Slovak Republic: New improvements in Transfer Pricing
The Financial Directorate in Slovak Republic has issued a methodological guideline on the application of transfer pricing methods. According to the changes to the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines in July 2010, the amendment to the ITA has abolished
See MoreChina: Online Tax Services initiated in the Free Trade Zone of Shanghai
State Administration of Taxation of The People’s Republic of China has introduced a number of innovative tax services in the Free Trade Zone of Shanghai. In the notice published by the State Administration of Taxation, the reforms are illustrated
See MoreRussia – The Central Bank issued FATCA guidance
The Central Bank of Russia has issued Bulletin No. 64 (1542) on July 10, 2014 regarding the rules for implementing the FATCA legislation. Central Bank’s guidance is given below: “Punitive withholding” within the Russian territory is not
See MoreAustria: Government accepts bill amending the Fiscal Criminal Act
The Austrian parliament accepted the bill amending the Fiscal Criminal Act 2014 on July 2014. The draft bill aims at finish the exercise of partial disclosures as the current rules allow taxpayers to benefit from a repeated voluntary disclosure
See MoreIndia – Budget for 2014-15
India’s new government announced their first Union Budget 2014-15 on 10 July 2014. Among the tax provisions in the budget are measures concerning India’s most awaited tax reform a uniform goods and services tax (GST).According to the budget, the
See MoreIRS Need To Modernize Process of Filing Amended Tax Returns
The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to modernize the process of filing amended tax returns to allow for corrections to original tax return filings and expand e-filing to include amended tax returns, according to a new report publicly
See MoreRussia: Declares tax treatment applicable to contractual penalties
The Russian Finance Ministry released Letter No. GD-4-3/12689 issued on July 3, 2014, whereby it declared the taxation of contractual penalties paid by a Russian company to a Cypriot company. The Ministry of Finance referred to article 309 of the
See MoreCzech Republic: IMF rejects of third Czech VAT rate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently concerned about the lack of assurance about future fiscal measures in the Czech Republic and the recent initiation of a third value-added tax (VAT) rate. The IMF stated that the Czech Republic has
See MoreBelgium: Value added Tax At-a-glance
The Value Added Tax (VAT) is named in Belgium “Belasting over de Toegevoegde Waarde” (BTW) or “Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée” (TVA) and it has been introduced since first January 1971. Value added Tax At-a-glance: Rates: Exemptions 0
See MoreSpain: Plans to introduce bank deposit tax
The government of Spain is planning to levy a 0.03 percent tax on banking deposits, in a move aimed at harmonizing regional tax regimes and generating revenues for the country’s cash-strapped autonomous communities. Spain's Deputy Prime Minister
See MoreUS: IRS limits Electronic Refund
The Inland Revenue Service is going to introduce new procedures to combat and sort out theft in US, with effect from January 2015. The process will limit to three the number of refunds that can be electronically deposited into a single financial
See MoreSingapore: Invites the Public to Consults on Stamp Duty Changes Bill 2014
The Ministry of Finance will be conducting a public consultation on the draft Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill 2014 from 7 July 2014 to 25 July 2014. The draft Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill 2014 provides for three changes to the Stamp Duties Act. The
See MoreTanzania: regulations on transfer pricing released
The Transfer Pricing Regulations in Tanzania has finally been released through Government Notice No. 27 of 2014 and which is effective from 7 February 2014. The Income Tax Act 2004 already had a requirement in section 33 to transact between
See MoreUK: May move towards a Single Income Tax by merging social security with Income Tax
It was reported by the Tax Payer’s Alliance (TPA) that Chancellor George Osborne aimed to merge the social security with income tax to move towards a single income tax and he is intended to include it in the Conservative Party's next election
See MoreUkraine: Tax authorities updated on certain transfer pricing issues
On 1 July 2014, the Ministry of Revenues and Levies of Ukraine has issued Order No.368 which approves an updated of "Generalized Tax Consultation on Application of Certain Provisions of the Tax Legislation on Transfer Pricing." The Order
See MoreSingapore: Planning to changes Goods & Services Tax
The G0vernment of Singapore has proposed changes to the GST regime after an evaluation. The appraisal will last until 1 July 2014. Following changes are including: -Addition of services supplied on ships in the GST net -Right to offset input VAT
See MorePoland: Proposals for CFC regime
Poland proposed bills to changes to its controlled foreign corporation (CFC) rules and thin capitalization regime. According to the rules tax would be levied on specific income which obtained from some foreign subsidiaries owned by the taxpayers of
See MoreCzech Republic: New 10% reduced VAT rate approves
The Czech government has accepted a new reduced 10% VAT rate from January 1, 2015 andthis rate will be used on medicines, pharmaceuticals, e-books and baby foodstuffs. Under the EU VAT Directive, member states are permitted two reduced VAT rates.
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