US: IRS announces to change the procedures for filing MAP and APA

24 May, 2020

On 11 May 2020, IRS officials announced certain modifications to procedures for filing documents under Rev. Proc. 2015-40, 2015-35 IRB 236 (mutual agreement procedure (MAP) requests), and Rev. Proc. 2015-41, 2015-35 IRB 263 (advance pricing

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South Africa: SARS publishes issue 3 of the guide regarding MAP

30 March, 2020

On 20 March 2020, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released the third issue of the guide on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) that allows competent authorities from the governments of contracting jurisdictions to interact with the intent

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Qatar introduces directives on MAP

17 February, 2020

On 11 February 2020, Qatar's General Tax Authority (GTA) has published following six directives on the application of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under double taxation avoidance agreements in relation to the implementation of base erosion

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Ukraine: Parliament approves draft law to implement BEPS provisions

10 February, 2020

On 16 January 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament approved draft laws on the improvement of the administration of taxes and elimination of certain inconsistencies in tax legislation (Law No 1209-1 and Law No 1210) to implement the Base Erosion and

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Ireland: Revenue updates MAP guidance for BEPS MLI

15 January, 2020

The Revenue has recently released eBrief No. 223/19 entitled Tax and Duty Manual Part 35-02-08 on amended MAP guidelines to implement for the ratification of the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS

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DTA between Ecuador and Japan enters into force

31 December, 2019

On 28 December 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Ecuador and Japan was entered into force and applies from 1 January 2020. The DTA contains Dividends rate 5%, Interest rate 10%, and Royalties rate

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Germany gazettes a law implementing EU directive on tax dispute resolution mechanism

26 December, 2019

On 12 December 2019, the German Official Gazette published a law implementing EU directive on tax dispute resolution providing a uniform mechanism to address tax treaty disputes among EU member states that meets the BEPS Action 14 minimum

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OECD: Input requested for dispute resolution peer reviews

22 November, 2019

On 18 November 2019 the OECD invited interested parties to submit input in relation to the tenth batch of dispute resolution peer reviews. Information should be submitted to the OECD by 16 December 2019 using the taxpayer input questionnaire. The

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Poland publishes a law implementing EU directive on dispute resolution and new provisions on APAs

21 November, 2019

On 14 November 2019, Poland published the Law of 26 October 2019 on resolution of disputes over double taxation and the execution of advance pricing agreements (the “Act”), which generally entered into force on 29 November 2019. The law

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Turkey: Revenue Administration issues guideline on MAP

28 October, 2019

On 17 October 2019, the Turkish Revenue Administration has released guideline on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under double taxation agreement on their website as well as a table of guidance indicating the time limits for each country

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Russia enacts legislative changes on Transfer Pricing and MAP

15 October, 2019

On 29 September 2019, the Russian Government signed a Law no. 325-FZ (Amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation) and published in the Official Gazette. The main amendments relating to transfer pricing are as

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Colombia: DIAN issues resolution on MAP

05 September, 2019

On 13 August 2019, the Colombian National Tax Authority (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales, DIAN) has published Resolution No. 000053 in the official gazette which establishes Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) to avoid double taxation and

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Malta: Commissioner for revenue issues updated MAP guidelines

04 July, 2019

Earlier the month of June 2019, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue issued guidance under the provisions of article 96(2) of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 123 of the Laws of Malta (the ‘ITA’) on the use of Mutual Agreement Procedure

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Russia proposes Transfer Pricing and MAP-related changes

24 June, 2019

The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed some transfer pricing amendments (Draft legislation No. 720839-7) and submitted them to the State Duma for approval (preliminary examination of the draft law submitted to the State Duma). The draft law

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Indonesia: MoF publishes new guidance on MAP

25 May, 2019

On 26 April 2019, the Minister of Finance (MoF) issued a new provision on the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) with Regulation No. 49 / PMK.03 / 2019 (PMK-49). PMK-49 is effective from 26 April 2019 and repeals MoF Regulation No. 240 / PMK.03 /

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Nigeria: FIRS issues guidance on MAP

17 March, 2019

On 21 February 2019, Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) has issued guidelines on Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP). The guidelines prescribe information regarding eligibility for MAP, access to MAP, overview of the MAP request

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Russia: Finance Ministry publishes Guidance on MAP

04 February, 2019

On 30 January 2019, the Russian Ministry of Finance published on its official website a guidelines on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) provided for in double taxation agreements. The guideline contains recommendations for the initiation and

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Brazil: Revenue Authority publishes new Normative Instruction regarding MAP

04 December, 2018

On November 29, 2018, the Revenue Authority published Normative Instruction No. 1846 of 28 November 2018 that covers the rules for submitting a Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) request, the approval of a request, and the termination process. It

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