Dominican Republic: DGII declares public consultation to amend TP rules
On 1 March 2021, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) made an announcement of launching a public consultation on the draft modification of articles 5, 7, 10 and 18 of the transfer pricing (TP) regulation, established by means of the
See MoreZambia introduces CbC Reporting requirements
On 31 December 2020, Zambia has published The Income Tax (Transfer Pricing) (Amendment) Regulations under Statutory Instrument No. 117 of 2020. The Regulations introduce country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements, which are effective from 1
See MoreQatar introduces new TP documentation requirements
On 16 July 2020, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has issued Decision No. 4 of 2020 and made public on 1 March 2021, which confirms the obligation to submit the transfer pricing (TP) disclosure form, master file, and local file applies to
See MoreIreland: Revenue issues an eBrief to announce updated TP guidance
On 24 February 2021, the Irish Revenue issued eBrief No. 37/21 regarding updated guidance on transfer pricing. On the similar day, the Revenue also published a Tax and Duty Manual-Part 35A-01-01, providing updated guidance on the operation of the
See MoreTurkey further extends CbC report filing deadline
On 22 February 2021, the Turkish Revenue Administration has issued Circular TF-3/2021-1 by which Turkey extends Country-by-Country (CbC) report filing deadline. Previously, Turkey extends CbC report filing deadline to 26 February 2021. The new
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS extends the CbC report submission deadline
On 19 February 2021, the South African Revenue service (SARS) Officially published Public Notice No. 101, which stated that the due date for submitting country-by-country (CbC) report is extended on the basis of some specified person. According to
See MoreUkraine: MOF approves the procedure for submitting CbC report
On 19 February 2021, the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance (MOF) has issued a press release where they clarify the procedure for submitting Country-by-Country (CbC) report. The Order of the Ministry of Finance No. 764 dated 14 December 2020, which
See MoreOECD: ICAP Handbook Released
On 18 February 2021 the OECD issued the International Compliance Assurance Programme Handbook for Tax Administrations and MNE groups. The International Compliance Assurance Programme (ICAP) was set up as a voluntary risk assessment and assurance
See MoreFrance: Government publishes a country list with no CbC reporting obligation
On 3 February 2021, Government published a Decree of 3 February 2021, amending the order of July 6, 2017 amended in accordance with II of article 223 quinquies C of the general tax code. The decree comes into force the day after its publication.
See MoreBelgium plans to launch further TP audit cycle
On 11 January 2021, a number of selected Belgian taxpayers received a transfer pricing (TP) questionnaires from the tax authority’s special TP audit department. Based on noncompliant TP forms again audit cycles will be launched by the special TP
See MoreQatar introduces TP declaration with tax return
The General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has confirmed that taxpayers filing their income tax returns via the tax authority’s Dhareeba tax portal must also file a transfer pricing (TP) declaration of related-party transactions along with their
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII publishes thresholds for TP reporting and some tax issues
On 4 February 2021, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) published Resolution No. DDG- AR1-2021-00002, which provides various tax issues, including new transfer pricing thresholds and updates to its tax haven list. Transfer pricing
See MoreSaudi Arabia: GAZT publishes CbC reporting XML schema version 2.0
Recently, the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has informed that Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting Schema to V2.0 is being updated. Taxpayers have to submit (CbC) report via AEOI Portal using XML Schema standardized
See MoreAzerbaijan introduces CbC Reporting requirements
Recently, Azerbaijan has introduced Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirements and notification requirements for multinational entity groups (MNE groups) headquartered or operating in Azerbaijan. The CbC reporting rules are effective for
See MoreUruguay extends CbC reporting deadline to 28 February 2021
On 19 January 2021, Uruguay's Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) has published Resolution No. 075/2021 regarding the extension of the Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting deadline to 28 February 2021 for reporting fiscal years ending between 1
See MoreMalaysia: IRBM reduces documentation submission timeline on request
On 2 February 2021, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) updated its transfer pricing guidelines including new guidance on submission of transfer pricing documentation and penalties. With the introduction of Section 113B of the ITA1967 which
See MoreUS and Argentina sign CbC exchange arrangement
On 27 January 2021, US and Argentina have signed a competent authority agreement to exchange country-by-country reports. The purpose of the agreement is to increase international tax transparency and improve access of their respective tax
See MoreAustralia amends the definition of SGE
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) expanded the definition of “significant global entity (SGE)”. The SGE concept determines whether an entity is subject to a number of tax integrity and reporting measures. The SGE concept was introduced by the
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