Hong Kong publishes a bill to implement transfer pricing documentation
On 29 December 2017, Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 6) Bill 2017 published in order to sets out rules on transfer pricing documentation including country-by-country reporting, and contains other measures to implement the minimum standards under
See MoreRomania: National tax administration publishes electronic forms of the CbC report
On 11 December 2017, the Romanian National Tax Administration Agency published on its website the electronic forms of the CbC report and the CbC report notification templates to be used for submission by the Romanian taxpayer forms R404 and R405,
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS extends deadline for filing of Country-by-Country reports
On 8 December 2017, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that it extended the Country-by-Country report, master file and local file reporting deadline to 28 February 2018 for taxpayers with an existing reporting obligation in December
See MorePortugal: Country-by-country reporting form approved
Portugal’s country-by-country reporting Form 54 has been approved by Order No. 367/2017 on11 December 2017. The form must be submitted electronically every year in respect of fiscal periods starting as from 1 January 2016 within 5 months after the
See MorePakistan: FBR publishes rules for documentation and CbC reporting requirements
On 16 November 2017, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has published SRO 1191(1)/2017, which includes chapter VIA to the Income Tax Rules of 2002. The new Chapter (VIA) identifies the reporting entities, clarifies the reporting
See MoreCosta Rica: Tax administration publishes draft resolution on CbC reporting
On 26 October 2017, Costa Rica’s tax administration released a draft version of a resolution that would require multinational enterprises (MNEs) to file a country-by-country (CbC) report. According to draft resolution, all Costa Rican tax resident
See MoreSweden: Income of pension funds to be included in the CbC reporting
The Swedish Tax Agency on 8 November 2017, has published a clarification (No. 202 439672-17/111) on any pension funds derived by life insurance companies, foreign occupational retirement institutions and pension funds pay are to be regarded as
See MoreBulgaria: NRA approves CbC reporting format and process
The Executive Director of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) approved the country by country reporting format and procedures on October 31, 2017, by Order No. ЗЦУ-1410. According to NRA, the ultimate parent entity, who is a resident for tax
See MoreIndia: CBDT publishes the Final Rules for CbC reporting and the furnishing of the master file
On 31 October 2017, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) published the Final Rules for country by country (CbC) reporting and the furnishing of the master file. The Final Rule contain a few administrative changes and clarifications. However, the
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS publishes public notice on the submission of CbC report
On 13 October 2017, the South African Revenue Service published the public notice on the submission of Country-by-Country (CbC) report, Master file, and Local file information returns under the external business requirements specification (BRS). A
See MoreHungary: Country-by- country reporting form released
The Hungarian tax authority has published on its website a form (Form 16CBC) that can be used by taxpayers to comply with the reporting requirements for country-by- country (CbC) from 31 May 2017. Under a general rule, the ultimate parent company is
See MoreCzech Republic: CbC reporting requirements implementation
The Law No. 305/2017 was published on September 20, 2017 in the official gazette for implementing EU Directive 2016/881 on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reporting information among EU member states. The closing date is October 31, 2017
See MoreIndia: CBDT releases CbC reporting and Master file documentation rules for public comment
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) published a draft guideline for framing Rules in respect of Country-by-Country reporting and furnishing of master file on 6 October 2017. The comments and suggestions on the draft rules can be submitted by 16
See MoreArgentina: General Resolution 4130-E publishes in Official Gazette
The Federal Tax Administration (FTA), on September 20, 2017, published the General Resolution 4130-E in the Official Gazette. It establishes the country-by-country (CbC) guiding framework in Argentina and is applicable to ultimate parent entities of
See MoreNetherlands: Tax plan for 2018
The Dutch government has presented the tax plan for 2018 on 19th September 2017. If adopted, these proposals will be entered into force on 1st January 2018. 2018 tax plan contains various other amendments on a variety of topic and these are given
See MoreUS: IRS releases final versions of CbC form and instructions
The Internal Revenue Service has recently released final versions of the form and instructions for filing country-by-country (CbC) reports. Parent entities of U.S. multinational enterprise (MNE) groups with $850 million or more of revenue in a
See MoreRomania: Country-by country reporting requirements implemented
The Romanian Government passed Emergency Ordinance no. 42/2017 on 9 June 2017 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in Romania, transposing the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/881 dated 25 May 2016 into the national
See MoreNetherlands: Parliament adopted new Bill on CbC reporting requirement
The Dutch lower house of Parliament adopted the Bill No.34651 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting on April 18, 2017. The bill allowed a group entity to serve as the reporting entity and a designated Dutch group entity to file an
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