Croatia consults amendments to General Tax Act: Shareholders to be considered as guarantors for failing to file
Croatia’s government has published proposed amendments to the General Tax Act and launched a public consultation. The consultation is set to conclude on 24 October 2024. Once enacted, the amendment will take effect on 1 January
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US: TIGTA urges IRS to improve Free File Programme
According to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to enhance the Free File Programme to ensure better oversight and boost participation on 30 September 2024. What
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Argentina introduces new procedure for tax residence certificates
Argentina’s tax authority (AFIP) announced a new procedure for obtaining a certificate of tax residence for individuals and legal entities. The rules were outlined in General Resolution 5572 and published in the Official Gazette on 24 September
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Argentina extends tax amnesty opt-in deadlines
Argentina’s Executive Branch issued Decree 864/2024, which extends the deadlines to opt for the tax amnesty regime, published in the Official Gazette of 30 September 2024. The tax amnesty regime was introduced by Law 27,743 setting new
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US: IRS Appeals launches corporate group mailbox pilot for large businesses with multiple representatives
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) has announced that it launched a pilot programme as part of the IRS' ongoing transformation efforts to expand online tools and improve user experiences on 30 September
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Cyprus sets deadline for ultimate beneficial owners information
The Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (DRCIP) of Cyprus has declared that all companies and partnerships registered under the Companies Law, including European Public Limited Liability Companies, should log into the UBO
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Poland to implement Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)
Poland's Ministry of Finance in a release announced that Poland will enact the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on 24 September 2024. The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) is a standard for reporting and exchange of tax
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Singapore: IRAS urges timely corporate tax filing, warns of penalties for late returns
About 262,000 companies are expected to file CIT Returns in Singapore this year. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has issued a reminder, on 26 September 2024, to all companies, including those with no business activities or those
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Philippines releases tax refunds, credit guidelines
The Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 74-2024, providing guidelines and requirements for processing tax credit certificates (TCC) and cash refunds that have been illegally or mistakenly
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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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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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