Double tax treaty between Hungary and Iran enters into force
The double tax treaty between Hungary and Iran came into force on 1 January 2017. The treaty defines the term "resident" as a person that under the laws of either country is liable to tax there by reason of domicile, residence, place of
See MoreBelgium ratifies Social Security Agreement with Tunisia
On 23 December 2016, Belgium ratified the Social Security Agreement with Tunisia as published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 2 February 2017. Once in force and effective, the new agreement will replace the existing agreement of
See MoreMauritius: Introduced Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development of Mauritius in his 2016-2017 Budget Speech, announced the establishment of an Alternative Tax Dispute Resolution (ATDR) mechanism to expedite cases where the amount of tax payable under dispute
See MoreMozambique: Parliament approves new VAT Code
Some modifications have been occurred to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Code by using Law No. 13/2016 and those changes are approved by the Parliament of Mozambique. These changes are applied to facilitate implementation of net VAT system. The new system
See MoreTurkey: General Communiqué No. 10 on VAT Law gazetted
The General Communiqué No. 10 regarding Value Added Tax Law (Law No. 3065) was published on 3rd February 2017 in the Official Gazette. Under taking into account of the provisions of Law No. 6770, the Communiqué changes the General Communiqué on
See MoreDTA between Morocco and South Sudan signed
An Income Tax Agreement between Morocco and South Sudan has been signed on 1st February 2017 in Juba for avoiding double
See MoreBahrain-GCC: VAT Framework Agreement signed by Bahraini Finance Minister
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) VAT Framework Agreement has been signed by the Bahraini Finance Minister on 1st February 2017. This agreement imposes 5% VAT on the supply of in the GCC region. But this rate will be not applicable on particular
See MoreTurkey: VAT rates and stamp duty on certain goods amended
The Decree No. 2017/9759 for amending the tax rates of the special consumption tax (SCT), VAT and stamp duty on certain goods and transactions was published in the official gazette on 3rd February 2017. A zero per cent rate is set for household
See MoreBahrain-GCC: Excise Taxes Framework Agreement signed by Bahraini Finance Minister
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Excise Taxes Framework Agreement has been signed by the Bahraini Finance Minister on 1st February 2017. Bahrain is planning to introduce Excise Tax by mid-2017. The excise levies will be 50% on soft drinks and a
See MoreSaudi Arabia: new system to pay Tax and Zakat postponed by one year
As previously reported, the General Authority of Saudi Arabia issued Circular Number 6768/16/1438 on 4 December 2016, according to which listed companies of Saudi stock exchange were supposed to pay tax and Zakat based on the nationality of the
See MoreSaudi Arabia: Adoption of GCC VAT framework announced
The Shura Council of Saudi Arabia announced the approval of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Value Added Tax (VAT) Framework Agreement on 30 January 2017. The regime is expected to be applicable from 1 January 2018 and as specified in the GCC
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS issues tax exemption guide for public benefit organization
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued a tax exemption guide on the income tax exemption for a public benefit organization (PBO) carrying on a public benefit activity (PBA). The guide provides general guidance on approval and taxation
See MoreNigeria: FIRS issues new TP declaration and disclosure forms
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of Nigeria published new transfer pricing (TP) forms (TP Declaration Form and TP Disclosure Form). This is aimed at improving disclosure and transparency by taxpayers in their TP Returns, and providing FIRS
See MoreSouth Africa-Zimbabwe DTA enters into force
The Double Tax Agreement (DTA) between South Africa and Zimbabwe entered into force on 1 December 2016, following publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of South Africa on 27 January 2017. The agreement will be applied from 1 January
See MoreTunisia-Morocco: Social Security Agreement approves
The Social Security Agreement of 2015 between Tunisia and Morocco has been approved on 17th January 2017 by the Tunisian National Assembly (House of People's
See MoreOman: CIT rate may hike in 2017 Budget
On 1 January 2017, the Ministry of Finance of Oman issued a statement on the State’s General Budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The budget sets forth prospects for revenue collection from tax and other similar sources. CIT laws are expected to
See MoreKenya: Government has banned the exportation of maize
The Kenya Revenue Authority has been issued a public notice on 26 January 2017 to inform all exporters, customs agents and the general public that the government prohibited the exportation of maize until further
See MoreSaudi Arabia- Initiating Income and Capital tax treaty with Latvia
Following the conclusion of the negotiation process in Riga from 16 to 19 January 2017, the government of Saudi Arabia and Latvia will initiate an income and capital tax
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