OECD: Public comments received on the design elements of Amount B under Pillar One

01 February, 2023

On 30 January 2023 the OECD published the comments received on the design elements of Amount B under Pillar One relating to the simplification of transfer pricing rules. Comments were received from more than sixty businesses, institutes, NGOs and

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Philippines: House of Representatives approves digital service tax

24 September, 2021

On 21 September 2021, the House of Representatives approved on final reading a proposal imposing a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions in the country to generate new funding sources for the country's Covid-19 response efforts. The

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Canada: Finance Minister presents Budget 2021

22 April, 2021

On 19 April 2021, the Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, presented Budget 2021, which includes important business tax measures, digital service taxes, limitation of interest deduction, hybrid mismatch arrangements, transfer price cases, mandatory

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Canada: Finance Department introduces new GST/HST requirement for new DST

07 December, 2020

On 30 November 2020, the Finance Department published the Fall Economic Statement 2020 - Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19, including prudent fiscal plan with proposed measures for a tax system for the digital economy. Under current rules,

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Philippines: Committee on Ways and Means submits a Bill regarding DST services

07 September, 2020

On 18 August 2020, the Committee on Ways and Means submitted a Bill, House Bill No. 7425 to the House of Representatives, which would serve as a substitute Bill of all the previous bills on the digital transactions tax. The Bill proposed to impose

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Brazil: Chamber of Deputies considers new draft Bill regarding digital service tax

28 August, 2020

On 19 August 2020, a Bill 218/2020, the social contribution on digital services (CSSD), was submitted and considered by the Chamber of Deputies, which provides the introduction of digital service tax (DST). Previously, On 4 May 2020, Mr. João

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Hong Kong issues a revised DIPN 39 on taxation of e-commerce transactions and digital assets

05 April, 2020

On 27 March 2020, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published a revised version of Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes No.39 (Profits Tax Digital Economy, Electronic Commerce and Digital Assets-revised DIPN 39). The revised

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Turkey: Tax administration publishes Draft General Communiqué on DST

12 February, 2020

On 5 February 2020, the Turkish tax administration has published the Draft General Communiqué on the Implementation of the Digital Services Tax (DST) on its website. The Turkish Parliament enacted Law No. 7194 on 5 December 2019 regarding DST at a

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