Canada releases consultation paper on reforming transfer pricing rules
On 6 June 2023, the Canadian Department of Finance issued a consultation paper on reforming and enhancing Transfer Pricing Rules. Budget 2021 announced the government’s intention to consult on Canada’s transfer pricing rules with a view of
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Nigeria: FIRS releases new guidelines on mutual agreement procedures
On 23 May 2023, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of Nigeria has released Information Circular No. 2023/04 which includes new Guidelines on Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP). The purpose of the guidelines is to provide guidance on how to
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Sri Lanka: IRD publishes MAP guidelines
On 8 May 2023, the Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has published Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) guidelines. The guidelines provide several key aspects related to Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) requests in Sri Lanka. The guidelines
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Chile: Tax authority clarifies time limits for MAP requests
On 19 April 2023, Circular No. 19 was released by the Chilean tax authority. This circular modifies Circular No. 13, which was published on 18 March 2022, which provides guidance on the Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) under Chile’s tax treaties.
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Luxembourg: Government submits draft bill on transfer pricing and general tax procedures
On 28 March 2023, the Luxembourg government submitted Bill No. 8186 to the Parliament. The bill includes changes in advance pricing arrangement (APA), mutual agreement procedure (MAP), compliance with transfer pricing documentation requirements, and
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Chile launches public consultation on MAP
The Internal Revenue Service (SII) of Chile has launched a public consultation on a draft circular that aims to clarify the 3-year deadline for submitting a mutual agreement procedure (MAP) request. The SII is accepting feedback from the public
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Malaysia: IRBM issues FAQs to clarify MAP guidelines
On 1 February 2023, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has issued a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) to provide further clarification to the 2017 MAP guidelines. In relation to the
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Greece amends corresponding adjustment provisions for Transfer Pricing
On 23 September 2022, Greece published Law No. 4972/2022 in the Official Gazette containing various tax measures including transfer pricing. The law amends an existing provision on transfer pricing adjustments upwards to provide for corresponding
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Dominican Republic: DGII Publishes general standard rule on MAP
On 30 August 2022, the Dominican Tax Authorities (DGII) issued a new general standard rule on Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) for Dispute Resolution under the country's tax treaties. The general rules introduced details for submitting MAP
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Singapore: IRAS Publishes Updated E-Tax Guide on GST TP Adjustments
On 3 August 2022, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) updated the GST-E Tax Guide on Transfer Pricing Adjustments (Third Edition). The e-Tax guide explains the GST treatment for adjustments on the transfer prices of transactions between
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Dominican Republic publishes resolution on inflation adjustments
On 20 July 2022, the Dominican Republic tax authorities published a Resolution (DDG-AR1-2022-00006) on multipliers and adjustments for the fiscal year closing in June 2022. The Resolution includes the following changes: Set the inflation
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Philippines issues MAP Guidelines
The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has published Revenue Regulations No. 10/2022 on mutual agreement procedure (MAP) guidelines and process for requesting MAP assistance. The MAP article in the Double Taxation Agreements or tax
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South Korea: NTS updates MAP guidance
On 30 June 2022, South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has issued updated Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) guidance on the official website. The guidance prescribes the following key areas: Overview of MAP; Application of MAP;
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Hungary: Finance minister presents 2023 budget bill to parliament
On 22 June 2022, the Hungarian finance minister submitted the 2023 Budget Bill in parliament providing following tax measures related to transfer pricing changes. The bill proposes to revise the regulation of the application of the interquartile
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India: CBDT updates guidance on MAP
On 10 June 2022, India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued comprehensive updated guidance on the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) and related matters. The guidance supplements the previous guidance published on 7 August 2020 and addresses
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On 26 May 2022, the Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) launched a public consultation on a draft general standard (rules) on Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) for dispute resolution under the country's tax treaties.
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On 6 May 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued new guidelines on mutual agreement and arbitration procedures (MAP) under the Austrian double taxation agreements, the EU Arbitration Convention, the BEPS Multilateral Instrument (MLI), and the EU Tax
See MoreUK: Transfer Pricing and Diverted Profits Tax Statistics
On 28 April 2022 HMRC published the latest set of statistics relating to transfer pricing and the diverted profits tax. The latest release contains data up to end of the 2020/21 tax year. HMRC is anxious to reduce the amount of the tax gap,
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