Chile: Bill to amend the tax reform of 2014
The Finance Ministry has declared that the Government submitted a bill on 10th August 2015 to amend the tax reform of 2014. The main features of the bill will be as follows: The combined income tax regime with income attribution would be
See MoreJapan: Introduction of Tax Identification System from 2016
The National Tax Agency (NTA) of Japan has announced that a new tax identification number system ("My Number") will be introduced for both individuals and corporations in October 2015. The NTA will provide the 12-digit number to all relevant
See MoreUS Treasury to develop regulations implementing CbC reporting requirement
US Treasury announced on 31 July 2015 that the US government intends to develop regulations implementing the OECD/G20 base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plan guidance on country-by-country (CbC) reporting by multinational
See MoreGhana: Tax Authority Formed Special Tax Compliance Taskforce
The revenue authority of Ghana has formed a special revenue collection taskforce including 40 members. The aim of taskforce is to enforce compliance with the country's tax code and to encourage actual or potential tax defaulters to honor their tax
See MorePoland: Amending bill adopted by government
The Council of Ministers adopted a bill amending the Corporate Income Tax Law and Individual Income Tax Law on 21 July 2015.The amending bill requires a taxpayer that is part of a multinational corporate group with annual income or expenses of at
See MoreFrance introduces withholding tax on benefits from employment
On 17 June 2015, the Ministries of Finances and Budget declared that a withholding tax system for fringe benefits will be introduced in France and will come into effect from 1 January 2018. It is expected that the withholding tax will be processed
See MoreHong Kong: Exemption for offshore funds
The Hong Kong government has Gazetted the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 2015, which seeks to extend the profits tax exemption for offshore funds to private equity funds. With the implementation of the Amendment Ordinance, transactions
See MoreBrazil: Issues new Normative Instruction
The Brazilian Federal Revenue Department issued Normative Instruction (NI) 1568/15 on June 8, 2015. This has restricted the application of the cost adjustments in the calculation of the transfer price based on the Brazilian commodities methods
See MoreGreece: Finance Minister Announces Tax Amnesty Plans
The Finance Minister of Greece Mr. Yanis Varoufakis has announced his intention to introduce a bill to allow taxpayers to declare funds held abroad without incurring penalties. Any funds declared under the amnesty will be taxed at rates of 15 to 20
See MoreDenmark: Parliament Enacts Law to Combat Tax Evasion
The Danish parliament has adopted a law proposal (L 167) that includes some of the measures agreed on in the package of proposals to combat tax evasion. The law covers the following measures: The control of foreign trusts is improved in order
See MoreHong Kong: Government Continues Anti-Tax Evasion Measures
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the relevant enforcement authorities will continue to monitor closely measures to combat money laundering and tax evasion, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, K C Chan has
See MoreCanada: Notice to implement tax provisions in Economic Action Plan 2015 and other tax measures
The Ministry of Finance has scheduled a complete notice of ways and means motion to implement certain tax provisions in Economic Action Plan 2015 and other tax measures on 5th May 2015. This notice contains the following measures and specific
See MoreUS: Propsed Amendment to Regulations Applicable to Refund and Credit Claims
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released Notice 2015-10 on 28 April 2015 announcing their intention to amend regulations applicable to refund and credit claims for amounts withheld on payments to foreign
See MoreSweden: Tax Hikes in Spring Budget
On 15 April 2015 the Swedish Government presented to Parliament its proposed Spring 2015 Budget to balance increased spending on education and welfare with tax rises of around SKR8bn (USD930m) this year. The Government is proposing tax hikes that
See MoreFinland: Government approves law adopting amendments to non-residents taxation
The President of Finland signed a law on 24 April, 2015 regarding the proposal (HE 365/2014) amending the taxation of non-residents. The proposal was adopted 12 February 2015. The proposal entails that the taxation of non-resident individuals by
See MoreChina: Publishes new annual corporate income tax return package
State Administration of Tax issued Annual Corporate Income Tax Return Package of People's Republic of China (Type A, 2014). The new return package will come into force on Jan 1st, 2015 and first to be adopted by resident CIT taxpayers in the 2014
See MoreFrance: Intergroup services marked out in tax-avoidance transactions list
The French tax administration has recently published an updated list of abusive practices and fixtures that are considered to be contrary to the law. Among these are certain inter-group arrangements. Relocation of profits after restructuring:
See MoreFrance: New steps to improve relationship between tax administration and companies
The Ministry of Finances and Public Accounts and the Ministry of Economy and Industry announced a set of measures to fight tax fraud on 1 April 2015. The measures also fight against tax evasion at national, European and international level, and
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