Belgium: CbC reporting deadline extended

04 January, 2017

The Federal Public Service of Belgium declared an extension of the deadline until 30 September 2017 to inform the tax administration that the parent corporation will file a consolidated country by country (CbC) report for the year 2016 in another

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Chile: CbC reporting implemented

04 January, 2017

The Tax Authority of Chile published Resolution 126 on 27th December 2016 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting. It requires specific taxpayers to submit an annual report to the tax authority disclosing the level of income, profit or

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China published a report of APAs 2015

02 January, 2017

On 23 December 2016, Chinese State Administration of Taxation published the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Report of 2015. This report of 2015 contains statistics of APAs that China concluded from 2005 to 2015. China has concluded 6 bilateral and 6

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Czech Republic: Bill introducing CbC reporting submitted to parliament

27 December, 2016

The government of Czech Republic has submitted a bill on 22nd December 2016 to the parliament, which, if approved, would announce changes to the Law on International Cooperation in the Administration of Taxes. It would implement the provisions

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Luxembourg: Parliament adopts country-by-country reporting

27 December, 2016

The Luxembourg Parliament on 13 December 2016 passed legislation implementing country- by-country (CbC) reporting requirements for Luxembourg entities that are part of a Multinational Enterprise Group (MNE Group). The new CbC reporting legislation

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Hong Kong: IRD released country-by-country reporting

27 December, 2016

The Inland Revenue Department on 22 December 2016 published on its website an announcement on country-by-country (CbC) reporting. The CbC report requires aggregate tax jurisdiction-wide information relating to the global allocation of the income,

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Singapore- Voluntary filing of CbC Reports for Singaporean tax resident MNE groups for fiscal year 2016

26 December, 2016

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced on 19 December 2016 that the voluntary filings for Singaporean multinational enterprise groups for financial year 2016 will be allowed and this follows the e-tax guide of the

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Spain: Tax authority announced model country-by-country reporting form

26 December, 2016

Recently the Spanish tax authorities published a communication announcing the submission of a model country-by-country (CbC) reporting form (231). The form has not yet been approved. Under the Spanish corporate income tax regulations any entity or

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Korea-Tax reform bill of 2017 enacted

26 December, 2016

Korea enacted the tax reform bill of 2017 on 20 December 2016 which was approved by the National Assembly on 2 December 2016. According to the Tax Reform of 2017 domestic merged brother-sister companies would be considered as tax free if and only

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Ukraine-Adopted amendments to Tax Code

26 December, 2016

The parliament of Ukraine adopted a draft law amending the Tax Code on 21 December 2016. According to the adopted law, costs for repairing and maintenance of non-productive fixed assets will no longer be considered as deductible expenses. Previously

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Uruguay- New transfer pricing requirements for corporations with income derived from tax-exempt activities

21 December, 2016

The Tax Authority of Uruguay issued Ruling No. 5,947 on 6 December 2016 according to which a corporation conducts business with foreign related companies with income derived from a tax-exempt activity will be subject to the transfer pricing

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Malta: Guidance on the use of MAP published

19 December, 2016

On 15 Dec 2016, The Commissioner for Revenue has published guidance issued under the provisions of article 96(2) of the Income Tax Act (ITA) on the use of Mutual Assistance Procedure

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Portugal- Extension of the deadline for filing Country-by-Country reporting notification

18 December, 2016

The Secretary of State for Tax Affairs’ Office of Portugal published Decree no.254/2016-XXI (dated 12 December 2016) on 15 December 2016 which extends the deadline to submit the mandatory Country-by-Country (CbCR) notification for the fiscal year

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US: IRS issued CBC draft form

18 December, 2016

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a draft of IRS Form 8975 (Country-by-Country Report) that will be used for country-by-country (CbC) reporting by the US persons that are the ultimate parent entity of a multinational enterprise (MNE)

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Belgium issues TP documentation forms and instructions

18 December, 2016

During June 2016, Belgium has introduced mandatory transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in accordance with Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 13 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation

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Jersey: Country-by-country reporting announced

16 December, 2016

The Taxation Regulation 2016 of Jersey regarding Country-by-country reporting has been made on 14th December 2016 and the regulations will entry into force on 21st December 2016. It covers a country-by-country (CbC) reporting obligation for

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Colombia: DIAN rules to keep accounting records

15 December, 2016

According to ruling 31252 of 2016, the tax authority of Colombia (DIAN) pronounced on the obligation for taxpayers to keep accounting records. Commerce Code article 19 provides that individuals and companies considered to be merchants are obliged to

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Ireland: CbC reporting notification deadline

15 December, 2016

On 1 January 2016, Ireland’s new Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirements took effect. The Irish CbC requirements require certain Irish parented groups, and in specific instances, domestic subsidiaries of foreign parented groups, to report

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