Italy: Published Legislative Decree on Transfer Pricing Issues in the Official Gazette
Italy Published Legislative decree n. 147 in the official gazette on 22 September 2015 with a view to provide investors with certainty arising from their investment plan. As per the published Legislative decree, expenses relating to the transactions
See MoreThailand: Tax incentives for international headquarters
To promote the location of headquarters in Thailand the Board of Investment has introduced a new program. According to the program there will be relief from corporate income tax (0% on non-Thai source income from services, royalties, and dividends,
See MoreColombia: National Tax Authority Issued Transfer Pricing Rules on Sales of Intangibles
The National Tax Authority of Colombia announced on sale transactions of intangibles subject to the transfer pricing regime. In article 260-1 of the Tax Code provides criteria for ascertaining whether two or more parties are related parties and the
See MoreAustralia introduced multinational anti-avoidance law, CbC reporting and increased penalties
The Treasurer of Australia introduced a Bill to implement the announced multinational anti-avoidance law to apply to foreign multinationals generating certain profits earned from Australia without an Australian permanent establishment;
See MoreUS: IRS Released Temporary Regulations to Clarify that the Arm’s-Length Standard of Section 482 Applies to all Controlled Transactions
IRS issued Treasury Decision 9738 on 14 September 2015 containing temporary regulations under Section 482 clarifying the application of the arm’s-length standard when multiple code sections. The temporary regulations apply to tax years ending on
See MorePoland: Parliament approves new R&D tax incentives
The parliament accepted a bill proposed by the former president amending the Corporate Income Tax Law to establish new research and development (R&D) tax incentives and promote modern technologies, on 25 September 2015. According to the bill,
See MoreLithuania issues a proposal to amend the Law on Corporate Income Tax
The Ministry of Finance of Lithuania issued a proposal to amend the Law on Corporate Income Tax on 3 September 2015. If approved by parliament the amendments will enter into force on 31 December 2015. Under the proposed amendments, anti-abuse rules
See MoreDenmark publishes information on the Budget for 2016
The Danish government published information on the Budget for 2016 on 29 September 2015. The tax measures set out in the Budget, which will be presented to the parliament on 8 October 2015, include some important changes as summarized below: -
See MoreAustria: Withholding tax on dividend increases
In July 2015 the Austrian Parliament approved the Tax Reform Act 2015/2016 and this includes a provision to increase the rate of withholding tax applicable for dividend distributions made to non-resident companies. The law provides that with
See MoreIndia: Minimum Alternate Tax not applicable to foreign companies without a PE
A press release was issued on 24 September 2015 stating that, with effect from 1 April 2001, the minimum alternate tax (MAT) provisions will not apply to a foreign company if that foreign company is a resident of a country that has concluded a tax
See MoreIMF publishes letter of intent from Cyprus
The IMF has published on its website a Letter of Intent prepared by Cyprus in connection with a request for financial support. The Letter of Intent includes an updated Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies that outlines policy Cyprus is
See MoreKazakhstan: Draft law amending excise duties has sent to government
A draft law along with the amendments to the excise duty rates has been sent to the Government on 15th September 2015. The changes are as follows: The excise duty for wholesale of locally produced petrol and petrol transfers is currently set at
See MoreOECD to release final BEPS package on 5 October 2015
The OECD has announced that it is to release the final package of measures to tackle base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) on 5 October 2015. The final package will result from the BEPS action plan which set out 15 actions targeting key areas in
See MoreWTO: Trade Policy Review of Guyana
The World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted a trade policy review of Guyana on 15 and 17 September 2015. To prepare for the review a report was written by the WTO Secretariat. Guyana’s economic performance has improved in recent years with
See MoreKazakhstan: VAT withdraws
Kazakhstan has accepted plans to withdraw its VAT regime next year and it will be substituted with a simple sales tax. This sales tax will be levied at 12% regarding cash payments. To discourage non-disclosure, there will be a 7% discount on this
See MoreCzech Republic: Filing date VAT ledger statements
The government has revealed its plans to amend the tax law and it seems the changes would not totally affect the income tax law. All taxpayers who claim for value added tax (VAT) deductions will have to file VAT ledger statements that means
See MoreNamibia-Proposed VAT and Income Tax Amendments
The Namibian Minister of Finance submitted the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill and the Income Tax Amendment Bill to the National Assembly on 22 September 2015. The changes to the VAT Act will become effective from the first day of the month
See MoreWTO: Trade Policy Review of Angola
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is conducting a Trade Policy Review of Angola on 22 and 24 September 2015 and the Secretariat has issued a report on the economic and trading position of Angola. The reviews are mandated by the WTO agreement and
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