Argentina: AFIP extends suspension on inspections, assessments, appeals
In response to corona virus pandemic, on 27 November 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4868/2020 of 27 November 2020, providing an extension of suspension up to 31 December 2020 regarding
See MoreOECD and UNDP: Building tax capacity in Georgia
A case study by the OECD and UNDP published on 27 November 2020 focuses on capacity building work undertaken with the Georgian tax administration through the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) initiative. The study notes that the practical
See MoreMalaysia: IRBM issues updated tax audit framework for finance and insurance
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRBM”) has published an updated Tax Audit Framework for Finance and Insurance (“the Framework”) which revokes Tax Audit Framework - Finance and Insurance dated 1 Jun 2015. The Framework comes into
See MoreArgentina: AFIP provides further delay on inspections, assessments, appeals
In response to corona virus pandemic, on 9 November 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4856 of 9 November 2020, providing an additional suspension up to 29 November 2020 regarding inspections,
See MoreArgentina: AFIP provides suspension on inspections, assessments, appeals
In response to corona virus pandemic, on 26 October 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4840 of 26 October 2020, providing an additional suspension up to 8 November 2020 regarding inspections,
See MoreArgentina: AFIP provides additional suspension regarding inspections, assessments, appeals
In response to corona virus pandemic, on 13 October 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4835 of 13 October 2020, providing an additional suspension up to 25 October 2020 regarding inspections,
See MoreDenmark: High Court makes a decision against tax authority’s TP approach
On 5 October 2020, the High Court made a decision on a case entitled “Denmark vs. Shoe Group A/S” against the tax administration’s transfer pricing (TP) approach. The tax administration of Denmark used various theories to claim that a
See MoreTurkey publishes transfer pricing General Communiqué No. 4
On 1 September 2020, the Turkish Revenue Administration has published transfer pricing General Communiqué No. 4 on disguised profit distribution in the Official Gazette No. 31231. The Communiqué explains information regarding new transfer pricing
See MoreMexico: Executive Branch submits 2021 economic proposal to Congress
On 8 September 2020, the Mexican Executive Branch has submitted Economic Package for fiscal year 2021 including a proposal of Tax Reform. The proposed 2021 Tax Law clarifies income tax law, value-added tax (VAT) law, and federal tax code. Tax key
See MoreArgentina: AFIP provides additional suspension regarding inspections, assessments, appeals
In response to corona virus pandemic, on 21 September 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4818 of 21 September 2020, providing an additional suspension up to 11 October 2020 regarding inspections,
See MoreArgentina: AFIP amends tax regularization scheme to support all taxpayers
On 26 August 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) Officially published Law 27562, which amends the tax regularization scheme and made this available for all taxpayers amid COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme was previously
See MoreSouth Korea: National Tax Service investigates MNEs tax evasion
On 27 August 2020, the South Korean National Tax Service has announced that it has initiated a tax audit on 21 multinational enterprises (MNEs) suspected of cross-border and committing tax evasion and 22 offshore tax evasion suspects, including
See MoreArgentina: AFIP announces additional suspension regarding inspections, assessments, appeals
On 18 August 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue published General Resolution 4794 of 18 August 2020, which provides an additional postponement in case of inspections, assessments, appeals, reimbursements, other methods related to
See MorePakistan: FBR approves the Audit Policy 2019
On 26 August 2020, the Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced the approval of the Audit Policy 2019. The Audit Policy 2019 shall apply to persons or classes of persons falling under all or any of the three domestic Federal Tax Statutes
See MoreTaiwan: MOF announces draft amendments to transfer pricing guidelines
On 18 August 2020, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced draft amendments to certain transfer pricing provisions based on chapter 6 of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations. The
See MoreRussia: Tax audit guidelines on intra-group service expenses
The federal tax service of Russia has published guidance for lower tax authorities to follow in investigating the reasonableness of expenses claimed for intra-group services. The tax authorities did not have a unified approach to verifying
See MoreArgentina: AFIP announces additional suspension regarding inspections, assessments, appeals
On 8 August 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4786 of 3 August 2020, which provides an additional postponement in case of inspections, assessments, appeals, reimbursements, other methods related
See MoreCzech Republic: Supreme Court makes a decision regarding statute of limitations
On 2 July 2020, the Supreme Court issued a decision against the tax authorities regarding statute of limitations period extension. On 25 November 2015, the tax authority started a tax inspection concerning the taxpayer’s corporate income
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