Brazil releases Private Ruling regarding deduction of payments for certain Intra-group services
Brazil has recently released Private Ruling 1001 of 9 January 2018 regarding the deduction of certain cross-border payments to a foreign subsidiary, including strategic decision support, information management, risk management and management of the
See MorePoland: Draft bill amendment regarding tax deductibility of intra-group charges
Poland’s Public Finance Commission of the Lower Chamber of Parliament has debated and passed noteworthy changes of the current draft bill on 24th October 2017. Under the draft bill issued by the Government in July, tax deductibility of various
See MoreIndia: The tribunal removed the transfer pricing adjustment for intra-group services
The Ahmedabad Bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, in the case of: SABIC Innovative Plastics India Pvt Ltd. (ITA No. 1125/Ahd/2014 - Assessment Year 2009-10 and IT (TP) No. 427/Ahd/16 - Assessment Year 2011-12), deleted the adjustment made by the
See MoreCyprus: Cyprus: Tax Authority abolishes minimum margins on loans effective from 1 July 2017
The Cypriot Tax Authorities (CTA) has announced their intention of withdrawing the Minimum Margin scheme (the MMS) with effect 1 July 2017. It is being reminded that in accordance with Article 33 of the Cyprus Income Tax Law, all transactions
See MoreSwitzerland clarifies procedure for recovery of interest paid
The Federal Finance Department has explained the refund procedure regarding the recovery of interest paid for late reporting of intra-group dividend distributions on 1 February 2017. The explanation results from revisions of the procedure for
See MorePeru :Amendments to Transfer Pricing rules
In Peru, Law Decree No. 1312 was published on 31 December 2016. The Decree amended the existing Transfer pricing reporting requirement by accepting the proposed changes by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) within the
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax authorities issued transfer pricing circular
The Luxembourg tax authorities issued a new circular addressing the tax treatment of companies engaged in intra-group financing transactions. On 27 December 2016, Circular L.I.R. n°56/1 – 56bis/1 is released which replaces and supersedes the
See MoreChina: New changes of TP regulations
SAT Bulletin No. 42 published on July 13, 2016 has replaced the existing transfer pricing documentation regulations in Circular Guoshuifa No. 2, known as Circular 2. As per Bulletin 42, two parties will be considered related if they have “other
See MoreChina: SAT is Seeking Public Comments on Consultation Draft for Implementing Special Tax Adjustments
On 17 September 2015, China’s State Administration of Taxation released a consultation draft circular concerning implementation measures for special tax adjustments that would replace the existing Guoshuifa No. 2 (Circular 2). Now the SAT is
See MoreCanada: Guidance on intra-group services published
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has published Transfer Pricing Memorandum (TPM)-15 regarding intra-group services and section 247 of the Income Tax Act on 13th February 2015. TPM-15 describes the CRA’s audit policy on some audit and tax issues
See MoreIndia: Delhi Tribunal rules on transfer pricing aspects of intra group financing transactions
In India many transfer pricing cases are heard in the Courts. These decisions can provide clarification of the operation of the transfer pricing rules in India and can therefore give potential investors more certainty about the transfer pricing
See MoreUS: Important information regarding intra-group services
The regulations of Treasury and IRS final intercompany service were issued on 31 July 2009. Some permitted transfer pricing methods for services are similar to the OECD methods but the services cost method and shared services arrangements are also
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