Greece: Government publishes a Law to introduce new tax provisions
On 18 May 2021, the Government Officially published Law 4799/2021, introducing income tax reductions and other amendments to the Greek Income Tax Code. The Act includes some of the following provisions: Transfer pricing Enterprises
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Malaysia publishes new CbCR notification guidelines using Form C
On 25 May 2021, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia announced on its website that starting from the year of assessment (YA) 2021, constituent entities can now furnish the Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) Notification using the C Form.
See MoreNigeria: FIRS issues a notice to suspend CbC reporting obligations for MNE branches
The Federal Inland Revenue service (FIRS) issued a public notice to suspend Regulation 4 of the āIncome Tax (CbC Regulations) Regulations, 2018ā. This public notice notifies branches and subsidiaries of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)
See MoreMalta introduce penalties for non-compliance with the CbC reporting rules
On 18 May 2021, Malta has issued Regulations (L.N. 213 of 2021) named āCooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Mattersā. The Regulation has introduced penalties for non-compliance with Maltese country-by-country reporting (CbCr) reporting
See MoreQatar releases FAQs on TP documentation requirements
Qatarās General Tax Authority (GTA) has issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding Transfer Pricing Declaration, Master File, and Local File on the Dhareeba tax portal. The FAQs provide clarification on several tax issues relating to
See MoreKenya publishes Finance Bill 2021
On 5 May 2021, the Parliament of Kenya has published the finance bill 2021 providing the following tax measures: Reintroduce the definition of the term āāControlā The definition of the term ācontrolā was deleted with the
See MoreDenmark: Supreme Court makes a decision on a case regarding TP documentation
On 26 April 2021, the Danish Supreme Court issued its decision in a landmark transfer pricing case: Denmark v Tetra Pak Processing Systems A/S , in which a Danish company (Tetra Pak) that produced and sold plants for manufacturing ice cream. The
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII issues a Decree to amend TP rules
On 21 April 2021, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) published Decree 256-21, which makes modification on articles 5, 7, 10 and 18 of the transfer pricing (TP) regulation, established by means of the Decree no. 78-14, of March 14,
See MoreIndia: CBDT issues notification regarding CbC report and Master file
On 5 April 2021, the Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released a Notification No. 31/2021 which include the changes of CbC reporting threshold and Master file requirement. Accordingly, the threshold for CbC reporting has been
See MoreIndonesia: DGT updates XML schema for CbC reporting
On 4 March 2021, the Indonesian Directorate General of Taxation (DGT) updated the XML schema (version 2.0) for country-by-country reports (CbCR). The update includes the new XSD schema; a procedure for creating XML files; and technical guidance
See MoreExtension of tax compliance due dates amid COVID-19 pandemic
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See MoreUK adopts CbC reporting XML schema 2.0
The UK tax authority has updated the country-by-country (CbC) reporting schema to XML 2.0 for submissions to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). All CbC reports must use the new 2.0 XML format and submitted to HMRC on or after 1 January 2021. The
See MoreBelgium extends CIT return submission deadline for FY 2020
On 18 March 2021, the Belgian tax authorities extended the corporate income tax (CIT) return submission deadline to 28 October 2021 for financial years ended between 31 December 2020 and 28 February 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As
See MoreUK: Consultation on Transfer Pricing Documentation
On 23 March 2021 the UK government published a consultation paper on transfer pricing documentation. The closing date for comments is 1 June 2021. Following the final report on Action 13 of the OECD Action Plan on base erosion and profit
See MoreDominican 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
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