Czech Republic: President signs a Law to ratify BEPS MLI
On 13 February 2020, the President signed a law for ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). On 28 November 2019, the Chamber of Deputies approved the ratification of BEPS MLI. The
See MoreOECD: Tax Report to the G20 Finance Ministers
On 14 February 2020 the OECD published the Tax Report to the G20 Finance Ministers, in advance of their meeting on 22 and 23 February 2020. The report covers recent international tax developments. Tax challenges of the digital economy Pillar
See MorePortugal publishes revised version of draft legislation on DAC6
On 31 January 2020, the Government of Portugal published revised draft legislation to implement the European Union (EU) Directive on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6). The final law is expected to be
See MoreColombia: DIAN issues new guidelines for GAAR
On 15 January 2020, Colombian tax authority (DIAN) has published Executive Order No. 4 of 7 January 2020 in the official gazette where DIAN clarifies the application of General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). The GAAR provisions are contained in
See MoreChile: Senate approves Tax Reform Bill
On 29 January 2020, the Senate approved a Tax Reform Bill. Once in force, the proposed measures will generally apply as from 1 January 2020, except the VAT requirements for digital services, which will be implemented three months after the law is
See MoreTurkey: Tax administration publishes Draft General Communiqué on DST
On 5 February 2020, the Turkish tax administration has published the Draft General Communiqué on the Implementation of the Digital Services Tax (DST) on its website. The Turkish Parliament enacted Law No. 7194 on 5 December 2019 regarding DST at a
See MoreKazakhstan: Senate approves the ratification of BEPS MLI
On 6 February 2020, the Senate approved the ratification of multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS (MLI). After the ratification process, Kazakhstan will need to deposit its ratification instrument to bring
See MoreUruguay extends deadline for CbC reporting
The Directorate General of Taxation of Uruguay has published Resolution No. 234/2020 of 31 January 2020 to extend the Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting deadline to 15 March 2020 for reporting fiscal years ending between 1 January 2019 and 28
See MoreSweden: Government submits final draft law to implement DAC6 to Parliament
On 4 February 2020, the Swedish Government has submitted final draft law on implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements (DAC6) to Parliament. The Ministry of Finance
See MoreUkraine: Parliament approves draft law to implement BEPS provisions
On 16 January 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament approved draft laws on the improvement of the administration of taxes and elimination of certain inconsistencies in tax legislation (Law No 1209-1 and Law No 1210) to implement the Base Erosion and
See MoreRomania enacts EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6)
On 28 January 2020, the Government of Romania has published Ordinance no. 5 of 28 January 2020 in the Official Gazette for the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning
See MoreIreland: Tax Revenue publishes e-Brief No. 029/20 on “main benefit test” under DAC6 legislation
On 4 February 2020, the Tax Revenue published a manual, entitled “e-Brief No. 029/20”, relating to the “main benefit test. The manual has been updated to include a reference to the EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6), which comes into force
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FinlandRequirements-Rule: On 30 December 2019, Finnish President approved the Law 1559/2019 for the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reporting requirements for cross-border tax planning arrangements.
See MoreEcuador: SRI publishes Resolution regarding temporary corporate income tax
On 29 January 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) published an Administrative Resolution in the Supplement of the Official Registry 131, which specifies the procedure for filing the tax return and the annual payment of the temporary tax for
See MorePortugal: Draft bill to implement ATAD1 and ATAD2
On 30 January 2020, a draft bill was presented to the Parliament for the execution of the hybrid mismatch rules of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive and the Directive as amended (ATAD1 and ATAD2). This consists of measures to counter hybrid
See MoreOECD: consultation document on the review of CbC Reporting
On 6 February 2020 the OECD issued a consultation document inviting comments from interested parties on the review of the minimum standard on country by country (CbC) reporting under Action 13 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting
See MorePanama extends CbC reporting deadline and notification again
On 31 January 2020, Directorate General of Revenue of Panama has issued Resolution No. 201-1035 in the official gazette, which extends the deadline for filing the Country by Country Report (CbC) and the Notification as well. The Resolution
See MoreSaudi Arabia deposits MLI ratification instrument
On 23 January 2020, Saudi Arabia has deposited its ratification instrument for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures (MLI) to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, which was signed on 18 September 2018. Saudi
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