Peru: Tax administration issues resolution regarding master file and CbC reporting requirements

12 July, 2018

The tax administration (Superintendencia Nacional de Administración Tributaria, SUNAT) issued Resolution 163-2018/SUNAT (the Resolution) on 29 June 2018 which was published in the Official Gazette. The Resolution sets out the rules for preparing

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India: CBDT publishes guidance on appropriate use of CbC reports

10 July, 2018

On 27 June 2018, the central board of direct taxes (CBDT) released Instruction No. 02/2018 to provide guidance on the appropriate use of CbC (Country-by-Country reports) reports. In 2015, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Hong Kong: Legislative council passes the transfer pricing legislation

08 July, 2018

On 4 July 2018, the Legislative Council adopted the new transfer pricing regime ((Amendment) (No. 6) Bill 2017 (the “BEPS Bill”)). During the legislative process, some changes were made to the initial bill. Remarkable changes are the possible

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Colombia: New resolution for CbC reporting

05 July, 2018

On 21 June 2018, the Colombian National Tax Authority (DIAN) issued a draft resolution concerning the obligation to notify country-by-country (CbC) reporting responsibilities. Resident taxpayers are required to file informative transfer pricing

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Nigeria: FIRS Issues guidelines for CbC reporting regulations

05 July, 2018

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has published the guidelines of Country by Country (CbC) Reporting Regulations on July 3, 2018. These Guidelines are issued to provide guidance to the general public and in particular, Multinational

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Thailand: Government submits the draft transfer pricing law to the National Legislative Assembly

01 July, 2018

On 5 June 2018, the Government submitted the draft of law amending the Revenue Code on transfer pricing to the National Legislative Assembly for approval. The draft law clarifies that taxpayers who meet the income threshold must prepare and submit

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Belgium: Notification for corporate tax compliance

24 June, 2018

As the first half of 2018 almost ends, it is time to look forward to the coming second installment of prepayments. Income tax returns The income tax authorities confirmed the deadline of the filing of corporate income tax returns with a financial

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Nigeria: FIRS publishes Income Tax (CbC Reporting) regulations

21 June, 2018

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has released the Income Tax (Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR)) Regulations on June 19, 2018. It was published in an official gazette on January 8, 2018. This CbCR Regulations give guidelines to

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Taiwan: MoF issues notice containing a list of jurisdictions regarding CbC reports

31 May, 2018

Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has (MoF) published a Notice , dated 27 April 2018, containing a list of countries or regions with which Taiwan has an agreement for the exchange of information, but not for the effectively exchange information on

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Norway: Government releases the revised budget for 2018

30 May, 2018

The government of Norway released the revised Budget for 2018, which was approved by the Norwegian Cabinet on 15th May 2018. In the revised 2018 budget, the Government is proposing an increase of NOK 130 million in funding for the development

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US: IRS publishes new guideline for filing CbC reporting

29 May, 2018

On 18 May 2018, IRS released new guidance for filing the Form 8975 submitted by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs). When submitting Form 8975 and Schedules A (Form 8975), filers must attach at least two Schedules A (Form 8975) to the Form 8975.

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Kenya publishes draft income tax bill for 2018

27 May, 2018

National Treasury of Kenya has published the Draft Income Tax Bill 2018 for public comment. The draft Bill is intended to replace the current Income Tax Act with some certain provisions. Some of the main points are condensed as follows: Corporate

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Latvia: Cabinet Ministers approves a draft bill on Master and Local file

24 May, 2018

Recently, the Latvia Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law for the introduction of Master and Local file requirements in line with BEPS Action 13. Under the law, taxpayers resident in Latvia are required to submit Master file within 12

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Cayman Islands: DITC released official guidance on the CbC reporting requirements

22 May, 2018

The Cayman Islands’ Department for International Tax Cooperation (“DITC”) released their official guidance on March 29, 2018 regarding the Country-by-Country (“CbC”) reporting requirements of entities that are resident in the Cayman

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Russia approves format for CbC Reports and Notification for multinational groups

21 May, 2018

On 6 May 2018, Russia’s Federal Tax Services (FTS) issued Order No. MMV-7-17/123 and Order No. MMV-7-17/124 issued on 26 April 2018 in the Official Gazette. The orders approves the format and method of submission for Country-by-Country (CbC)

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South Africa: SARS issues notice on penalties for non-compliance of CbC report

20 May, 2018

On 11 May 2018, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released a notice concerning penalties which provides taxpayer fails to submit returns (CbC report, Master File, Local file) by the deadline will be subject to a fixed penalty up to ZAR 16,000

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US and Indonesia sign MOU on the exchange of CbC reports

16 May, 2018

On April 26, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Competent Authorities of the United States (US) and Indonesia, which includes an announcement of the temporary suspension of Indonesia's secondary

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Australia: ATO announces CbC reporting deadline for local file

10 May, 2018

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released its final draft of the 2018 Message Structure Table (MST) and XML Schema for the Australian Local File (ALF) for tax year 2018. This will represent the second ALF that most taxpayers will be required

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