Oman, Philippines negotiate income tax treaty
The Philippine News Agency reported that negotiations are currently in progress for an income tax treaty between Oman and the Philippines, on 13 September 2024. The Omani government hopes to see increased mutual trade and investment promotions,
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Japan updates FAQs on global minimum tax regulations
The Japanese tax authority has updated the FAQs regarding the country's global minimum tax regulations, known as the income inclusion rule (IIR), on 13 September 2024. This update introduces two new FAQs about the QDMTT Safe Harbour requirements,
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Luxembourg, Rwanda tax treaty takes effect
Luxembourg's Official Gazette has issued a notice confirming the income and capital tax treaty with Rwanda. It signed their first ever income and capital tax treaty, which entered into force on 14 February 2024. The treaty was signed on 29 September
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Denmark to implement green tax reforms
The Danish Ministry of Taxation has announced the approval of two legislative proposals, L 182 and L 183, on 4 June, 2024. These legislations centre around the implementation of the green tax reforms. These legislations will be gradually
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OECD updates guidelines on dividend treatment in CbC reporting
The OECD has issued updated guidelines on Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting, focusing on the treatment of dividends within the "profit (loss) before income tax" category. This move aims to enhance transparency and consistency in CbC reporting,
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Singapore announces phased implementation of InvoiceNow requirement for GST-registered businesses
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced on 15 April, 2024, the adoption of InvoiceNow, a system for transmitting invoice data directly to IRAS. This will become mandatory for GST-registered businesses through phases. Starting 1
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Mexico updates criteria for temporary import of ‘sensitive goods’ under 8th rule
The Ministry of Economy in Mexico has revised its guidelines for the temporary importation of "sensitive goods" under the "8th rule". 8th rule goods include elaboration of final products listed in the PROSEC Decree; such as materials, parts,
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Germany and South Africa sign updated income and capital tax treaty protocol
Germany and South Africa signed a new protocol to amend their 2008 income and capital tax treaty on 6 March, 2024. This protocol, which has yet to come into force, marks the first amendment to the original treaty and introduces several changes to
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Tax Treaty between Estonia and Pakistan comes into effect
The income tax treaty between Estonia and Pakistan officially entered into force on 30 April, 2024, marking a significant milestone in bilateral economic relations. Signed on 20 November, 2023, this historic agreement is the first of its kind
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UK: Spring Budget Date Announced
The UK’s spring budget announcements will be delivered on 6 March 2024. There has been speculation that tax cuts will be a priority in the budget, as the tax burden in the UK is at a high point and a general election is due within a year.
See MoreConversation with Michael Lennard: Tax Notes International’s Person of the Year
We are pleased to invite you to join a conversation with Michael Lennard, Chief of International Tax Cooperation in the U.N.’s Financing for Sustainable Development Office, and Tax Notes International’s 2023 Person of the Year for his work on
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US: IRS evaluating group membership to fix arm’s length interest rate
On 29 December 2023, the Office of Chief Counsel Memorandum announced that the IRS is considering group membership to determine the arm's length interest rate chargeable for intragroup loans and make a section 482 adjustment. The memorandum provides
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Hong Kong: IRD issues circular letter extending due date for M code returns
On 25 October 2023, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published a Circular Letter announcing an extension of the deadline for “M” code profit tax returns. The extension is granted for recognizing the genuine difficulties being experienced by
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Kenya: President signs the finance bill 2023
On 26 June 2023, the Kenyan president signed the finance bill 2023. The bill was published on 28th April 2023 and tabled in Parliament for the first reading on 4 th May 2023. The Parliament passed the bill on 14 June 2023. Tax proposals under the
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Venezuela increases tax unit value for 2023
On 8 May 2023, the National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT) of Venezuela published Administrative Ruling SNAT/2023/000031 in the Official Gazette, which increases the value of tax units from VES 0.40 to VES 9.00 for the
See MoreOECD: Consultation on Pillar Two of Measures on Tax Challenges of Digital Economy
On 8 November 2019 the OECD issued a consultation document in relation to the tax challenges of digitalisation of the economy entitled Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) – Pillar Two. The GloBE proposal aims to develop a co-ordinated set of
See MoreOECD: Taxing Energy Use 2019
Taxing Energy Use 2019 was released by the OECD on 15 October 2019. The publication gives a picture of the activity by governments in introducing energy and carbon taxes, looking at the progress made and reaching conclusions on how governments
See MoreOECD: Tax Talk Summarises Developments on Taxing the Digital Economy
A Tax Talk held by the OECD on 9 October 2019 summarised developments on dealing with the tax challenges of the digital economy. Pillar One On 9 October 2019 the OECD Secretariat published a Secretariat Proposal for a “Unified Approach”
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