France: FTA publishes additional guidance regarding DAC6
On 29 April 2020, the French Tax Authority (FTA) published additional guidelines concerning the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6). The guidelines describes the scope of the reporting obligations, including
See MoreCanada: The CRA cancels Circular IC 87- 2R regarding guidance for applying TP rules
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has cancelled the Circular IC 87- 2R as from 30 December 2019, because it is inconsistent with the interpretation and application of Canadian transfer pricing legislation and does not reflect updates to the OECD
See MoreSlovenia: Financial Administration publishes new guidance on DAC6
On 2 April 2020, the Slovenian Financial Administration published new guidance on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6). The guidelines describe the scope of the reporting obligations, including the hallmarks
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament approved draft law implementing DAC6
On 21 March 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament approved draft law 7465 implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 (commonly known as DAC6) which introduces disclosure obligations for intermediaries and taxpayers of certain reportable
See MoreFrance: Government officially published a Decree regarding DAC6
On 19 March 2020, the Government published Decree No. 2020-270 dated 17 March 2020 in the Official Gazette to fix the content requirements contained in the declaration of a cross-border device mentioned in article 1649 AD of the general tax code
See MoreLatvia publishes a law for the implementation of DAC6
On 5 March 2020, the Latvian Official Gazette published the law implementing the directive on the mandatory automatic exchange of information in tax matters connecting to cross-border arrangements. Any cross-border arrangement that falls under
See MoreMalaysia gazettes Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) Act 2020
On 10 February 2020, Malaysia has gazetted the Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) Act 2020 (“the Amendment Act”) which comes into operation on 11 February 2020. The following tax measures are included in the act. A company in Labuan
See MoreLuxembourg amends draft law implementing DAC6
On 14 February 2020, Luxembourg published a revised version of the draft law 7465 amending the original provisions on the professional privilege exemption. Luxembourg Government submitted the draft law on 8 August 2019 which has not been passed
See MorePortugal publishes revised version of draft legislation on DAC6
On 31 January 2020, the Government of Portugal published revised draft legislation to implement the European Union (EU) Directive on the mandatory disclosure and exchange of cross-border tax arrangements (DAC6). The final law is expected to be
See MoreSweden: Government submits final draft law to implement DAC6 to Parliament
On 4 February 2020, the Swedish Government has submitted final draft law on implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements (DAC6) to Parliament. The Ministry of Finance
See MoreRomania enacts EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6)
On 28 January 2020, the Government of Romania has published Ordinance no. 5 of 28 January 2020 in the Official Gazette for the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning
See MoreIreland: Tax Revenue publishes e-Brief No. 029/20 on “main benefit test” under DAC6 legislation
On 4 February 2020, the Tax Revenue published a manual, entitled “e-Brief No. 029/20”, relating to the “main benefit test. The manual has been updated to include a reference to the EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6), which comes into force
See MoreDenmark publishes Law and Executive Order to implement DAC6 reporting requirement
On 27 December 2019 and on 31 December 2019 Denmark published Law and Executive Order, simultaneously, for the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements (DAC6). This
See MoreIreland: President signs Finance Bill 2019 into Law
On 22 December 2019, President, Michael D. Higgins, signed the 2019 Finance bill into law. This Finance Act 2019 implements the taxation changes announced on Budget, including new transfer pricing legislation, introducing some necessary
See MoreRomania introduces draft bill to implement EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6)
On 9 January 2020, Ministry of Finance of Romania published a draft bill for the implementation of EU Directive on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements. This includes measures to require the reporting of cross-border tax planning
See MoreEstonia publishes Tax Information Exchange Act to implement DAC6
Recently, Estonia has published Tax Information Exchange Act (Amendment) in the Official Gazette for the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements
See MoreCroatia: Government publishes tax reform effective as from 1 January 2020
On December 11, 2019, the Croatian Government published Law in the Official Gazette to require taxpayers/ intermediaries to report information on certain tax arrangements. Some of the changes are given below: Corporate income tax/Profit
See MoreUK publishes regulations for implementation of DAC6
On 13 January 2020, the final International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangement) Regulations 2020 that implement the EU mandatory disclosure rules (EU DAC 6 directive) into the United Kingdom (UK) law were published. In addition to
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