Brazil: Senate announces to analyze tax reform Bill
On 21 September 2021, the Senate made an announcement that the Senate will analyze tax reform Bill, PL 2.337/2021 , a bill that changes the income tax rules. The Bill represents the second phase of the tax reform, which was approved by the Chamber
See MoreNetherlands presents Budget for 2022
On 21 September 2021, the Dutch Budget for 2022 was presented. This year, the 2022 tax plan package mainly contains minor changes aimed at improving the tax system. In particular, improvements will be made to existing taxes in the areas of housing,
See MoreIMF: Tax and Digitalisation in Asia
On 14 September 2021 the IMF held a digital seminar on Tax and Digitalisation in Asia, coinciding with the launch of an IMF paper on the same subject (Departmental Paper No 2021/017). Currently the most highly digitalised companies often escape
See MoreOECD: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration
On 1 September 2021 the OECD’s Forum for Tax Administration issued a paper entitled: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration: A Brief Guide. Behavioural insights Cognitive science has found that people process information either
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS publishes 2021 tax guide
On 30 August 2021, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published 2021 Tax Guide or Budget 2021 Tax Guide, which provides a synopsis of the most important tax, duty and levy related information for 2021/22. The guide includes the Tax
See MoreOECD: Update on FTA developments
The August 2021 update of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) outlined recent developments. Tax Administration 3.0 The FTA discussion paper entitled Tax Administration 3.0 sets out their view of the future of tax administration.
See MoreDenmark presents Budget for 2022
On 30 August 2021, the Minister of Finance presented the government's budget proposal for 2022. With its proposal for the Finance Act 2022, most of the measures presented focus on easing the country's transition out of the crisis and include a
See MoreIndonesia: President delivers the budget speech for 2022
On 16 August 2021, the President of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo delivered the budget speech for the year of 2022. In the speech, the President urged to continue the tax reforms in order to promote independence in financing the development. The
See MoreOECD: Update on reviews of preferential tax regimes
On 05 August 2021 the OECD’s Inclusive Framework issued an update on progress made in combatting harmful tax practices. The updated included the results of reviews of preferential tax regimes that have now been approved by the Inclusive
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII invites for public comments regarding CbC reporting requirements
Recently, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) declared a public consultation on a draft general standard regarding country-by-country (CbC) reporting. The DGII invited for public comments up to 7 September 2021. The CbC report
See MoreIMF: Report Considers Revenue Raising Measures in the Philippines
On 6 August 2021 the IMF published a staff report following consultations with the Philippines under article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. A selected issues paper was also published, taking a more detailed look at certain issues
See MoreJordan deposits ratification instrument for the convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters
On 11 August 2021, Jordan has deposited its instrument of ratification for the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters. The Convention will enter into force for Jordan on 1 December 2021 and will generally apply
See MoreIMF: Focus on the Informal Economy
On 28 July 2021 the IMF published a country focus setting out facts on the informal economy. Activities with market value that are not formally registered The informal economy includes various activities such as minibus drivers, market stands
See MorePoland: Government announces draft legislation on tax reforms
On 26 July 2021, the Government of Poland has announced a draft legislation concerning following tax reform related to corporate taxation. New definition of the place of effective business management aimed at limiting situations in which Polish
See MoreBotswana enacts budget for 2021/22
On 30 June 2021, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development published a press release announcing the implementation of the budget for 2021/22. The most important measures are: -The general withholding tax rate increased from 7.5% to 10% on
See MoreSouth Africa: Call for comments regarding 2021 draft Tax Bills
On 28 July 2021, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment by no later than 28 August 2021 on the second batch of the 2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2021 Draft Tax
See MorePoland releases draft legislation on corporate tax for public consultation
On 26 July 2021, the Polish Ministry of Finance has released a draft bill regarding the corporate income tax for public consultation. The bill includes the following proposals: Proposal to change the method of depreciation of assets acquired
See MoreUK: Modernisation of Stamp Taxes on Shares
On 20 July 2021 the UK government published a summary of the responses to the consultation document on the modernisation of stamp taxes on shares. The government had issued a call for evidence on the principles and design of a new stamp duty and
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