Turkey increases CIT rate for the tax year 2021 and 2022
On 22 April 2021, Turkey has announced that the Draft Law has entered into force which was submitted to the Turkish Parliament regarding an increase in corporate income tax (CIT) rate for the tax years 2021 and 2022. Through the Law, the
See MoreAlgeria: DGT issues a communiqué to extend the filing deadline of tax return 2020
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
See MoreCanada: Finance Minister presents Budget 2021
On 19 April 2021, the Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, presented Budget 2021, which includes important business tax measures, digital service taxes, limitation of interest deduction, hybrid mismatch arrangements, transfer price cases, mandatory
See MoreCroatia: Parliament approves second package of measures due to COVID-19
On 7 April 2021, the Croatian Parliament approved all measures proposed by the Government as the second package of measures for the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the measures are given below: Corporate tax According to the second package, the
See MoreUS: IRS extends e-signature authorization for submitting APA and MAP requests
On 15 April 2021, the IRS released an updated memo on e-signature requirements extending the authorization to electronically sign a large number of IRS forms until Dec. 31, 2021, and adding a number of new forms. The original authorization was
See MoreSpain: Tax agency approves forms regarding DAC6 reporting
On 13 April 2021, the Spanish tax agency has published an Order HAC / 342/2021 regarding the approval of forms for reporting of information on cross-border arrangements under DAC6. Accordingly, Model 234, which will be presented in relation to
See MoreIndia: CBDT issues notification regarding CbC report and Master file
On 5 April 2021, the Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released a Notification No. 31/2021 which include the changes of CbC reporting threshold and Master file requirement. Accordingly, the threshold for CbC reporting has been
See MoreOECD: Peer review reports under BEPS Action 14
On 15 April 2021 the OECD released peer review assessments under Action 14 of the project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) which aims to make dispute resolution mechanisms more effective. These stage two monitoring reports relate to
See MoreIsrael extends tax return submission deadline for the 2020 tax year
On 7 April 2021, the tax authority of Israel declared the extended deadline for submitting annual income tax returns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The declaration includes that the deadline is extended to 30 June 2021 for submitting annual
See MoreIMF and World Bank: Discussion of Digital Services Tax
On 13 April 2021 the IMF and World Bank tax conference on Minimum and Digital Taxation: Consensus or Divide discussed aspects of unilateral digital service taxes. The discussions covered the scope of the taxes, tax treaty issues and challenges for
See MoreSpain gazettes decree amending regulation on DAC6 reporting
On 7 April 2021, the Spanish Official Gazette published the Royal Decree No. 243/2021, amending the general regulation on the mandatory automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements
See MoreKenya: Tax Appeal Tribunal issues rule on a case of management fees
On 1 April 2021, the Kenyan Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) ruled on tax disputes between McKinsey and Company Inc. Africa Limited (McKinsey / the Appellant) and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA / the respondent) in relation to withholding tax (WHT) on
See MoreGermany: Ministry of Finance releases DAC6 reporting guidelines
On 29 March 2021, the German Ministry of Finance has published the final decree regarding the application of the mandatory disclosure rules relating to certain cross-border tax arrangements as per Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018.
See MorePoland: MOF publishes tax explanations on transfer pricing adjustment
On 2 April 2021, the Polish Ministry of Finance has published tax clarifications on transfer pricing regarding the adjustment of transfer prices within the meaning of Art. 11e of the CIT Act (Article 23q of the PIT Act), in relation to the
See MoreDenmark: MOF withdraws its litigation in significant transfer pricing cases
12 April 2021 On 25 March 2021, the Danish Ministry of Taxation has dismissed a case: SKM2018.511.LSR due to expectations that the company would succeed the case. The Ministry’s message that it admits defeat and will refrain from spending
See MorePanama further extends tax return submission deadline for 2020 tax year
According to Decree No. 110 of 31 March 2021, Panama's Ministry of Economy and Finance has extended the deadline for the submission of income tax returns to 17 May 2021 for the 2020 tax year, which follows a previous extension to 3 May 2021. In
See MoreChile: Avery Dennison wins Chile transfer pricing dispute
On 31 March 2021, the Tax Tribunal issued its decision in one case of: Chile v Avery Dennison Chile S.A. , relating to the appropriateness of the inter-company loan interest rates of Avery Dennis and the price of the goods sold to the company by
See MoreJapan enacts tax reform bill 2021
On 26 March 2021, Japan’s 2021 tax reform bills were passed by the Japanese National Diet. The Bill generally follows the tax reform outline announced by Japan’s coalition leading parties in December 2020. The amendments generally apply to
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