Bulgaria: Council of Ministers approves draft Bill for amending income tax
The Council of Ministers approved a draft bill on October 10, 2018 and it have issued by the Finance Minister, Vladislav Goranov, on the Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved the draft bill issued by the Minister of Finance on 30 August 2018. The
See MoreFinland publishes a bill on the new interest deduction limitation rules
On 28 September 2018, the government issued a bill on its final proposal to amend national rules on the deductibility of interest expenses under the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (2016/1164 / EU). According to proposal, the deductibility of net
See MoreDenmark submits a bill to the parliament to transpose the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives into Danish tax law
On 3 October 2018, the Danish Minister of Taxation submitted a bill to the parliament to transpose the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives (ATAD 1 and ATAD 2) into Danish tax law. The proposals include the extension of the existing hybrid mismatch
See MoreNetherlands: Budget Proposals 2019
On 18 September 2018, the government of Netherlands presented the 2019 budget proposals to the House of Representatives. Implementation of ATAD measures The Proposals put forward legislation that introduces various EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
See MorePeru: Added new thin Capitalization Rules and Amended Income Tax Law
Peru’s President enacted Legislative Decree 1424 on 13 September 2018, which amends the income tax law with regard to the thin capitalization rules, the indirect transfer of shares, the definition of permanent establishment (PE) and the indirect
See MoreBulgaria: Consultation on draft Law for implementing EU ATAD
The Finance Ministry is consulting on draft legislation for the execution of certain measures of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). A new interest limitation rule was proposed in this draft Law. This new rule would restrict the amount of
See MoreIreland announces corporation tax roadmap
On 5 September 2018, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., has published Ireland’s Corporation Tax Roadmap. The Roadmap takes stock of the changing international tax environment, outlines the actions
See MoreFinland: Ministry of Finance issues a draft bill proposing amendments to the CFC rules.
On 6 August 2018, the Finnish MoF published a draft consultation on a draft law that proposed changes to the Finnish CFC rules. The draft law aims to implement the CFC provisions contained in the EU ATAD. The bill would introduce changes to the CFC
See MorePoland: Ministry of Finance declares key changes under 2019 tax reform
Poland’s Ministry of Finance announced, significant changes in the tax law are planned in Poland as of 2019. The Ministry announced the following key measures, among others: Stricter conditions for the application of withholding tax exemption
See MoreAustralia: Parliament adopts hybrid mismatch legislation
On 16 August 2018, Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2018 containing the hybrid mismatch integrity measures was passed by the Parliament. The bill includes the measures to prevent entities that are liable to
See MoreMalta updates guidelines on the application of the notional interest deduction (NID) rules
On 8 August 2018, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue published update guidelines on the application of the notional interest deduction (NID) rules. Under the NID, a Malta company or partnership, including a Malta permanent establishment of a
See MoreFinland: Ministry of Finance officially submits its budget proposal for the year 2019
On 9 August 2018, the Ministry of Finance officially submitted its budget proposal for next year 2019. The budget introduced changes to the CFC definition and applicable exemptions, including reducing the control threshold for a company that
See MoreAustralia: Improving the integrity of the thin capitalization rules
The Australian Government announced that it will implement two changes to improve the integrity of Australia’s thin capitalization rules in the 2018-19 Budget. The changes are: requiring entities to align the value of their assets for thin
See MorePoland releases draft law amending transfer pricing rules
On 16th July 2018, Poland has released a bill to amend the country's transfer pricing rules in line with the results of the BEPS project and the OECD transfer pricing guidelines 2017 in order to improve the taxation of large multinational companies.
See MoreFrance publishes arm’s length interest rate for third quarter of fiscal year 2018
The arm’s length interest rates used in determining the deductibility of interest payments to shareholders for companies whose fiscal year ends between 30 June 2018 and 29 September 2018 has been published by France. The portion of interest
See MoreIreland publishes tax and duty manual on loans applied in acquiring an interest in a company
On 16 July 2018, Irish revenue authority published a Tax and Duty Manual concerning loans applied in acquiring an interest in a company. The contents of Tax and Duty Manual Part 08-05-02 - Loans applied in acquiring an interest
See MoreLuxembourg: Cabinet approves draft law for implementation of EU anti-tax avoidance directive
On 15 June 2018, the Luxembourg Cabinet approved a draft bill providing for measures to implement the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). The draft bill includes the new provisions on the limitation of interest deduction, which limit the
See MoreAustralia: Draft PCG for Restructures of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements
As part of the 2016-17 Federal Budget, the Australian government announced it would implement the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Hybrid Mismatch rules developed under Action Item 2 of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit
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