Law nr. 66/2016 on 3 November 2016. The Decree establishes a voluntary regime for revaluating tangible fixed assets and investment properties, with the purpose of encouraging
See MorePanama: TP documentation requirements and Arm’s length principle
Decree 390 was published in the Official Gazette on 25 October 2016 to regulate the arm’s length principle established in the Fiscal Code and establishes Transfer Pricing documentation requirements. The Decree will enter into force on 1 January
See MoreFinland: Tightening legislation against money laundering and terrorist financing presented in Parliament
The Finnish government presented a law proposal, on 3 November 2016, tightening legislation against money laundering and terrorist financing to the parliament. Objective of the proposal is to strengthen the money laundering and financing terrorism
See MoreCroatia: Proposal for corporate income tax amendments
The Tax Administration has presented proposed changes to the Corporate Income Tax Law (CIT law) on 4th November 2016. The significant elements are summarized below: Tax Base The tax base of corporate income tax will be extended by introduction of
See MoreWorld Tax Brief: October 2016
Switzerland Main corporate tax rate: On June 17, 2016, The Swiss Corporate Tax Reform III (CTR III) introduces a gradual reduction of corporate tax rate over a period of five years from the current maximum rate of 20.7% to approximately 14%
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: October 2016
Malaysia: Main Corporate tax rate: The Budget for 2017 proposed to reduce the corporate tax rate for the year of assessment 2017 and 2018. As per the proposal, the reduce tax rate will be between 1 and 4 percentage points for companies with
See MoreOECD: Global Forum annual meeting discusses tax transparency agenda
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held its annual meeting from 2 to 4 November 2016. Peer Reviews The Global Forum is responsible for in-depth monitoring and peer review of the extent to which the
See MoreBulgaria: Tax bill submitted to parliament
The Council of Ministers has submitted a proposal on 17th October 2016 to the National Assembly to amend various tax acts. The amendments are about cash payment changes, excise duty changes, local tax changes and changes to the accountant act that
See MoreUK: First year allowance for low emission cars extended for three years
The UK government has announced its intention to introduce legislation as part of the Finance Bill 2017 to extend the period of application of the First Year Allowance (FYA) for companies purchasing low emission cars. The 100% FYA was originally
See MoreUK: Revised professional code of conduct to combat tax avoidance
On 1 November 2016 HMRC announced that seven leading tax and accountancy bodies in the UK have revised their Professional Conduct in Relation to Tax (PCRT) to emphasize that members of these professional bodies should not encourage tax avoidance
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