Vietnam: NA approves a new taxation regime for Foreign Service providers
On 13 June 2019, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on Tax Administration (amended changes). The law introduced a new taxation regime for Foreign Service providers including e-commerce business. This law will take effect from 1 July
See MoreKenya: Finance Minister proposes Budget for the Financial Year 2019/20
On 13 June 2019, the Finance Minister, Henry Rotich of Kenya presented the budget for 2019/20 to the parliament. The budget includes the following tax related measures: Capital Gains Tax is proposed to be increased from 5% to 12.5%. There is
See MoreTanzania: Finance Minister presents Budget for FY 2019/2020
On 13 June 2019, Philip Mpango, the Finance Minister of Tanzania, presented the Budget for financial year (FY) 2019/2020 to the National Assembly. The finance minister said that total domestic revenue including Local Government Authorities (LGAs)
See MoreUganda: MoF presents 2019/20 Budget
On 13 June 2019, Matia Kasaija, the Uganda's Ministry of Finance (MoF) presented the Budget for 2019/20 to the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda. On that day, Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019 was also enacted which was presented in the
See MoreCzech Republic: Ministry of Finance releases latest guidance on transfer pricing
On 31 May 2019, Czech Ministry of Finance published Guidance GFR D-34 on the application of international standards to the taxation of related party transactions. The guidance replaces existing Guidance D-332. Together with this new guidance,
See MorePeru: SUNAT publishes new tax guidance on indirect transfers for entities
On 4 June 2019, the Peruvian tax authority (SUNAT) published new guidance (Informe No. 046-2019-SUNAT/7T0000) for the determination of the market value of shares in relation to the rules for the taxation of the indirect transfers of shares in
See MoreWTO issues 2019 annual report
On 4 June 2019 the World Trade Organisation (WTO) published its annual report covering developments in 2018 and early 2019. The period was characterised by growing trade tension and economic uncertainty. A deceleration in economic activity led
See MoreArgentina issues decree regarding exemption to the tax on debits and credits
Argentina issued Decree No. 373/2019 on 27 May 2019, which includes new exemption from tax on debits and credits for those accounts used for the provision of financial services by complementary financial services agencies. The decree was issued
See MoreIndonesia: MoF publishes new guidance on MAP
On 26 April 2019, the Minister of Finance (MoF) issued a new provision on the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) with Regulation No. 49 / PMK.03 / 2019 (PMK-49). PMK-49 is effective from 26 April 2019 and repeals MoF Regulation No. 240 / PMK.03 /
See MoreAustria: MoF proposes draft legislation regarding tax reform for 2019-2020
On 8 May 2019, the Austrian Ministry of Finance published a draft bill regarding tax reform for 2019-2020. The main measures of the draft bill are following: -A reduction in the corporate tax rate from 25% to 23% in 2022 and to 21% in
See MoreKenya: KRA releases a notification on taxation of e-commerce
On 3 May 2019, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) published a public notification on the taxation of e-commerce regarding some taxpayers carry on online business and they do not file returns or pay taxes on the transactions. The tax authority
See MoreMexico publishes Annexes to Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2019
On 29 April 2019, Annexes of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for fiscal year 2019 (Resolución Miscelánea Fiscal para 2019, RMF 2019) were published in the Official Gazette published. The location of the administrative units of the Tax
See MoreTaiwan: Cabinet passes a draft bill on encouraging repatriation of offshore funds
On 11 April 2019, the Cabinet of Taiwan approved a draft bill regarding the repatriation, use and taxation of offshore installations. The bill now goes to the legislature for review and debate. The draft bill clarifies that repatriated assets
See MoreColombia publishes a decree on deadline of tax filing returns and tax payment for 2019
On 8 April 2019, Colombia issued Decree 608 of 2019 in the Official Gazette that provides rules on the filing of returns for the net worth tax between 26 September 2019 and 9 October 2019, depending on the last digit of the Tax Identification
See MoreGreece revises the law on setting up branches with new incentives
On 1 April 2019, the Greek Parliament passed a new bill (Law 4605/2019 ) which includes amendments to Law 89/1967 on the establishment of branches in Greece by foreign companies, including in relation to allowed business activities and incentives
See MoreDominican Republic presents fiscal transparency bill to House of Representatives
On 19 March 2019, Dominican Republic’s Committee of Public Finance proposed a bill on fiscal transparency in the House of Representatives. The main purpose of this bill is to public disclosure of high quality fiscal data & information
See MoreOECD: Call for Comments on Tax Morale and Developing Countries
On 10 April 2019 the OECD issued a call for comments on its work on tax morale. Tax morale is often defined as the intrinsic motivation to pay taxes. A first draft of its future publication on the subject was presented at a conference on the role
See MoreAustria: Government approves the first part of the digital tax package
On 4 April 2019, Austrian Finance Minister and State Secretary are sending the first part of their digital tax package for assessment. The package provides for the introduction of a 5% digital tax on large digital corporations, a liability clause
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