Serbia joins OECD’s Inclusive Framework on BEPS
According an announcement made by OECD on 19 February 2018, Serbia joined the Inclusive Framework on BEPS. Therewith the total number of jurisdictions that have joined the Inclusive Framework on BEPS comes to 112. The inclusive framework was
See MoreLithuania: Parliament issues a draft bill for the ratification of the BEPS MLI
On 2 February 2018, the Lithuanian Parliament issued a draft bill for the ratification of the MLI (the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures) to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. Lithuania submitted its MLI
See MoreCanada: MLI ratification process begins
The Parliamentary Secretary on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Matt DeCourcey, had presented the OECD Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) on January 31, 2018,
See MoreCzech Republic: Cabinet approves ratification of BEPS MLI
The Cabinet of Czech Republic on February 14, 2018, approved ratification of the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) to implement into bilateral tax treaties the tax treaty-related measures arising from the OECD / G20 BEPS Project to tackle base erosion
See MoreJamaica and five more countries sign MLI to implement tax treaty related BEPS measures
On 24 January 2018, the Ministers and high-level officials from Jamaica, Malaysia, Panama, Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia have signed the BEPS Multilateral instrument (MLI) to amend double tax treaties to bring into effect changes designed
See MoreHong Kong: IRD gazettes law on joining multilateral tax agreement
On 2 February 2018, the Inland Revenue Department published a law in the official gazette outlining the legal framework for Hong Kong to join a multilateral tax agreement on implementing automatic exchange of information in tax matters (AEOI),
See MorePoland-OECD: Poland submits MLI instruments of ratification
On 23rd January 2018, Poland became the fourth country to deposit its instrument of ratification for MLI (Multilateral Instrument). The MLI will enter into force once five countries have deposited instruments of ratification. On 8th November 2017
See MoreMalaysia signs the BEPS multilateral instrument
On 24 January 2018, Malaysia signed the OECD Multilateral Convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“Multilateral Instrument” or “MLI”). At the beginning of 2017, Malaysia announced its
See MoreNigeria: Government signs CbCR Regulations 2018 to follow-up MCAA
The Federal Government has signed the Income Tax Regulations or Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR), 2018. The Regulations are part of the implementation plans under Action 13 of OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. This is also
See MoreUS: Government signs joint statement on exchange of country-by-country tax reports with France
On January 12, the IRS announced on its website that the US and French competent authorities would like to sign a joint statement to spontaneously exchange CbC reports submitted by their respective taxpayers. The Competent Authorities desire to
See MoreHong Kong signs AEOI agreement with France
According to an announcement published on 15 January 2018, Hong Kong has signed an agreement with France on the automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI). The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative
See MoreBulgaria: Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement signs for exchange of CbC reports
Bulgaria has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on November 17, 2017 for the exchange of country by country (CbC) reports under action 15 of the OECD’s BEPS
See MoreRussia publishes final law on automatic exchange of tax information and documentation requirements
Recently, the Federal Law No. 340-FZ of 27 November 2017, amending the Tax Code in relation to the implementation of the international automatic exchange of financial accounting information and transfer pricing (TP) documentation of multinational
See MoreRussia approved draft law on automatic international exchange of tax information and documentation requirements
The Russian State Duma adopted in the final reading the draft law implementing international automatic exchange of financial accounting information and transfer pricing (TP) documentation of multinational Groups of Companies on 16 November 2017.
See MoreFrance: Government publishes draft second Amendment Financing Act for 2017
On 15 November 2017, a second draft amending Finance Bill for 2017 was submitted to the French Council of Ministers and was submitted to the French Parliament. The draft law emphasized the following tax measures for the coming year. Anti-Evasion
See MoreQatar joins BEPS inclusive framework and signs BEPS Multilateral Instrument
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) made an announcement on November 14, 2017, that Qatar joined the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) inclusive Framework. The BEPS inclusive framework is a group of countries that
See MoreSwitzerland: Automatic Exchange of country-by-country reports enters into force
On 18th October 2017 during its meeting, the Federal Council decided to bring a law on the International Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports of Multinationals into force on 1st December 2017. Under the new law, CbC reporting obligations
See MoreCzech Republic: CbC reporting requirements implementation
The Law No. 305/2017 was published on September 20, 2017 in the official gazette for implementing EU Directive 2016/881 on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reporting information among EU member states. The closing date is October 31, 2017
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