Romania gazettes tax amnesty procedure
Romania’s Ministry of Finance published Order No. 5521/2024 in Official Gazette No. 944 outlining the procedure for implementing the tax amnesty established by Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO) No. 107/2024 without introducing any significant
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Armenia increases late payment interest rate
Armenia’s Parliament has approved the draft law to increase the late payment interest rate from 0.04% to 0.075% for each overdue day. The revised interest rate will go into effect from 1 January 2025. This law was adopted by parliament in
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El Salvador publishes application guide for Tax Amnesty 2024
El Salvador’s General Directorate of Internal Taxes at the Ministry of Finance has released a guidance to assist taxpayers in navigating the Special and Transitory Law that provides options for the voluntary settlement of tax, customs, and other
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Panama: Municipality announces tax amnesty programme
The Municipality of Panama has introduced a tax amnesty programme that grants exemptions from interest, penalties, and fines for individuals and legal entities, as per Agreement No. 200, on 20 August 2024. To qualify, participants must settle
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Romania grants tax amnesty for interest and penalties on unpaid taxes
The Romanian government enacted an Emergency Ordinance on 4 September 2024 to regulate fiscal and budgetary measures to address the budget deficit. The Emergency Ordinance also includes proposed measures aimed to enhance budget claims collection
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Philippines: Senate passes Mutual Assistance Convention
The Philippines Senate has ratified the amended OECD - Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, following the 2010 protocol on 3 September 2024. The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative
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US: TIGTA urges IRS to review procedures on MNCs tax avoidance strategies
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has recommended the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reassess its examination procedures to effectively address the tax avoidance strategies employed by large multinational corporations
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Bosnia and Herzegovina implements advance tax ruling regulations
The Federal Ministry of Finance has implemented changes to the regulations governing advance tax rulings within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Under the revised regulations, a standard template has been introduced for taxpayers seeking
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Australia: Victoria consults draft ruling for business insurance tax
Victoria's State Revenue Office (SRO) issued a draft revenue ruling for public consultation concerning the duty (tax) obligations on business insurance premiums. The consultation is set to conclude on 25 September 2024. Under the Duties Act
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Czech Republic revises list of jurisdictions for automatic financial information exchange
The Czech Republic has released Financial Bulletin No. 6/2024, which offers an updated roster of contracting states and jurisdictions engaged in the automatic exchange of financial account information under the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
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European Commission launches anti-dumping probe on Chinese steel track shoe imports
The European Commission is set to launch an anti-dumping investigation into steel track shoe imports from China. The Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of steel track shoes originating in the People's Republic of
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Australia revises penalty, interest guidelines
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) revised its guidance on Penalties and Interest on 21 August 2024, explaining how penalties and interest are applied in different situations, including failure to meet tax obligations. Interest charges Tax
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Costa Rica amends tax code regulations
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance published Executive Decree No. 44597-H in the Official Gazette, on 14 August 2024, amending the Tax Code and its regulations, clarifying provisions related to administrative procedures for determining tax
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US: IRS, Treasury issue final regulations for digital asset reporting regulations
The US IRS and Department of the Treasury Department, on 9 July 2024, published ‘“Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realised and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions”, outlining the final regulations
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US introduces PSAs on beneficial ownership reporting requirements for local businesses
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced, on 8 August 2024, the launch of a public service announcement (PSA) campaign as part of its ongoing efforts to educate the small business community about new
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France limits access to beneficial ownership register
The French government, in a release, on 29 July 2024, announced that it will restrict public access to the beneficial ownership register to only individuals with a legitimate interest. This change went into force on 31 July, 2024. This follows
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European Commission ends probe into Hungary advertisement tax
The European Commission announced in a report on 26 July 2024 that it closed its in-depth investigation, which opened in March 2015, into the Hungarian advertisement tax. In November 2016, the Commission found that the Hungarian advertisement
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US: FinCEN informs financial institutions on beneficial ownership information rules
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a notice to customers of financial institutions about reporting beneficial ownership information on 26 July, 2024. The Corporate Transparency Act requires certain entities, including
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