Indonesia releases revised guidelines for transfer pricing
On 29 December 2023, Indonesia’s Minister of Finance (MoF) released the revised transfer pricing guidelines Regulation No. 172 of 2023 (PMK-172). The updated and consolidated transfer pricing regulations in various chapters, such as: General
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Russia announces transfer pricing changes from 2024
On 27 November 2023, Russia issued Law No. 539-FZ in the Official Gazette, which outlines several amendments to the country’s transfer pricing regime. A summary of several key changes is outlined below: Secondary adjustments treated as
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Ecuador releases updated technical sheet for standardizing the analysis of transfer pricing
On 22 November 2023, the Ecuadorian Tax Authority released a new edition of the technical sheet for the standardization of transfer pricing analysis, effective for fiscal year 2023. This updated document introduces significant changes to filing
See MoreAustralia introduces a bill to expand definition of SGE
On 12 February 2020, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020 was submitted in the Australian House of Representatives. This bill contains two measures that maintain the integrity and efficiency of Australia's tax
See MoreSaudi Arabia: General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) publishes draft transfer pricing law
On 10 December 2018, General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) released draft transfer pricing regulations (TPBy-laws) for public consultation. The regulations broadly follow international standards, including the arm’s-length principle and
See MorePoland: President signed an act including amendment of TP measures effective in 2019
On 14 November 2018, President of Poland signed an act including amendment of transfer pricing measures effective in 2019. The new laws repeal the Article 9a of the CIT Act regarding transfer pricing, which is being replaced by Chapter 1a,
See MoreUkraine: Draft law on implementation of BEPS provisions
On 24 October 2018, Ukraine published a draft law on the implementation of some of the recommendation of the OECD/G20 reports on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). The draft law was developed by the Finance Ministry and National Bank supported
See MoreIreland announces Budget for 2019
On 9 October 2018, the Budget for 2019 was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance. The summary of 2019 Budget measures are following: Corporate Tax Film Relief The scheme provides relief in the form of a corporation tax credit related to
See MoreIreland announces corporation tax roadmap
On 5 September 2018, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., has published Ireland’s Corporation Tax Roadmap. The Roadmap takes stock of the changing international tax environment, outlines the actions
See MoreUS: Appeal Court Rules in Favour of IRS in Medtronic Case
On 16 August 2018 a US federal appeals court vacated and remanded a 2016 decision by the Tax Court in the case of Medtronic v. Commissioner. The Court of Appeals ruled that in its original decision in favour of Medtronic the Tax Court did not
See MoreItaly: Draft transfer pricing regulations and corresponding adjustments
On February 21, 2018 the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance released its draft transfer pricing rules to comply with the Article 8-10 OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. The draft rules are declared in their website for
See MoreAngola: Tax authority establishes transfer pricing unit
On September 25, 2017, the Ministry of Finance issued the order no. 678/17 establishing the Transfer Pricing Unit (TPU) to ensure and control compliance with the requirement to submit transfer pricing documents. In addition to ensuring and
See MoreNicaragua: Transfer pricing legislations are in effect as of 30 June 2017
The transfer pricing rules are in effect as of 30 June 2017 which was enacted by the Nicaraguan Congress through Law No. 822 of 2012. Law No. 822, enacted on 12 December 2012, contains the Nicaraguan transfer pricing rules that were intended to
See MoreBrazil issues tax regulation program
Provisional Measure 766 has issued and released on 4 January 2017. This provisional measure establishes a tax regulation program for Brazilian taxpayers to settle their tax liabilities. Under this program, taxpayers can resolve their federal tax
See MoreDenmark: Publishes new executive order on country-by-country reporting
A Danish executive order No. 1133 dated 27 August 2016 was issued to provide detailed rules on notice requirements and on how the CbC report must be completed. The executive order was effective from 1 September 2016. Notification requirements: i)
See MoreItaly: Published Legislative Decree on Transfer Pricing Issues in the Official Gazette
Italy Published Legislative decree n. 147 in the official gazette on 22 September 2015 with a view to provide investors with certainty arising from their investment plan. As per the published Legislative decree, expenses relating to the transactions
See MoreUS: IRS Released Temporary Regulations to Clarify that the Arm’s-Length Standard of Section 482 Applies to all Controlled Transactions
IRS issued Treasury Decision 9738 on 14 September 2015 containing temporary regulations under Section 482 clarifying the application of the arm’s-length standard when multiple code sections. The temporary regulations apply to tax years ending on
See MoreThailand: Draft Act contains new transfer pricing provisions
The Cabinet of Thailand approved a draft Act on Revenue Code Amendment on 7 May 2015. If enacted the Act would introduce specific transfer pricing provisions into the Revenue Code and also would amend the tax law of Thailand to apply transfer
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