Australia 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 MoreNetherlands: Parliament adopted new Bill on CbC reporting requirement
The Dutch lower house of Parliament adopted the Bill No.34651 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting on April 18, 2017. The bill allowed a group entity to serve as the reporting entity and a designated Dutch group entity to file an
See MoreCzech Republic: Proposed requirements for preparing CbC report
On 2nd of August 2016, the Finance Ministry published a public consultation on a bill. This would implement the country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in EU Directive 2016/881 on exchange of CbC reports among EU member states. In
See MorePoland: President signs new legislation on CbC reporting requirement
The new legislation regarding the exchange of tax information with other countries was signed by the President on 20 March 2017. The Law provides information on obligations of financial institutions and the automatic exchange of country-by-country
See MoreCyprus: Tax department announced the decree for the automatic exchange of CbC reports
With reference to decree issued by the Ministry of Finance on 30 December 2016, the tax department of Cyprus has recently published an announcement regarding that decree for the automatic exchange of country by country reports. The deadline for
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 MorePoland: Important tax changes for 2017
A number of major tax changes have been introduced as of 1 January 2017. The changes are given below: Personal income tax: Personal income tax has a major change on the tax-free amount that is based on the tax base. In accordance with the new
See MoreBulgaria: Proposed bill about CbC reporting requirements published
The Finance Ministry has published a revised draft bill on 21st March 2017 that amends the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code (TSSPC) with regard to the new country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements. It is proposed that the amendments will
See MoreIceland updates regulation on CbC reporting
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs issued Regulation No. 245/2017 amending Regulation No. 1166/2016 regarding country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 24 March 2017. The amendment aligns the wording of article 4 of the model provision related
See MoreNetherlands amendments to bill on country-by-country reporting
The State Secretary for Finance has submitted an amended bill to the lower house of the parliament regarding country-by-country reporting on 21 March 2017. The bill implementing Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 25 May 2016 amending Directive
See MoreItaly-Ministerial Decree implementing Country-by-Country Reporting issued
The Italian Ministry of Finance issued a Decree on 8 March 2017 providing detailed information regarding the application of CbC reporting rules. The Decree is in accordance with an EU Directive of 25 May 2016 requiring all EU Member States to
See MoreVietnam: Recently released a new transfer pricing decree
Vietnam’s Government has recently released a Transfer Pricing (“TP”) Decree No. 20/2017/ND-CP on 24 February 2017, provided that tax administration applicable to enterprises having controlled transactions’ (Decree 20), which will take effect
See MoreSweden publishes regulation on automatic exchange of CbC reporting
The regulation on the automatic exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reporting (the Regulation) was published in the Official Gazette on 14 March 2017. The law proposal had been adopted on 1st March 2017. The Regulation, which will enter into force
See MoreCanada: Guidance about CbC reporting
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has released a Guide ‘RC4651’ on 2nd March 2017 regarding Country-By-Country Reporting (CbCR) in Canada, which is only available in electronic format. This is a new filing obligation for multinational enterprise
See MoreFinland: Ministry of Finance declares their commitment to exchange CbC reports
Finland is committed to the exchange of the country-by-country (CbC) report. On March 8, 2017, an official Gazette was published by the Ministry of Finance. The Gazette states that the government is willing to comply with the Multilateral Competent
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 MoreAustralia releases guidance on IRP agreements
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released guidance on providing international related-party agreements (IRPA) as part of Part B of the local file for country-by-country reporting (CbCR), on 3 March 2017. The taxpayer is required to provide
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