Italy-Ministerial Decree published on statutory interest rate
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy issued Ministerial Decree on 7 December 2016 which was published in the Official Gazette No. 291 of 14 December 2016. According to article 1 of the Ministerial Decree the statutory interest rate will be
See MoreUruguay- DTA with Singapore approved
The Parliament of Uruguay accepted the treaty with Singapore for the avoidance of double taxation on 24 November 2016 through Law No. 19,457. The treaty contains a provision on exchange of information which will enter into force within 15 days after
See MoreJersey: Budget for 2017 has been approved
The budget for the year 2017 has been approved by the States Assembly or the parliament of Jersey on 14th December 2016. The draft budget had been presented by the Treasury and Resources Minister on 18th October
See MoreSingapore: Competent authority agreement on automatic exchange of information agreement with Netherlands signed
The Singapore - Netherlands Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information (2016) was signed on 24 November 2016. The agreement stipulates when and what information will be exchanged, according to the OECD Automatic Exchange of
See MoreArgentina: Amendments and clarification in tax amnesty regime
A Decree 1,206/2016 was published in the Official Gazette of 30th November 2016 and effective from 1st December 2016. This decree amends and clarifies certain aspects of the tax amnesty regime implemented by Decree 895/2016. The main requirements
See MoreIndia: Approves higher taxes and penalties on black money bill
The lower house of Parliament (Lok Sabha) passed the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2016 (the Bill) on 29 November 2016, which aims to impose a higher tax rate and more stringent penalty provisions in respect of black money. The overview of
See MoreHong Kong: IRD explains the appeal process against tax assessment
The Inland Revenue Department has published their revised Interpretation and Practice Note No. 6 to reflect legislative changes to the rights of appeal against tax assessments, which began to be applied from April 1 this year. These notes are issued
See MoreSlovak Republic: Tax law amendments approved
Suggested amendments to corporate income tax, individual income tax, transfer pricing and special levies in case of companies in regulated industries has been approved by the parliament on 23rd November 2016. The amendments have not yet been
See MoreTanzania: Deadline verification of taxpayer’s TIN information extends
The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has extended the verification deadline of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) information for Dar es Salaam taxpayers to 31st January 2017. The TRA has announced a mobile center and all TIN holders are needed to
See MoreOECD: Global Forum annual meeting discusses tax transparency agenda
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held its annual meeting from 2 to 4 November 2016. Peer Reviews The Global Forum is responsible for in-depth monitoring and peer review of the extent to which the
See MoreOECD: Update issued on automatic exchange of information
On 20 October 2016 the OECD announced the establishment of the first series of bilateral relationships among jurisdictions committed to the automatic exchange of information from 2017. More than a thousand bilateral relationships are now in place
See MoreUK: Tax gap estimates published
On 20 October 2016 HMRC announced that the tax gap in the UK has fallen to GBP 36 billion or 6.5%, its lowest ever level. The latest figures released relate to the year 2014/15. The tax gap represents the difference between the amount of tax that
See MoreSlovak Republic: Introduction to country-by-country reporting
The legislative bodies of Slovakia has issued a bill amending Act No. 442/2012 Coll. on international assistance and cooperation in tax administration that introduces the country-by-country (CbC) reporting obligation in Slovakia. The draft
See MoreJersey: Budget for 2017 has been presented
The Treasury and Resources Minister has presented the draft budget 2017 on 18th October 2016. The main tax proposals are given below: Corporate Taxation From previous record, unilateral tax relief has been granted by the Comptroller under a
See MoreSlovak Republic: Tax law amendments proposed
A governmental package of proposed amendments on tax law has been submitted to the parliament and the changes are suggested to become effective from 1st January 2017. These changes needs to be approved by the parliament and signed by the President
See MoreEuropean Commission to investigate Luxembourg tax rulings
On 19 September 2016 the European Commission announced that it is commencing an investigation into the tax treatment of GDF Suez Group (now known as Engie) in tax rulings issued by Luxembourg. The tax rulings may in the view of the Commission have
See MoreFive European countries to exchange information on beneficial ownership
On 15 April 2016 it was announced that Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain have agreed to exchange information on beneficial ownership of companies and of "trusts with tax consequences". The five European countries will explore the best way to
See MoreOECD: Revenue Statistics in Africa
The first edition of the OECD publication Revenue Statistics in Africa presents statistics relating to eight countries that represent around a quarter of Africa’s GDP. The countries studied in this edition are Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mauritius,
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