South 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 MoreColombia publishes newly proposed TP regulations
Tax Authorities of Colombia (DIAN) published a proposed transfer pricing (TP) regulations to execute the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 13 and to establish the
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 MoreColombia issues draft decree on transfer pricing regulations
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia issued a draft decree 1625 of 2016 concerning transfer pricing documentation for public consultation on 11 August 2017. The major issues in the proposed decree are business restructuring rules,
See MoreHungary: Draft law published on amended transfer pricing documentation requirements
The Hungarian government has finalized the draft legislation concerning amended transfer pricing documentation requirements which will be presented to the parliament in the autumn of 2017. Hungary is expected to introduce rules regarding Master file
See MoreIndia introduces CbC reporting requirements
India has included a country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirement in section 286 of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961, with effect from the financial year 2016-2017. The requirements are principally in line with BEPS Action 13. The first round of
See MorePakistan: Proposes documentation and CbC reporting requirements
On June 5, 2017, Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has presented a notification (Notification SRO 421 (I) / 2017) regarding Documentation and country-by-country reporting requirements in respect of transfer pricing. The proposed requirements are
See MoreTurkey: Council of Minister proposes transfer pricing provisions
A draft Communique regarding transfer pricing has been published in Turkey. It generally represents measures of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Action 13 on country-by-country reporting and transfer pricing documentation. The
See MoreBelgium: New CbC reporting forms and guidelines
On 19 May 2017, the Belgian Federal Public Service for Finance issued new country-by-country (CbC), local file and master file forms along with guidelines to file CbC reports under BEPS Action 13. The report submission deadline was 31 December 2016,
See MoreKorea: Country-by-Country reporting requirements and transfer pricing rules updated
The Tax Authority of Korea introduced new forms for country-by-country (CbC) reporting and for the advance notification for recognizing the company of a multinational group as the “reporting entity.” A Master file as well as a Local file will
See MoreColombia: DIAN clarifies TP filing obligations under BEPS Action 13
On 3 May 2017, the Colombian Tax Authority (DIAN) clarified the fiscal years for which the new transfer pricing obligations established in Article 108 of Law 1819 of 2016 will apply. According to Law 1819, taxpayers have to file a local file, master
See MoreRussia: Publishes the draft law on CbC reporting requirements for multinationals corporate groups
The Russian government on 6 March 2017, published an amended draft law providing for new provisions on the international automatic exchange of financial accounting information for the Russian fiscal regulation and for setting new standards for the
See MoreAustralia publishes CbC reporting, Local and Master files detailed design
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a Local file / Master file detailed design to serve as guidance for taxpayers regarding the practicalities in completing country-by-country (CbC) reporting by significant global entities. ATO has
See MoreMexico publishes final report for country-by-country reporting
Mexico’s Taxpayer Office published a final report regarding master file, local file and country-by-country (CbC) report under Article 76-A of the Income Tax Law on April 3, 2017. These documentation requirements became effective on January 1,
See MoreUK: Amendments to CbC reporting 2017
The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to formally commit to introducing CbC reporting and the detailed implementation was given effect through the 2016 Regulations. Since the UK introduced these regulations in February 2016, the
See MoreSweden approves the new legislation on transfer pricing documentation and CbC reporting
Sweden's parliament on 1 March 2017, adopted the government’s proposal on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting. The adoption amounts to the ratification of OECD’s guidelines for transfer pricing documentation and
See MoreColombia: Tax reform 2016 and Transfer Pricing Updates
In accordance with law 1819 of 2016, adopting the structural tax reform bill approved on 23 December 2016, introduces the following main changes to the transfer pricing regime. According to article 260-3 of the Tax Code (TC), as amended by the tax
See MoreKorea- proposed changes to the country-by-country reporting requirements
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance of South Korea published a proposal for detailed procedures of the country -by country reporting requirements on 28 December 2016. The proposal requires the provision of a full report on cross-border transactions
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