Ireland: Finance Minister publishes Finance Bill 2020
On 22 October 2020, the Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe TD, published Finance Bill 2020 following Cabinet approval at the Government meeting. The Bill underpins the Government’s support for the economy in the face of Covid-19 pandemic and the
See MoreFrance: Finance Minister announces to delay DST payments up to December 2020
The Minister of Finance, Bruno Le Maire, has recently declared that France intends to collect the country's digital services tax in December 2020, which was due in April and October 2020. The digital service tax in France will apply on the
See MoreAustria signs MAP agreement with Sweden
On 16 October 2020, the Finance Ministry of Austria announced that Austria signed an agreement regarding the implementation of agreements concluded on the basis of Article 22 (Mutual Agreement Procedure) with Sweden. The agreement effects from 6
See MoreSpain gazettes the law for digital services tax and financial transactions tax
On 16 October 2020, the Spanish Official Gazette published the Laws Nos. 4/2020 and 5/2020, implementing a digital services tax and a financial transactions tax. The law includes a 3 % tax on digital services including online advertising, online
See MoreQatar introduces new process for tax filing
The General Tax Authority (GTA) launched a new online tax administration system called the Dhareeba portal in October 2020 and the process for making submissions via the previous system is no longer effective. As a result, the previous process used
See MoreCosta Rica issues resolution on request for increased interest deduction limits
On October 15, 2020, Costa Rica published Resolution DGT-R-0032-2020, which outlines the application process for the taxpayer to increase the maximum deduction limit for net interest expense. The restriction on the deduction of interest expense was
See MoreIndia issues notification on transfer pricing tolerance range for 2019–20
On 19 October 2020, India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes has released the Notification No. 83/2020 setting the arm’s length pricing variation limit for assessment year 2020-21. Accordingly, the variation between the arm’s length price
See MoreArgentina: AFIP provides additional suspension regarding inspections, assessments, appeals
In response to corona virus pandemic, on 13 October 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4835 of 13 October 2020, providing an additional suspension up to 25 October 2020 regarding inspections,
See MoreOECD: Batch of Peer Review Reports on Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
On 22 October 2020 the OECD released a further batch of stage 2 peer review reports on tax dispute resolution mechanisms under BEPS Action 14. The minimum standard under BEPS action 14 is concerned with improving tax dispute resolution
See MoreHungary: Parliament approves tax omnibus bill including CFC Rules
On 13 October 2020, the Hungarian parliament approved a Bill No. T/13258, to amend various taxation laws. The bill contains the following measures: Disallow company income tax exemptions to controlled foreign companies from EU blacklisted
See MoreCzech Republic: Supreme Court makes a decision regarding transfer pricing issues
Recently, the Supreme Administrative Court has issued a landmark decision for companies that have incentives to invest in older systems. The court confirmed that failure to meet the condition not to increase the tax base for calculating tax relief
See MoreThailand declares penalty relief for transfer pricing disclosure forms in response to Covid-19 pandemic
The Revenue Department of Thailand declared a reduction of the penalty from THB 200,000 to THB 5,000 for late submissions of the transfer pricing (TP) disclosure form due to Covid-19 pandemic. The reduced penalty is available for disclosure
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax Administration issues update guidance on DAC6 reporting
On 14 October 2020, the Luxembourg Tax Administration has issued updated guidelines concerning the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6) as per Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018. DAC6 is effective
See MoreOECD: Taxation of Virtual Currencies
On 12 October 2020 the OECD released a report on taxing virtual currencies that was prepared for the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers. The report looks at the tax treatment of virtual currencies, considering income tax, consumption tax and property
See MoreJordan ratifies BEPS multilateral convention (MLI)
On 29 September 2020, Jordan deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) with the OECD. The MLI will enter into force for Jordan
See MoreSweden: Countermeasures in the tax area against non-cooperating jurisdictions
On 13 October 2020, the Swedish Ministry of Finance has issued a press release, where they confirm that a draft bill was submitted to the Parliament to restrict deductions for interest expenses paid to non-cooperative jurisdictions. The
See MoreBelarus is set to join the Inclusive Framework on BEPS
On 14 October 2020, Belarus has published Resolution No. 590 on the National Legal Internet Portal, through which Belarus is set to join the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. The decision was formalized in
See MoreOECD: Tax Talk Summarises Latest Tax Developments
In a Tax Talk on 12 October 2020 the OECD gave an update of recent developments. Digital Economy The OECD’s Inclusive Framework met on 8 and 9 October 2020 and Blueprint reports on Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 of the proposals on taxation of the
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