Taiwan: MOF announces draft amendments to transfer pricing guidelines
On 18 August 2020, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced draft amendments to certain transfer pricing provisions based on chapter 6 of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations. The
See MoreGreece: Parliament published two Laws to introduce various changes in transfer pricing context
On 31 July 2020 and on 29 July 2020, the Greek Parliament Officially published two Laws, L. 4714/2020 and L. 4712/2020 respectively regarding various sections of transfer pricing. The two Laws cover the following changes: Tax dispute Resolution
See MoreTanzania: Revenue Authority issues new transfer pricing guideline 2020
On 1 July 2020, the Tanzania Revenue Tax Authority issued the Transfer Pricing Guidelines 2020, which provides the instructions of how to apply Transfer Pricing Regulations, 2018. It covers the guidance on the arm’s length principle, functional
See MoreOman anticipates amending Transfer Pricing and VAT regime
It is being announced that the Council of Ministers of Oman has referred two draft laws to the Shura Council related to VAT regime and amendments to the income tax law that would implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting. Oman is intended to
See MoreBelgium updates TP documentation guidance
On 30 June 2020, the tax authorities of Belgium published Circular Letter 2020/C/88 with updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning transfer pricing (TP) documentation requirements i.e. the local file (LF) and master file (MF) forms, the
See MorePoland: Ministry of Finance further extends TP documentation deadline due to COVID 19
On 24 June 2020, the Polish Ministry of Finance announced the further extension of transfer pricing documentation deadlines due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement extends the local transfer pricing documentation preparation deadline as
See MoreAustralia updates instructions for local file 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) updated the instructions for local file. These instructions apply to the local file for 2020. This relates to reporting periods starting on or after 1 January 2019. According to the instructions, local file
See MoreAustralia: Guidance on the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Transfer Pricing Arrangements
On 19 June 2020 the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) posted to its website guidance entitled COVID-19 economic impacts on transfer pricing arrangements. This sets out guidance for taxpayers affected by COVID-19 who are preparing transfer pricing
See MoreArgentina: AFIP extends the transfer pricing documentation deadlines
On 5 June 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) Officially published a General Resolution No. 4733 of 4 June 2020 to file affidavits under transfer pricing rules and postpones the previous starting due dates of June declared in
See MoreUkraine: President signs law to implement BEPS and other provisions
On 21 May 2020, the President of Ukraine signed Law No. 466-IX (Draft Law No.1210) “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Improvement of Tax Administration, Elimination of Technical and Logical Inconsistencies in Tax Legislation", which was
See MoreArgentina: AFIP publishes Resolution regarding new transfer pricing rules
On 15 May 2020, the Argentine tax authorities (AFIP) Officially published General Resolution 4717/2020 of 14 May 2020, which governs the control of transfer prices of international transactions. The new resolution replaces General Resolution No.
See MorePortugal extends transfer pricing documentation deadline
On 24 April 2020, the government of Portugal published an order n.º 153/2020-XXII postponing the deadline to prepare and submit transfer pricing documentation to 31 August 2020 due to COVID-19
See MoreUS: IRS publishes FAQs on transfer pricing documentation best practices
On 14 April 2020, the United States (US) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted on its website new frequently asked questions (FAQs) outlining best practices and common error in preparing transfer pricing documentation. The IRS states that
See MoreCOVID-19: Malaysia extends again deadlines for filing CbC report and notification
On 21 April 2020, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) released an updated FAQ on tax matters during the movement control order period. The FAQ contains the further extension of country-by-country reporting deadlines in response to the
See MoreTurkey issues Draft General Communiqué on disguised profit distribution
On 16 April 2020, the Turkish Revenue Administration has issued Draft General Communiqué on disguised profit distribution amending General Communiqué no. 1 on Transfer Pricing. The Draft Communiqué No. 4 implements the Presidential
See MoreCOVID-19: Malaysia extends deadline for filing CbC report and notification
On 10 April 2020, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) published an updated FAQ document related to the tax management issue in response to COVID-19 pandemic that includes the extension of the deadline for submitting country-by-country (CbC)
See MoreDenmark: Ministry of Taxation extends all filing deadlines, including transfer pricing documentation
On 31 March 2020, the Ministry of Taxation announced that all the deadlines of tax filing for the 2019 income year and transfer pricing documentation is postponed until 1 September 2020. Employees with an annual tax assessment due date of 1 May
See MoreNigeria: Tax authority launches an e-filing portal for TP documents and forms
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has recently announced an electronic portal, which permit taxpayers to complete and submit the transfer pricing declaration and disclosure forms, country-by-country (CbC) reports and CbC notification forms
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