Argentina: Decree No. 593/2017 on incentives published in Official Gazette
Decree No. 593/2017 regarding capital goods was published on July 28, 2017 in the Official Gazette. The Decree is effective from July 1, 2017. This decree modifies incentives under some articles of both Decree No. 379/2001 and Decree No. 594/2004.
See MoreUruguay: Executive Power formally proposes accountability bill 2016
The Executive Power of Uruguay submitted to Congress for consideration the 2016 Accountability Bill on 20 June 2017. The Bill includes provisions on Internet services and the software industry. The bill would also modify the Free Zones (FZ) law. If
See MoreOECD: Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries
On 20 July 2017 the OECD published the latest edition of its publication Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries. This covers trends of revenue statistics in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Rep), Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore between 1990
See MoreUK: Revised timetable for introduction of digital tax system
Following feedback from parliament including the Treasury Select Committee, business and professional bodies the UK government is delaying the introduction of a compulsory digital tax system for certain businesses and landlords. The system called
See MoreSlovak Republic: Government declares new corporate tax measures
The Government announced several changes in the corporate taxation area on 20th June 2017, including the introduction of a new patent box regime in line with the modified nexus approach developed as part of BEPS Action 5. The government also
See MoreGCC develops VAT and excise tax framework
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) finance ministers held an extraordinary meeting on 16th June in Jeddah and approved in principle VAT and excise tax treaties. In order to keep pace with the changing economic landscape and through extensive
See MoreBangladesh: Parliament passes Budget for 2017-18
On 29 June 2017, the parliament of Bangladesh has passed a Tk 4,00,266 crore national budget with some changes to the excise duty on bank accounts and Value Added Tax (VAT) proposals for the fiscal year 2017-18. On 1 June 2017, the Finance
See MoreTanzania: 2017 Budget effective from July 1, 2017
The Minister for Finance and Planning (MoFP) on 8 June 2017, issued to the National Assembly the estimates of government revenue and expenditure for 2017. The government plans to organise and spend TZS 31,712.0 billion in the 2017/18 budget. The
See MoreHungary: Parliament approved Budget Bill for 2017/18
The Hungarian Minister of Economy presented the Budget Bill to the Parliament on 2 May 2017 which was approved on 13 June 2017 with 127 votes in favour and 62 votes against. The Budget targets a GDP growth of 4.3 percent, with 4.1 percent projected
See MoreChina announces tax and VAT incentives
The government of China has announced a range of tax incentives including certain reduced rates to boost the Chinese economy. The tax incentive measures include a reduced taxable income threshold for eligible small enterprises to pay corporate
See MoreSouth Africa issues guidance on VAT on non-executive director fees
The South African Revenue Service issued guidance on the value added tax (VAT) treatment of fees paid to non-executive directors. On 10 February 2017, SARS issued binding general ruling (BGR) 41 which confirms that a non-executive director (NED) who
See MoreSwitzerland: Partial Revision of the VAT Act adopted by Parliament
The Swiss Federal Department of Finance announced that during its meeting on 2 June 2017, it decided that the partial revision of the Value Added Tax Act adopted by the Parliament will come into force on 1st January 2018. Under the new regime, to
See MoreBangladesh: Budget 2017-18
On 1 June 2017, the Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith presented the annual national budget of an outlay of TK 4 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18. In the proposed budget, the finance minister has targeted a GDP growth rate of 7.4 per
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
See MoreSingapore: IRAS launches public consultation on draft GST guide on customer accounting for prescribed goods
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) is engaging in a public consultation on the draft Goods and Services Tax (GST) Guide on Customer Accounting for Prescribed Goods. According to the existing GST rules, a GST-registered supplier will
See MoreGreece: Parliament adopts a draft bill amending Income Tax Code and VAT Code
The Parliament has adopted a draft bill on 11th of April 2017, which contains some amendments on income tax code and VAT code. The Corporate Income Tax payment needs to be completed by six installments instead of eight. Note that, the first
See MoreChina: reduces value added tax rate on agricultural products
On 3 May 2017, the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Administration issued a joint announcement listing the categories of goods benefiting from a reduction in the VAT rate from 13% to 11%. The list includes agricultural products, water, natural
See MoreQatar: Cabinet approves draft law on income tax and VAT
On 3 May 2017 the Prime Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's ordinary meeting. During its ordinary meeting, the Cabinet approved a draft law on income tax and some of its draft executive regulations. A
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