Kenya publishes Finance Bill 2021
On 5 May 2021, the Parliament of Kenya has published the finance bill 2021 providing the following tax measures: Reintroduce the definition of the term ‘‘Control” The definition of the term “control” was deleted with the
See MoreIndia: CBDT issues thresholds for triggering “significant economic presence” in India
On 3 May 2021, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a Notification No.40/2021 which sets the revenue and user thresholds for the application of a new nexus rule for nonresidents in the form of “significant economic presence” (SEP) in
See MoreAfrican Tax Administration Forum Releases New Pillar One Proposals
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has issued a revised set of Pillar One Proposals in response to the OECD's blueprint reports released late last year and the recent proposals put forth by the United States. The proposals suggest
See MoreGreece: AADE publishes a Circular regarding MCAA
On 22 April 2021, the Public Revenue Authority (AADE) published Circular A.1092 of 22 April 2021, which determines the lists of jurisdictions with which Greece wants implement the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the exchange of
See MoreArgentina: AFIP extends deadline of transfer pricing return submission
On 30 April 2021, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) made an announcement that it will exceptionally extend the expiration of the presentation of the obligations provided for in the Transfer Pricing Regime established by General
See MoreTransfer Pricing Brief: May 2021
AlgeriaFiling deadlines: The Directorate General of Taxes has recently issued a communiqué, which provides extension of filing deadline of annual tax returns (including balance sheet and appendices) 2020 until 30 June 2021 for all companies.See
See MoreParaguay releases sixth TP method for commodity transactions
On 16 April 2021, the tax authority of Paraguay has published General Resolution No. 86 with effect from 17 April 2021, regarding the application of the special transfer pricing (TP) rules, related to the sixth method, for certain commodity
See MoreThailand extends deadline for corporate income tax return
On 30 April 2021, the Thai Ministry of Finance announced an extension of the deadline for filing the annual corporate income tax return (PND.50) and for paying the related tax to 30 June 2021 from May 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The
See MorePeru: SUNAT issues guidance on comparability analysis using multi-year data
On 29 April 2021, the Peruvian tax authorities (SUNAT) has issued Administrative Guidance No. 036-2021-SUNAT/7T0000 providing guidance in relation to the use of multi-year data in determining arm's length transfer pricing. The guideline provides
See MoreEstonia: BEPS MLI enters into force
On 1 May 2021, the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) entered into force for Estonia. Estonia deposited its ratification instrument on 15 January 2021. For the
See MoreSingapore: TP guidelines for centralized activities in MNE groups
On 19 Mar 2021, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) issued an e-Tax Guide “Transfer Pricing Guidelines Special Topic - Centralized Activities in Multinational Enterprise Groups”. The e-Tax guide discusses the economic value
See MorePoland: Tax authority extends TPD deadlines due to COVID-19
On 19 April 2021, the Polish tax authority announced an extension of the transfer pricing documentation deadlines that was advised under the Act of March 30, 2021. Extending the deadline for submitting information on transfer pricing:by 30
See MoreOECD: Case Study on Strengthening Tax Transparency in Uganda
On 16 April 2021 the OECD issued a tax and development case study entitled Strengthening tax transparency to combat tax evasion, illicit financial flows and profit shifting in Uganda. The case study looks at how international and development
See MoreChile: Tax authority extends deadline of income tax return and payments for SMEs
On 30 April 2021, the Tax authority declared that taxpayers may file their 2021 income tax declaration until 31 May 2021, as a way to facilitate compliance with this tax responsibility, which occurs in a period marked by the health emergency and
See MoreSlovenia: MoF proposes several amendments to tax changes
On 16 April 2021, the Slovenian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed several amendments to tax changes including the Bill on Amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, the Bill on Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, and the Bill on
See MoreDenmark: Supreme Court makes a decision on a case regarding TP documentation
On 26 April 2021, the Danish Supreme Court issued its decision in a landmark transfer pricing case: Denmark v Tetra Pak Processing Systems A/S , in which a Danish company (Tetra Pak) that produced and sold plants for manufacturing ice cream. The
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII issues a Decree to amend TP rules
On 21 April 2021, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) published Decree 256-21, which makes modification on articles 5, 7, 10 and 18 of the transfer pricing (TP) regulation, established by means of the Decree no. 78-14, of March 14,
See MoreMalta enacts Budget Measures Implementation Act 2021
On 16 April 2021, Malta has published and enacted Act to implement Budget Measures for the Financial Year 2021and other administrative measures (Act No. XVIII of 2021). The budget measures were announced in October 2020 which came into force on
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