Korea Rep OF: Legislation of Tax Reform Bill 2018
On 19 December 2017, Korea passed the 2018 Tax Reform Act (the 2018 tax reform) after it was passed by the Korean National Assembly on 5 December 2017. The tax reform 2018 contains provisions in line with the BEPS Action 2 and Action 4 of the OECD.
See MoreKazakhstan: Tax Law Reforms for the year 2018
The Kazakh President, signed a series of laws on 25 December 2017 regarding taxes and other mandatory payments, introduction of tax code, law on amendments to other Acts etc. Most provisions of the new tax code and the tax amendments effects from 1
See MoreBelgium: Corporate tax reform beginning from 2020
On 29 December 2017, The Belgian corporate tax reform law was published in the official gazette contains measures that will be effective as from tax periods beginning from 1 January 2020. Corporate income tax rate reduction The corporate income tax
See MoreCroatia: Closing date of CbC report submission extends for first year
A notice regarding the submission of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports has been announced on 16 January 2017 by the Tax Administration. The authority announced that CbC reports submission deadline for the 2016 reporting fiscal year was extended to
See MoreUS: IRS releases directives on transfer pricing examinations
On 12 January 2018, the IRS Large Business and International (LB&I) division publicly released a set of five LB&I directives as guidance with respect for examinations of transfer pricing issues. Interim Instructions on Issuance of
See MoreAustralia: Final guideline on cross-border related-party financing arrangements
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published the final Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2017/4 on its compliance approach to cross-border related financing arrangements. The guidance explains how taxpayers can price related party loans to
See MoreUS: IRS updates information concerning country-by-country (CbC) reporting
On 18 January 2018, the IRS issued a release announcing updates and information regarding country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in the United States. Under the update list, IRS publishes new content on Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting
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 MoreSweden publishes CbC reporting threshold rules
The Swedish Tax Agency published a guidance on companies' country-by-country reporting (CbC) obligations with respect to short and extended tax years, and company divestments and restructurings on 15 January 2018. The guidance provides following
See MoreJamaica: TAJ revised the income tax return forms and due date
Tax Administration Jamaica wishes to advise that the deadline to file Final Income Tax Returns forms for the year of assessment 2017 has been extended until 15 March 2018. TAJ also stated that the revisions are improvements which will allow the
See MoreEcuador reforms tax law for 2018
On 29 November 2017, Ecuador has enacted a new law published in Official Gazette-150 that reforms tax laws, effective as of 1 January 2018. Corporate income tax The new law increases the corporate income tax rate from 22% to 25% and withholding
See MoreMalaysia: IRBM updates the rules for CbC reporting
The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has recently published an amendment to the country-by-country (CbC) rules. Among the changes, the amended CbC rules include revised measures regarding entities having cross-border transactions with other constituent
See MoreThailand: Cabinet approves draft Transfer Pricing Act
On 3 January 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved the draft transfer pricing act following a public hearing held in July 2017 on the first draft Act that was approved in principle in May 2015. Subject to a legislative procedure and announcement, the
See MoreColombia issues regulations on CbC reporting notification requirement
The tax authority of Colombia (DIAN) published Decree 2120 of 15 December 2017 concerning the obligation for taxpayers to inform the tax authorities whether they are required to file the Country-by-Country (CbC) report. The CbC report filing
See MorePortugal: Requirements for the preparation and exchange of Country-by-Country Reports published
On 21 December 2017, Portuguese Orders number 383-A/ 2017 and 383-B/2017 were published in the Official Gazette. Order number 383-A/2017 approved form 55 containing the CbC report. Form 55 must be submitted electronically on an annual basis and
See MoreSpain amends the CbC reporting rules to align with EU Directive
On 30 December 2017, Royal Decree 1074/2017 amending the corporate tax rules and other provisions was published in the Official Journal. Royal Decree 1074/2017 amends, among other things, the Spanish CbCR rules in order to better align them with EU
See MoreHong Kong publishes a bill to implement transfer pricing documentation
On 29 December 2017, Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 6) Bill 2017 published in order to sets out rules on transfer pricing documentation including country-by-country reporting, and contains other measures to implement the minimum standards under
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