Korea-Tax reform bill of 2017 enacted
Korea enacted the tax reform bill of 2017 on 20 December 2016 which was approved by the National Assembly on 2 December 2016. According to the Tax Reform of 2017 domestic merged brother-sister companies would be considered as tax free if and only
See MoreBelgium issues TP documentation forms and instructions
During June 2016, Belgium has introduced mandatory transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in accordance with Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 13 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
See MoreColombia: Tax reform bill 2016
The comprehensive tax reform bill 2016 recently submitted by the government of Colombia to the Congress with the following corporate income tax issues: Rates: The bill proposes to unify the income tax and the Fairness Tax into a single income tax
See MoreMexico: Tax Authorities issues proposed regulations
Mexican Tax Authorities issued proposed regulations regarding the “additional information” that could be requested as part of the new transfer pricing obligations, which require Mexican taxpayers to submit a master file, local file and
See MoreRussia: New version of draft law on BEPS Action 13 implementation issued
The Finance Ministry has issued a new version of the draft law on 6th September 2016 regarding BEPS Action 13 implementation. The draft law proposes the following topics: BEPS related compliance: Documentation requirement: Master file: As per the
See MoreChina issued new rules on TP documentation requirement
China issued Bulletin 42 to introduce a requirement for a master file for MNC group resident in China if their annual inter-company transaction amount exceeds RMB 1 billion. The master file requirement is effective from fiscal year 2016. A master
See MoreBelgium issued new rules on CbC reporting and TP documentation requirement
Belgium issued regulation to introduce a requirement for a master file and a local file for MNC group resident in Belgium if it satisfies one of the three thresholds like a sum of operational and financial income of €50 million; or a balance
See MoreKorea: Revised draft legislation on transfer pricing and country-by-country reporting
The South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance has recently released a draft legislation which would amend the existing provisions of Article 11 of the Korean Law which is known as the “Law for the Coordination of International Tax Affairs”
See MoreAustria: Publishes government bill of new Transfer Pricing Documentation Law
Finance (MoF) published the government bill of the European Union (EU) Tax Amendment Act 2016, including among other provisions, the new Austrian Transfer Pricing Documentation Law (TPDL). This follows the publication of the draft TPDL on 9 May 2016
See MoreBelgian Government approved new draft legislation to implement TP documentation and CbC reporting requirements
The Government of Belgium has approved new draft legislation to effectively implement CbC reporting and introduce formal transfer pricing documentation requirements in Belgium. The draft legislation is according to 3 tiered approach of Action 13 of
See MoreAustralia: Electronic Local Files template finalized
Taxpayers that fail to adhere to their tax disclosure obligations like submitting local file will be exposed to administrative penalties of AUD 4,500. The Government proposes revised penalties amounting to AUD450, 000 from 1 July 2017 for failure to
See MoreAustria: Proposes legislation on Transfer Pricing documentation and CbC reporting
The Austrian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published draft legislation to implement the Master File in line with the new OECD standard. The legislation includes a requirement to prepare a Master file, Local file(s), and CbCR. The new requirements
See MoreGermany: Ministry of Finance introducing CbCR, Master File and Local File
The German Ministry of Finance published a draft bill on 1 June 2016 to incorporate guidance on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country (CbC) reporting into local legislation. The draft bill required multinationals with consolidated
See MoreBelgium would introduce Cbc reporting and transfer pricing documentation requirements
A draft law that would introduce country-by-country reporting and formal transfer pricing documentation requirements at present is in the process of being finalized in Belgium. Cbc reporting Belgium has proposed draft legislation to introduce the
See MoreSweden Proposes Implementation of BEPS 13
The Swedish Tax Agency (STA) has proposed to implement transfer pricing documentation and Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting. As per the proposal, the Master File reporting obligations will be applicable to MNEs that have more than 250 employees and
See MorePortugal-Budget Law for 2016 implements country-by-country reporting requirements
The Portuguese Budget Law for 2016 has been approved on 16 March 2016. The approved Budget Law implements country-by-country reporting requirements. Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirement will be applicable for domestic entities with
See MoreTurkey: Draft communiqué on transfer pricing documentation, country-by-country reporting
The revenue administration of Turkey has issued a draft communiqué on 16th March 2016 that would introduce new transfer pricing documentation rules that generally follow the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Action 13 recommendations and
See MoreThe Dutch Parliament approved bill on supplementary transfer pricing documentation requirements
The Dutch Parliament approved the Other Fiscal Measures Bill that includes supplementary transfer pricing documentation requirements in order with the three tiered approach of Action 13 of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, on
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