Mexico: Presented Further Maquila VAT Refunds

04 June, 2014

The finance minister of Mexico has introduced a 16% VAT on imports through maquila and it will start from 1 July 2014 and government expected it will providing quick VAT refund on import in the Mexico through a 100% tax credit. The government

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Canada: New guidance regarding contemporaneous documentation

04 June, 2014

The CRA’s updated Transfer Pricing Memorandum (TPM-05R) clarifies the CRA’s process for requesting contemporaneous documentation and includes specifically four new sections, such as method of delivery, three-month delivery, documents provided to

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IRS warns filing deadlines for US Expats

04 June, 2014

US citizens and resident living overseas who are eligible for an automatic two-month extension after the regular April 15 tax filing date must file their 2013 federal income tax returns by June 16. Since 15 June is Sunday this year taxpayers get one

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Romania holds over progressive personal income tax rates

03 June, 2014

Due to several technical issues relating to tax submission and payments, the Romanian Government will not yet implement a progressive income tax regime for individuals, Romania's Finance Minister, Ioana Petrescu, has said. The current income tax in

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Philippines- to issue Advance Pricing Agreement (“APA”) procedures

03 June, 2014

First APA procedures to be released by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (“BIR”) in the Philippines. In order to meet the criteria for tax collection targets, the BIR is making considerable resources available in order to develop transfer pricing

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Azerbaijan: Transition to the Modern Model of the Concept of Tax Partnership Tax Control System with Horizontal Monitoring

03 June, 2014

The costly traditional tax control system is based on the principles of taxation established 55-60 years ago. The traditional tax control system is costly since closely exerting control in pursuit of reassurance of compliance imposes a great

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India: Income-tax Appellate Tribunal found that no adjustment given taxpayer’s minimal risks, limited functions 

03 June, 2014

Recently, in the case of Marubeni Corp., Japan (ITA No: 5397/Del/2012) The Delhi Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal held that, a transfer pricing adjustment with respect to a taxpayer performing what were found to be low-end mediation

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The Retailer’s tax claims has been rejected by the UK Tribunal

02 June, 2014

It was welcomed by the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) the dismissal of a multi-million pound tax allowance claimed by one of the UK's largest clothing retailers by the higher Tribunal's. The claim of Next Distribution Limited, part of Next Group Plc

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UK: RTI meets tax credits

02 June, 2014

The Real Time Information (RTI) reporting is showing employed claimants’ earnings of the renewals notices sent to tax credits claimants. The instruction for claimants is given to check whether the details are correct and communicate the matters

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Greece’s Prime Minister has promised to slash taxes

02 June, 2014

It has been promised by the Greece's Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras to cut taxes "everywhere” to substantiate the Government's goal as to reduce the corporation tax to 15 percent, the highest rate of income tax to 33 percent and slash the rate of

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New Russian CFC and anti-avoidance legislation

02 June, 2014

The amended draft law regarding controlled foreign companies and other anti-offshore measures has done most valuable changes in the field of foreign tax structures and tax avoidance. This law has publicly available on 27 May, 2014. It highlights

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Canada -Australia ITT regarding income of employee on a short-term secondment

02 June, 2014

The Australian Taxation Office has published Interpretative Decision ATO ID 2014/20 on May 30, 2014 regarding the income of a non-resident individual engaged by a resident employer resident in Canada is taxable in Australia despite that the employee

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Canada follows suit with US and excludes references to OECD in TP request

02 June, 2014

Canada has adopted similar position to the US and has excluded references to the OECD’s three-tier documentation in favour of its own country specific transfer pricing (TP) documentation. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has reviewed its TP

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US: Poor Policy for IRS Tax Enforcement-TIGTA

02 June, 2014

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently released a report on actions taken by the United States Internal Revenue to collect individual Federal income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes unpaid by businesses were not

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Czech Republic: Small business supports income tax plans of government

02 June, 2014

Small businesses in the Czech Republic have said that they allow Government plans to change the Income Tax Act as part of the country's new Convergence Program during the period 2014-17.The proposals include a CZK1.2m (USD59,500) cap on flat-rate

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Denmark: Government announces several tax measures

01 June, 2014

The government published its Growth Plan for 2014 which aims at firming the competitive position of Denmark. Following tax measures are includes: To create and run an easier business in Denmark by reducing the administrative burden; Modifying

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US: Study Moves to Curb State Corporate Tax Incentives

26 May, 2014

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in the US has recently published a memorandum that looks at the tax relief and subsidies the US federal and state governments grant every year as an incentive to attract business investment. The memorandum

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US: IRS Releases Transfer Pricing Audit Roadmap

26 May, 2014

On 14 February 2014 a Transfer Pricing Audit Roadmap was issued by the Large Business and International (LB&I) division of the IRS. This sets out the procedures in relation to the conduct of a transfer pricing audit and the timeline to follow.

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