Cyprus: Minister of Finance extends deadline for submission of tax returns

28 May, 2020

On 22 May 2020, the government of Cyprus issued a Decree on the Certification and Collection of Taxes of 2020 (KDP 220/2020) that extended the deadline for the submission of the income tax returns for the year 2018 for corporations (TF4) and for

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Finland: Tax authority publishes guidance on DAC6

27 May, 2020

On 8 May 2020, the EU Commission has proposed a number of amendments to the DAC6 Directive governing reportable cross-border arrangements. On the basis of the proposal, the Finnish tax authority published a guideline. The Act on the Reporting

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Indonesia deposits ratification instrument for MLI

27 May, 2020

On 13 May 2020, OECD has published the updated position of signatories’ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, Indonesia deposited

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Cyprus: BEPS MLI enters into force

27 May, 2020

On 13 May 2020, OECD has published the updated position of signatories’ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, MLI entered into

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Canada: CRA extends the corporate individual tax return deadline

27 May, 2020

On 25 May 2020, the Canadian Revenue Authority (CRA) announced new extended deadlines for corporations and trusts in response to COVID-19 pandemic. According to the announcement, the CRA will allow an extension up to 1 September 2020 for

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El Salvador provides additional time for filing and payment of 2019 AITR

24 May, 2020

On 14 May 2020, the legislative assembly passed Legislative Decree No. 643 which provides additional relief to taxpayers in light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The relief includes additional time to 30 June 2020 for taxpayers

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India: CBDT amends rules for resolution of tax disputes under MAP

24 May, 2020

On 6 May 2020, the Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes issued Notification No. 23/2020, amending the 2020 income tax rules on mutual agreement procedures (MAPs) regarding dispute resolution. Under the revised rules, the authorities can now try

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US: IRS announces to change the procedures for filing MAP and APA

24 May, 2020

On 11 May 2020, IRS officials announced certain modifications to procedures for filing documents under Rev. Proc. 2015-40, 2015-35 IRB 236 (mutual agreement procedure (MAP) requests), and Rev. Proc. 2015-41, 2015-35 IRB 263 (advance pricing

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Kenya publishes finance bill 2020 including taxation of digital economy

24 May, 2020

On 5 May 2020, the Kenya government published the Finance Bill, 2020 that includes a proposal for digital services tax and minimum tax. The bill proposes that income from services earned through a digital marketplace in Kenya will be taxed at the

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Ecuador: SRI publishes a Resolution to extend the TP report filing deadline

22 May, 2020

On 6 May 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) published Resolution NAC-DGERCGC20-00000032 , which extends the deadline of Annex on Related Party Operations and the Comprehensive Transfer Pricing Report for fiscal year 2019 between 10 and 28

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Australia: New proposals on Hybrid mismatch rule

21 May, 2020

On 13 May 2020, the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2020 was presented in the House of Representatives that would make technical changes to the hybrid mismatch rules addressing integrity of income tax laws and their application to multinational

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Argentina: AFIP publishes Resolution regarding new transfer pricing rules

20 May, 2020

On 15 May 2020, the Argentine tax authorities (AFIP) Officially published General Resolution 4717/2020 of 14 May 2020, which governs the control of transfer prices of international transactions. The new resolution replaces General Resolution No.

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Russia: Draft law to revise APA procedures

20 May, 2020

In March 2020, the Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) released an amended version of a draft law to improve tax control over prices and procedure for entering into advanced pricing agreements (APA). The draft measures are expected to be adopted in

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Iceland: Parliament passes a bill to amend various taxes

20 May, 2020

On 6 May 2020, the Icelandic Parliament passed a Bill No.1329 amending income, withholding, excise, and VAT laws. The bill includes the amendments for corporate taxpayers in relation to the ISK 100 million safe harbor threshold for Iceland's

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Luxembourg: Tax Administration issues guidance on DAC6

19 May, 2020

On 14 May 2020, the Luxembourg Tax Administration has issued guidelines concerning the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6) as per Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018. The guidelines describe Object,

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France: Tax authority publishes final guidelines for ATAD interest deduction limitations

15 May, 2020

On 13 May 2020, the tax authority published final guidelines regarding restrictions on interest deduction, including the amendments introduced by the Finance Law for 2019 to implement the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). In accordance with

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Belgium clarifies interest restriction rule due to COVID-19 pandemic

15 May, 2020

On 5 May 2020, the tax authority of Belgium published Circular No. 2020/C/62 providing new clarifications on the “grandfathering” rule, under the interest deduction limitation rule, loans made before 17 June 2016 are excluded from the scope of

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Czech Republic deposits ratification instrument for MLI

15 May, 2020

On 13 May 2020, OECD has published the updated position of signatories’ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, Czech Republic

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