Government of Sweden cuts growth forecast and promised to raise more taxes if re-elected
The economy of Sweden contracted slightly in the first quarter and barely grew in the April-June period as its key export sector was hurt by sluggish overseas demand, particularly in Europe. Borg cut his forecast for growth this year to 1.9 percent
See MoreUkraine changes VAT anti-fraud strategy for 2015
In order to reduce extensive fraud on VAT, the Ukraine VAT code is to be updated from January 1, 2015. The changes include; The VAT registration threshold is to be increased from UAH 300,000 to UAH 1,000,000. Goods may not be sold for an amount
See MoreCanada: Online Tax Administration
Under Canada's Business Accounts program, business owner will be capable of paying online taxes for the first time through the platform from October. From October 2014, it will also be feasible for taxpayers to find a way in detailed payment history
See MoreTurkey: Amendment in investment incentives regime
A decree entitled “Decree 2014/6588” has published on August 6, 2014 in the Official Gazette which amends Decree 2012/3305 on the investment incentives regime. Decree 2014/6588 entered into force on its publication date. The major requirements
See MoreKorea-Tax Reform Proposals for 2015
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance of Korea announced the Tax Reform Proposals for 2015 on 6 August 2014. According to the proposals a new corporate accumulated earnings tax will be levied on excess cash of large corporations with equity capital
See MorePoland: Strengthen the thin capitalization rules
The Lower House of Parliament adopted the amended final version of thin capitalization rules after approval by the Higher House of Parliament on 29 August 2014 and it is very likely new legislation will enter into force from 1 January 2015. This
See MoreEgypt: Increased tax rate and others
Egyptian corporate tax rate is temporarily increased from 25% to 30% for a three-year period with respect to income exceeding a threshold amount. Other tax changes in Egypt concerning: Capital gains on dispositions of securities; Dividends and
See MoreIndia: Government to approve GST by the end of the year
Recently, the Indian Finance Minister presenting the 2014-2015 budgets and stated that the government will work to introduce GST by the end of this year. Although similar statements have been made during the past five years, so it is uncertain as
See MoreCzech Republic: Documentation requirement for tax payer
From 1 January 2014 Czech taxpayers must send in a separate disclosure form entitled Overview of Transactions with Related Parties at the time of filing the corporate tax return. This applies to taxpayers with foreign related party transactions in
See MoreFrance – Issued guidelines on limiting the interest deduction on related –party loans
The French tax authorities issued final guidelines on 5 August 2014 regarding the newly enacted rules on limiting the interest deduction on related -party loans. According to the final guidelines disallowed interest will not be regarded as a deemed
See MoreItaly: Requests to pay tax in installments has been increased
A record 156,000 requests from taxpayers has been received in July 2014 by Equitalia, Italy's tax collection agency to pay their tax debts by installments. There are now said to be 2.4m such agreements in operation with a total value of EUR26.6bn
See MoreEmployee Benefit Trust Amnesty has been withdrawn by HMRC
HMRC will withdraw a tax dispute settlement facility for businesses that used an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) and from April 1, 2015 this facility will no longer be available. Employers those have notified their intention to HMRC to settle before
See MoreLatvia denies call for VAT reduction for food
In response to the Russian embargo on most food products imported from the European Union, Latvia rejects call for VAT cut for food. The Farmers' Organizations Cooperation Council in Latvia had said that a VAT reduction would boost the economy,
See MoreRussia: No VAT on foreign IP sales
Intellectual property means the rights or license for copyrights, trademarks and patents to apply. According to the Federal Tax Service, the sales for Intellectual Property (IP) by a foreign company to a Russian company for apply outside of Russia
See MoreRussia: New model for TIEA adopted
The Russian government adopted Ordinance No. 805 on August 14, 2014 that permitted the model for the tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) to be finished by Russia with foreign states. The TIEA is based on the model agreement on exchange of
See MoreCzech Republic: Domestic VAT transactions filing from 2016
To file a new return describing all taxable transactions with other Czech registered businesses will be required for Czech VAT registered businesses from January 1, 2016. The Czech proposals contain requirements to reveal the following
See MoreBrazil: Extending tax breaks law for IT industry
Brazil recently approved a law for expanding tax breaks for its IT industry on 11 August 2014. This law extends for till 31 December 2050 in the northern Brazil and extends for the Manaus Free Trade Zone until 2073. The current tax reduction rate of
See MoreCanada: Budget to feature income tax cut
The Ministry of Finance could include federal income tax rates cuts. According to the Finance Minister, there will be a budgetary extra next year. For this reason, the Government will focus on reducing taxes to individuals and it will involve tax
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