Ireland: Finance Minister publishes draft law regarding mandatory disclosure rules
On 17 October 2019, the Finance Minister published draft legislation as part of Finance Bill 2019 for the implementation of European Union (EU) Directive 2018/822 regarding mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6)
See MoreSpain launches a public consultation on DAC6 reporting requirements
On 21 October 2019, the Spanish Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation on the draft regulation approving the model forms to be used in the context of the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on
See MoreCyprus plans to implement EU Directive on mandatory disclosure rules by the end 2019
On 16 September 2019, the Cyprus Tax Department announced that the legislation implementing the EU Directive 2018/822 on mandatory disclosure requirements will be introduced before the end of 2019. The announcement confirmed that, for arrangements
See MoreCyprus launches a public consultation regarding DAC6 to transpose into local law
On 22 October 2019, the Cypriot tax authorities launched a public consultation on draft legislation to implement DAC6 into local Cypriot law. The consultation is due to run until November 12, 2019. The draft legislation will then be subject to the
See MoreGermany publishes updated draft bill on DAC 6 Rules
On 9 October 2019, the German Federal Government issued an update of the draft legislation on Mandatory Disclosure Rules addressing the implementation of the European Union (EU) Directive on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax
See MoreFrance: Government publishes transposition order of DAC6
On October 22, 2019, Government published a French Ordinance No. 2019-1068 of 21 October 2019, regarding the Automatic and Compulsory Exchange of Information in the Field of Taxation in Relation to Cross-Border Devices for Reporting. The EU
See MoreUkraine: STS clarifies on controlled transactions report
On 18 September 2019, the State Tax Service (STS) of Ukraine explained about the procedure to file report on controlled transactions for transfer pricing purposes. According to the procedure, representative office that does not meet the conditions
See MoreSlovenia implements the mandatory disclosure rules
On 28 May 2019, the Slovenian Parliament has approved the EU Directive on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6). The final Slovenian Mandatory Disclosure Rules legislation is significantly aligned to the
See MoreUkraine issues guidance on transactions between non-resident and its representative offices
On 16 August 2019, the Ministry of Finance issued Order No. 345 providing guidelines on transfer pricing arrangements for transactions between non-residents and their representative offices and permanent establishments in Ukraine. The Order
See MoreCosta Rica: Tax authority issues guidance on transfer pricing rules
On 26 June 2019, Costa Rican tax authority published the Resolution N° 41818-H in the Official Gazette that changes Income Tax Law regulation including transfer pricing obligations. The new Regulation defines persons as related persons who are
See MoreUkraine: SFS clarifies treatment of controlled transactions with Bulgaria
On 20 June 2019, the Ukraine State Fiscal Service published a guidance letter No. 2826/6/99-99-15-02-02-15/IPC defining the treatment of transactions with residents of tax Bulgaria, which was removed from the Cabinet tax haven list in April
See MoreArgentina: Tax ruling on BEPS Action 5 minimum standard
On 30 May 2019, the Argentine tax authority published General Resolution No. 4497 (GR 4497/2019) in the official gazette amending the binding ruling (as established by Article 4 of Law No. 11,683) regulations, which adapts the Argentine tax
See MoreUkraine: SFS clarifies controlled transactions between a non-resident and its PE in Ukraine
On 19 April 2019, the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine published a guidance letter 1723/6/99-99-15-02-02-15/IPK on the treatment of transactions between a non-resident and its permanent establishment (PE) in Ukraine as controlled for transfer
See MoreUkraine: SFS issues letter on transfer pricing rules to salaries paid to non-residents
On 29 March 2019, the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine issued letter 1358/6/99-99-15-02-15/ІPK on the treatment of salary payments to non-resident persons as controlled for transfer price purposes. The letter states that such payments
See MoreCyprus publishes a draft law implementing EU directive on cross-border tax arrangements
On 19 March 2019, the Cypriot Ministry of Finance (MoF) published a draft law implementing EU Directive 2018/822/EU of 25 May 2018 on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements into national legislation. The Directive
See MoreIreland: Public consultation on new transfer pricing regime
On 18 February 2019, Department of Finance of Ireland released the public consultation document to update transfer pricing regime, with an effective date of 1 January 2020. The consultation looks for feedback on a number of aspects of existing
See MoreFinland gazettes the law implementing the controlled foreign company (CFC) rules
On 31 December 2018, a law was published on the implementation of CFC rules in line with EU directive (EU) 2016/1164 (2016) as adopted by the parliament which is incorporated into Finnish legislation as a Law No. 1364/2018. The law introduced
See MoreMalaysia: Parliament passes Finance bill 2018 (Budget 2019)
On 10 December 2018, the House of Representatives passed the Finance Bill 2018 which was published in the Federal Gazette on 27 December 2018. The key changes of Finance Bill 2018 are summarized below: Corporate Tax Changes The limitation
See More