Italy: Decree issued on urgent measures on tax matters
The Council of Ministers of Italy enacted a Law Decree No.50 with an effort to meet the European Union (EU) demands of extra budget deficit cuts. The Decree was published in the Official Gazette on 24 April 2017 and provides urgent measures on tax
See MoreRussia: Publishes the draft law on CbC reporting requirements for multinationals corporate groups
The Russian government on 6 March 2017, published an amended draft law providing for new provisions on the international automatic exchange of financial accounting information for the Russian fiscal regulation and for setting new standards for the
See MoreCroatia: CbC reporting requirements implemented
The BEPS Action 13 (Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting) has now been fully implemented in Croatia, with the full legal framework in place. The Croatian Tax Office published the CbC reporting requirements in late March
See MoreGreece: Guidelines for implementing MAP
The Public Revenue Authority has presented guidelines via POL 1049/2017 in relation to implementation of the Mutual Agreement Procedure (“MAP”). The Guidelines give detail on the provisions recently introduced in the tax code. According to the
See MoreUkraine: Cabinet of Ministers adopts the changes to advance pricing agreements
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on March 29, 2017 adopted amendments to the Regulation No. 504 of 17 July 2015 regarding the procedure of issuing advance pricing agreements (APAs). According to the adopted amendments to the Regulation No. 504 of
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: April 2017
China: Adjustments-MAP: Bulletin 6 governs MAP in relation to bilateral/multilateral APAs and special tax adjustments in one jurisdiction which would result in corresponding adjustment in another jurisdiction. According to Bulletin 6, the SAT may
See MoreCzech Republic: MoF issues a paper on anti-tax avoidance rules
The Finance Ministry published on its website a discussion paper regarding the implementation of EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive on 12th of July 2016. The directive mainly states new rules for interest deduction restrictions and similar expenses
See MoreAustralia publishes CbC reporting, Local and Master files detailed design
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a Local file / Master file detailed design to serve as guidance for taxpayers regarding the practicalities in completing country-by-country (CbC) reporting by significant global entities. ATO has
See MoreNetherlands: Parliament adopted new Bill on CbC reporting requirement
The Dutch lower house of Parliament adopted the Bill No.34651 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting on April 18, 2017. The bill allowed a group entity to serve as the reporting entity and a designated Dutch group entity to file an
See MoreCzech Republic: Proposed requirements for preparing CbC report
On 2nd of August 2016, the Finance Ministry published a public consultation on a bill. This would implement the country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in EU Directive 2016/881 on exchange of CbC reports among EU member states. In
See MorePoland: President signs new legislation on CbC reporting requirement
The new legislation regarding the exchange of tax information with other countries was signed by the President on 20 March 2017. The Law provides information on obligations of financial institutions and the automatic exchange of country-by-country
See MoreCyprus: Tax department announced the decree for the automatic exchange of CbC reports
With reference to decree issued by the Ministry of Finance on 30 December 2016, the tax department of Cyprus has recently published an announcement regarding that decree for the automatic exchange of country by country reports. The deadline for
See MoreIndia: The tribunal removed the transfer pricing adjustment for intra-group services
The Ahmedabad Bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, in the case of: SABIC Innovative Plastics India Pvt Ltd. (ITA No. 1125/Ahd/2014 - Assessment Year 2009-10 and IT (TP) No. 427/Ahd/16 - Assessment Year 2011-12), deleted the adjustment made by the
See MoreCyprus: Council of Ministers approves Multilateral Instrument signing to OECD
According to a press release issued by the Finance Ministry, the signing of the “Multilateral Instrument” has been approved by the Council of Ministers on April 5, 2017. Therefore, Cyprus is going to sign the ‘Multilateral Convention to
See MoreMexico publishes final report for country-by-country reporting
Mexico’s Taxpayer Office published a final report regarding master file, local file and country-by-country (CbC) report under Article 76-A of the Income Tax Law on April 3, 2017. These documentation requirements became effective on January 1,
See MoreChina issues new TP and MAP rules
On 1 April 2017, The State Administration of Taxation (SAT) of China published a Bulletin-6 providing new transfer pricing (TP) guidance and strengthening the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) process. Bulletin 6 is effective from 1 May
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: March 2017
Canada: General rule for CbC reporting requirement: The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) updated RC4651 Guidance on Country-By-Country (CbC) Reporting on 2 March 2017 to provide information on the interpretation of Canadian CbC reporting legislation
See MoreUK: Amendments to CbC reporting 2017
The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to formally commit to introducing CbC reporting and the detailed implementation was given effect through the 2016 Regulations. Since the UK introduced these regulations in February 2016, the
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