Philippines: BIR issues guidelines for transfer pricing audits
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Transfer Pricing Audit Guidelines under Revenue Audit Memorandum Order (RAMO) No. 1-2019 on 20 August 2019, which provides standardized audit procedures and techniques in auditing taxpayers with
See MoreIndia cuts corporate tax rate for domestic companies
On 20 September 2019, the Government of India introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019. According to the Ordinance, the government makes certain changes to the Income Tax Act of 1961 and the Finance Act (No 2) of 2019. The main
See MoreGreece: Prime Minister announces tax cuts and promised reform
On 12 September 2019, the Prime Minister has made an announcement of their confirmation to introduce tax rate cuts and other planned tax measures at the opening of the annual International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki. According to plan, corporate
See MorePhilippines: House Committee approves bill on corporate income tax reform
The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the administration’s second tax reform package (Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (CITIRA)) on 14 August 2019, which aims to reduce corporate income taxes (CIT) and rationalize
See MoreFrance: President signs new Law of digital services tax
The new Law No. 2019-759 has been published on July 25, 2019, in the Official Gazette, which introduces Digital Services Tax (DST). It was signed by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, on July 24, 2019. This new Law also modifies the downward
See MoreIndia legislates Finance (No. 2) Act 2019
On 1 August 2019, India has published the Finance (No. 2) Act 2019 in the Official Gazette, which was approved by the president. The measures of the Act are in line with those presented as part of the Union Budget for 2019-20. Corporate tax
See MoreSlovenia proposes to change the PIT & CIT rates
On 18 June 2019, the Ministry of Finance proposed changes to personal income tax (PIT) and corporate income tax (CIT) rates, which are expected to be introduced in 2020. The proposed measures are: Individual tax: An increase in the
See MoreNew Zealand: Inland Revenue publishes revised transfer pricing regime
On 29 April 2019, Inland Revenue published the final versions of the special reports on the new rules for base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The rules were enacted in the Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Act 2018 on 27
See MorePhilippines: DOF submits tax reform bill to Congress
The Philippines Department of Finance (DOF) has announced on 25 April 2019 that the second package (Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities or TRABAHO) of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program
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 MoreLuxembourg: Government publishes budget law for the year of 2019
On 26 April 2019, Luxembourg published the Law of 26 April 2019 in the Official Gazette containing the measures for the 2019 budget. The law lowered the standard corporation tax rate from 18% for the financial year 2018 to 17% for the financial
See MoreEcuador: SRI issues circular regarding income tax law
On 9 April 2019, Ecuador’s Internal Revenue Service (SRI) issued Circular No. NAC-DGECCGC19-00000003. The circular makes a reminder about the application of the legal regulations in force for the determination of income tax for the fiscal year
See MoreItaly plans to reduce tax rates
The Italian Government is considering reducing corporate and individual income tax rate. This would reduce the standard corporate tax rate to 20% from 24%. Individual income tax rate may change from the current five-bracket system with a top rate
See MoreLuxembourg: Finance Minister presents draft budget law for 2019
On 5 March 2019, the Luxembourg Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, presented to the Chamber of Deputies the draft budget law 2019 together with the draft multi-annual financial planning, for the 2019-2022 period to the Chamber of Deputies. The
See MoreColombia legislates the tax reform Bill for 2019
Colombia enacted tax reform (Law 1943-Tax Reform) on 28 December 2018. The Tax Reform makes numerous changes to the Colombian tax rules that generally apply from 1 January 2019. The tax reform includes following changes: Corporate tax: The Tax
See MoreFrance: Parliament adopts Finance Bill for 2019
On 20 December 2018, the French Parliament approved the Finance Bill for 2019. Tax measures taken under the Finance Bill 2019: The finance bill approves interest deductibility limitation rules in effort to comply with the European Union (EU)
See MoreArgentina enacts regulation to implement the tax reform
On 4 December 2018, Argentina enacted Law 27,430 (the Act), which contains proposals for the implementation of the tax reform. The law introduced the taxation of indirect transfers of assets located in the country, pointing out that transfers within
See MorePuerto Rico: Governor sign the law of tax reform bill
On 10 December 2018, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed into law Bill No. 1544 as Law No. 257 of 10 December 2018. Under the reform bill, the regular corporate tax rate has been reduced from 20% to 18.5% starting from taxable year after
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