Isle of Man: New regulations for accounting records
On 20 January 2017, the income tax regulations 2016 come into effect for accounts and financial records and in accordance with this regulation taxpayers are required to store accounts and financial records for at least 5 years. Non-compliance with
See MoreBelgium: Immovable withholding tax indexation rate of 2017
On 16 January 2017, the Belgian Federal Public Service for Finance issued a circular which discloses the 2017 indexation rate for the immovable withholding tax at 1.7491%. In accordance with the Circular no immovable withholding tax will be due in
See MoreColombia: Tax reform summary 2016
According to law 1819 of 2016, adopting the structural tax reform bill approved on 23 December 2016. It introduces the following major changes to the corporate income tax regime: Income tax rates As from tax year 2019, a single income tax rate of
See MoreIndia: Loss making company couldn’t be excluded from comparable list if it satisfies comparability analysis
The Ahmedabad Bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal in case of: Erhardt+Leimer (India) Private Limited v. ACIT (ITA Nos. 3298/Ahd/2011 & 2880/Ahd/2012) held that consistent loss-making companies cannot be rejected as comparable unless the
See MoreDTA between UAE and UK entered into force
The Income Tax Agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom (UK) has been come into force on 25th December 2016 for avoiding double taxation and it was signed on 12th April 2016. In accordance with article 26, the
See MoreIndia: Foreign tax credit allowed on the basis of gross receipts
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income-tax Tribunal (the Tribunal) in the case of Elitecore Technologies Private Limited, held that the Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) is eligible on ‘income’ and not on ‘gross receipts’. However, based on unusual facts
See MoreMexico: Miscellaneous Tax Resolution (Annex 16) for 2017 published
Annex 16 to the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for 2017 has been published in the Official Gazette on 16th January 2017. This Resolution contains the guidelines to complete and present the Statutory Tax Audit Report of
See MoreMalaysia: Finance Act 2017 enacted
The Finance Bill 2016 was enacted as Finance Act 2017 on 16 January 2017. The enacted Finance Act 2017 reduces the corporate tax for the year of assessment 2017 and 2018. The reduced tax rate will be between 1 and 4 percentage points for companies
See MorePuerto Rico proposes transfer pricing rules
The Department of Treasury has released proposed regulations on 19 November 2016 regarding section 1040.09 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011. The proposal highlights US transfer pricing rules and guidelines from the Organization for
See MoreMexico: Miscellaneous Tax Resolution (Annex 15) for 2017 published
Annex 15 to the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for 2017 has been published in the Official Gazette on 12th January 2017 regarding new automobile tax tariffs for
See MoreSingapore: Detailed guidance on MAP for DTAs
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore introduced new guidance on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) on 12 January 2017. The guidance has provided detail procedures for the MAP. According to new guidance, the MAP will be available to those
See MoreChina declares tax exemption for oil and gas industry
On 29 December 2016, the Ministry of Finance together with the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Taxation published two notices concerning imports of goods and equipment. According to this notice, imports of goods and
See MoreMontenegro: Tax debt payment plan announced
The Law on Tax Debt Payment Plan has entered into force and been published in Official Gazette on 31st December 2016. On the basis of the Law, a tax debt may be paid back in 60 monthly installments, if at least 10% of the total debt is repaid in
See MoreBolivia publishes budget for 2017
The General Budget for 2017 was published in the Official Gazette on 28 November 2016. The Budget exempts from corporate income tax interest paid to creditors of public debt issued by security titles at foreign capital markets; and installments made
See MoreColombia introduces new turnover tax withholding requirements
According to regulation DDI-052377-2016 of Bogota's Tax Administration a new turnover tax withholding requirements has launched and it effective as from first January 2017. The new regulation provides the entities that have to act as turnover tax
See MoreColombia introduces special self-withholdings
According to Decree 2201-2016, Colombia has introduced additional special self-withholdings which are applicable as of first January 2017. It will replace the CREE self-withholdings that were abrogated under the most recent tax reform. In article 2
See MoreSlovenia: Publishes advance pricing agreement rules
Details on the introduction of Advance Pricing Arrangements (APAs) are now available in the Official Gazette on 28 December 2016. Accordingly, the following rules will apply from January 2017: (i) The application of APA must be addressed to the
See MoreChief prosecutor: Colombia’s tax reform fails to tackle tax evasion
On 2 January 2017, the chief prosecutor of Colombia slammed a tax reform claiming the latest tax system is unsuccessful to tackle the mass tax evasion. Mr. Nestor Humberto Martinez, the Prosecutor General sent a letter to the Minister for
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