Nigeria: President signs Finance Bill 2021 into Law
On 31 December 2021, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Finance Bill 2021 into Law at an event at the state house. The Act introduces various changes to 12 different laws in Nigeria. On 21 December 2021, Senate passed this Finance Bill
See MoreNigeria: FIRS issues several Circulars on provisions of tax laws amended by Finance Act 2019
On 9 May 2020, the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) issued the following Information Circulars numbered through 2020/02 – 08. The Circulars provides guidance to stakeholders regarding the interpretation of the amendments to extant tax laws
See MoreNigeria: President signs Finance Bill 2019 into Law
On 13 January 2020, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the 2019 Finance bill into law. It was submitted alongside the 2020 budget to the National Assembly. The new law contains over 90 changes to 7 different tax laws. Corporate income
See MoreNigeria: House of Representatives passes Finance Bill 2019
On 28 November 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Finance Bill 2019. It was passed its third reading by the National Assembly on 21 November 2019. Major proposed amendments are given below: A lower (i.e. 20%) corporate income tax rate
See MoreNigeria: Senate passes third reading of Finance bill 2019
On 21 November 2019, the Senate passed the Finance Bill 2019, which seeks an amendment of Nigeria’s tax laws and make them more responsive to the tax policies of the Federal Government, among other things. The President stated that the amendment
See MoreNigeria: Finance Bill 2019 passes second reading in parliament
On 6 November 2019, the Finance Bill 2019 passed its second reading at the Senate. Main proposed amendments are given below: A lower (i.e. 20%) corporate income tax rate (CIT) applies for companies with turnover between NGN25-million and
See MoreNigeria: President presents Budget proposal for 2020
On October 8, 2019, the president, Muhammadu Buhari, presented the draft budget for the year 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari arrives the green chambers of the National Assembly where the joint session of holding to receive the 2020 appropriation
See MoreRomania: Raised 2018 VAT registration threshold
Romania has introduced a retrospective rise in its VAT registration threshold for resident businesses. It was increased to €88,500 per annum from €65,000 per annum from 1 January 2018. The European Commission last year authorized Romania to
See MoreRussia introduces VAT on B2B foreign digital services from 2019
From 1 January 2019, Russia will introduce new value added tax (VAT) rules with respect to business-to-business (B2B) supplies of e-services provided to Russian customers. Russia introduced VAT liabilities on offshore providers of electronic
See MoreUAE: New deadline for registration extended till April 30
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has made an announcement to advise businesses to take benefit from the FTA decision to waive administrative penalties for businesses until April 30, 2018, clarifying that the decision only covers late registration
See MoreCroatia: Tax reforms effect from 1 January 2018
With effects from January 1, 2018, some tax law amendments have occurred in Croatia. These amendments contain tax laws, excise duties, reliefs etc.. The Minister of Finance issued the Ordinance on Amendments to the Ordinance on Profit Tax, which
See MoreSlovak Republic: VAT registration will simplify from January 1, 2018
At present, foreign businesses have to apply for a VAT registration if they are picked up or dispatch goods on a B2B basis through Slovak Republic or if they make sales from Slovakia where the place of taxation is the country of arrival. This
See MoreHungary: Proposal of increasing VAT registration thresholds
Hungary is working out a plot to strengthen its VAT registration threshold from HUF8 million to a hefty HUF12 million. This will be effective from 1 January 2019. The threshold will not be applicable for non-resident businesses, which must be
See MoreUAE: Penalties for noncompliance with VAT Law
The Council of Ministers adopted new fines and penalty fees for non-compliance with Value Added Tax (VAT) Law on October 2, 2017. These fines are imposed on businesses that don’t follow the new rules. Penalties for failing to follow to tax laws
See MoreUAE: FTA discloses online VAT registration deadlines
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has announced an online VAT registration systems for businesses, which is scheduled on January 1, 2018. Also, government prepares to introduce the 5% levy on January 1, 2018. The FTA website will simplify the
See MoreKazakhstan: New Tax Code submits to Parliament
The First Vice-Minister of National Economy, Ruslan Dalenov, submitted the draft of the new tax code to the finance and budget committee of the lower house of the Kazakh parliament (the Mazhilis) on September 21, 2017 for consideration. It was
See MoreChile: Tax authority simplifies electronic registry system
Starting from August 2017, under the VAT regime, companies must join in a registry system that will automatically and easily provide electronic documentation to the tax authority (SII). This system simplifies the tax return for all taxpayers,
See MoreAustralia: GST registration system for non-resident businesses
Non-resident businesses supplying services and digital products to Australian consumers and who meet the turnover threshold of A$75,000 will need to register for Australian GST by 1 July 2017. There are two ways non-resident businesses can register
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