Canada: Federal Govt. announces cannabis tax plan
The federal government proposed a new excise duty framework that imposes duties on cannabis products on November 10, 2017. A Bill C-45 (referred to as the “Cannabis Act”), “an Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and
See MoreDutch government contingency plans to restrict domestic tax consolidation
On 25 October 2017 the Dutch government announced emergency measures to prevent the Dutch tax consolidation rules being used in international tax avoidance structures. The measures are a direct response to ongoing litigation before the EU Court of
See MoreMalaysia: Prime Minister announces the Budget for 2018
On October 27, 2017, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak presented the budget for 2018, outlining government plans to combat rising costs and limit the country's fiscal deficit. Some of the key fiscal tax measures are summarized as follows: Tax
See MoreNigeria: President presents Budget proposal 2018
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on November 7, 2017, presented the Budget proposal 2018 to the joint session of the National Assembly for approval. While presenting the document before the joint session of the national assembly in Abuja, the
See MoreArgentina: Treasury Minister announces tax reform plan
The Treasury Minister, Nicolas Dujovne, on October 31, 2017, announced a tax reform plan. This proposed tax reform includes tax procedure law, corporate income tax reduction, criminal law, individual income tax, social security contributions,
See MoreGhana: Government proposes to abolish 25% corporate tax on private universities
On 28 October 2017, the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that government is working hard towards the abolishment of the 25% corporate tax on Private Universities as part of government’s support to the private Tertiary
See MoreMorocco: Draft Budget for 2018
The draft budget 2018 was presented to the Parliament on October 20, 2017. This draft Law is available in French language. The Economic and Finance Minister, Mr. Mohamed Boussaid, held a press conference regarding the Finance Bill 2018 on October
See MoreUS: Senate approves multi-trillion -dollar budget
On October 19, 2017, the Senate approved a $ 1 trillion budget that Donald Trump has described as "the first step toward massive tax cuts" - a largely symbolic move that enables Republicans to pass the US tax code without a single Democratic
See MoreEl Salvador: Tax authority issues tax havens list for 2018
The Tax Administration of El Salvador issued an annual guide (Resolution No. DG-001/2017) on 28 September 2017. The guidelines set out a revised list of countries, states or territories that are considered to be preferential tax regimes, low or
See MoreTaiwan: Cabinet approves draft amendments to Income Tax Act
The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved draft amendments to the Income Tax Act on 12 October 2017. The draft proposals include the following: Corporate income tax rate increases from 17% to 20%. Standard dividend withholding tax rate raises from
See MoreNew Zealand: The Council strengthens smokefree policy
Auckland Council has strengthened their Smokefree Policy to make all al fresco dining on footpath and Beaches areas smokefree. The new policy, which will come into effect from November 2017, requires all cafés and restaurants with licenses to
See MoreTurkey: Revenue Administration publishes draft Communiqué 3 on APAs
The Revenue Administration published draft General Communiqué No. 3 on October 24, 2017 regarding transfer pricing. This provides amendments to Section 6 of General Communiqué No. 1. According to draft General Communiqué No. 3, definitions of
See MoreUAE: MoF still works with VAT regulations
The Ministry of Finance is still in the process of preparing the executive VAT regulation, in coordination with the concerned authorities. The Finance Ministry is committed to working with the highest levels of transparency and disclosure
See MoreNetherlands: The new Dutch Government publishes Policy Paper
The new Dutch government published its Policy Paper on 10th October 2017. The paper highlights the policy of the new Dutch government for the next four years. The new four-party coalition government was formed after extensive negotiations after the
See MoreCanada: Government intends to reduce small business tax rate
The Government is working to build a fairer and more efficient tax system that benefits all Canadians. As one of its first actions, the Government raised taxes on the wealthiest one per cent in order to cut taxes for the middle class. The Government
See MoreMalta: Budget for 2018
On 9th October 2017, the Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna presented the Budget for 2018. In this budget no new direct or indirect taxes were introduced, existing ones were left untouched. Major issues of budget for 2018 are following:
See MorePhilippines: Tax reform bill expected to be approved before year end
According to Filipino tax experts, the tax reform program of the tax administration may be passed into law before this year ends after it got the Senate's approval. The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) Bill is the first tax
See MoreIreland: Budget for 2018
On 10 October 2017, the Irish government presented details of the Budget 2018. This budget delivers the Government’s long standing target of balancing the books in structural terms next year by reaching the Medium Term Budgetary Objective better
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