UK: 2020 budget date confirmed
The date of the UK budget has been confirmed as 11 March 2020. As this is the first budget of the new government the announcements could contain a number of important measures. Pension tax deductions The UK government is reported to be
See MoreIndonesia: Tax reform bill submits to House of Representatives
On 31 January 2020, the Directorate General of Taxation has submitted the tax reform bill to the House of Representatives. The bill proposed to cut the corporate tax rate to 22% in 2021 and 2022 and to 20% from 2023, and further reduce the
See MoreChile: Senate approves Tax Reform Bill
On 29 January 2020, the Senate approved a Tax Reform Bill. Once in force, the proposed measures will generally apply as from 1 January 2020, except the VAT requirements for digital services, which will be implemented three months after the law is
See MoreIndia: Finance Minister presents Union Budget for 2020-2021
On 1st February 2020, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha. The budget includes the following key tax proposals: Abolishment of dividend distribution tax The budget proposes
See MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: Government adopts Law on Profit Tax
On 16 January 2020, Government adopted the amendment in Law on Profit Tax. The Law proposed to exclude leasing companies from the interest deduction limitations provisions. On the other hand, this Law stated that income statements are not necessary
See MoreCzech Republic: Government publishes final draft Bill of DST in Parliament
On 22 January 2020, the final draft Bill regarding the digital service tax (DST) was published in the Parliament. This Bill proposed to introduce a single digital tax of 7% for companies with a global revenue thresholds of EUR 750 million and
See MoreMexico publishes Annexes to Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2020
On 9 January 2020, Mexico has published Annexes 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for fiscal year 2020 in the Official Gazette. Annexes refer to the following issues: Annex 3 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2020 The
See MoreEcuador: President made objections on second tax reform bill
On 14 December 2019, the President, Moreno, made objections on the second tax reform bill approved by the National Assembly. Accordingly, he proposed to limit the application of the thin-capitalization rules to inter-company loans. Accordingly,
See MoreMalaysia: IRB releases Transfer Pricing audit framework for 2019
On 15 December 2019, the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (“MIRB”) published the TP audit framework (2019). The Transfer Pricing Audit Framework 2019 is effective from 15 December 2019 and replaces the Transfer Pricing Audit Framework 2013 which
See MoreFrance: Parliament adopts Finance Bill 2020
On 19 December 2019, The French parliament adopted the Finance Bill for the year 2020 but it is still require to review by the constitutional court. Provisions include in the Finance Bill are given below: Corporate Tax rate The draft Finance
See MoreOECD: Fiscal challenges of ageing populations for central and local government
On 4 December 2019 the OECD released a Working Paper entitled Population ageing and sub-central governments: long-term fiscal challenges and tax policy reform options. This looks at the taxation policy options for central and local governments in
See MoreOECD: Working Paper looks at tax autonomy of local government
An OECD Working Paper entitled Twenty years of tax autonomy across levels of government: measurement and applications was released on 4 December 2019. The paper notes that if a local or regional government can set its own tax bases, tax rates or
See MoreOECD: Report on Transfer Pricing in Brazil
On 18 December 2019 the OECD issued a report entitled Transfer Pricing in Brazil: Towards Convergence with the OECD Standard. This examines the differences between Brazil’s transfer pricing rules and the OECD transfer pricing guidelines with a
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament approves budget law for 2020
On 19 December 2019, Luxembourg Parliament approved 2020 budget law which was presented by Luxembourg’s Finance Minister on 14 October 2019. According to the budget law, the advance tax rulings issued by the Luxembourg tax authorities before 1
See MoreOECD: Global Revenue Statistics Database
A publication issued by the OECD on 19 December 2019 explains the current scope of the Global Revenue Statistics Database. The database represents the largest public source of tax revenue data, and in 2019 with the addition of more African
See MoreRussia: Tax Dispute Resolution Peer Review
On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report on the Russian Federation’s compliance with the minimum standard on tax dispute resolution under Action 14 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The
See MoreChina: Tax dispute resolution peer review report
On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report commenting on China’s compliance with the minimum standard on tax dispute resolution under Action 14 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The
See MoreBrazil: Tax Dispute Resolution Peer Review Report
On 28 November 2019 the OECD published a stage 1 peer review report on Brazil’s compliance with the minimum standard on tax dispute resolution under Action 14 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The peer review report
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