Turkey: Bilateral APA signed
The Revenue Administration stated on 30th December 2016 that it had signed a new bilateral advance pricing agreement and this agreement is based on article 13 of Corporate Income Tax Law No.
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS issues final regulations on country-by-country (CbC) reporting
The South African Revenue Service has issued final regulations on country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 23 December 2016. The regulations specify the changes to the Country-by-Country Reporting Standard for Multinational Enterprises (“MNEs”)
See MoreSaudi Arabia-Cabinet approved tax measures under Fiscal Balance Program
The Saudi Cabinet approved on 22 December 2016 a 5-year financial sustainability plan called "Fiscal Balance Program" which is expecting to abolish the budget deficit by 2020. The objective of the program is to increase revenues from non-oil
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratified DTA with Senegal
According to a journal published on 27 December 2016, Luxembourg ratified the Luxembourg-Senegal Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2016) on 23 December 2016. The treaty was signed on 10 February 2016. The treaty was concluded in the French language.
See MoreMFN clause of the protocol to the Egypt – France Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1980) (as amended through 1999) activated
The Tax Administration of France updated the guidance on 4 November 2016 about activation of the most favoured nation (MFN) clauses concluded by France on certain tax treaties. As a result, the MFN clause in article II of the protocol to the Egypt -
See MoreLuxembourg-Tunisia amending protocol to treaty entered into force
The amending protocol to treaty between Luxembourg and Tunisia entered into force on 30 November 2016. The treaty was signed on 5 September 2014 to the Luxembourg - Tunisia income and capital tax treaty (1996) . The protocol generally applies from
See MoreUAE ratified income tax treaty with Andorra
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have ratified the income tax treaty with Andorra that was signed on 28 July 2015. The federal decree 166/2016 ratifying the treaty was issued by the president of the United Arab Emirates and was published in a recent
See MoreSouth Africa-Singapore tax treaty (2015) entered into force
The Income Tax Treaty between South Africa and Singapore entered into force on 16 December 2016. The treaty generally applies from 16 December 2016 for tax matters relating to the exchange of information and from 1 January 2017 for withholding and
See MoreDTA between Venezuela and Saudi Arabia entered into force
An Income Tax Treaty (2015) between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela has been entered into force on 1st December 2016 for the purpose of avoiding double taxation. It generally applies from 1st January 2017. It had been ratified by the National Assembly of
See MoreSouth Africa-United Arab Emirates tax treaty entered into force
The Income Tax Treaty between South Africa and United Arab Emirates entered into force on 23 November 2016. The treaty generally applies from 1 January
See MoreNigeria: Budget 2017 has been presented to the parliament
The President of Nigeria has presented the budget 2017 on 14th December 2016 to a joint session of the National Assembly. The Budget includes the following proposals: reviving the export expansion grant scheme due to the tax credit’s provision
See MoreMozambique: Budget 2017 has been presented to parliament
The Economic and Social Plan and the 2017 Budget has been submitted to the parliament on 6th December 2016 for discussion. It is expected that an annual economic growth rate will be 5.5% in
See MoreExchange of letters to DTA between Morocco and Spain entered into force
The exchange of letters to the Morocco - Spain Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1978) has been entered into force on 4th August 2016. The exchange of letters generally applies from 4th August 2016. The Exchange of Notes (EoN) was signed on 11th June
See MoreDTA between Morocco and Zambia initialed
An Income Tax Treaty between Morocco and Zambia has been initialed on 9th December 2016 in Lusaka for avoiding double
See MoreSaudi Arabia-new requirements regarding tax and zakat returns of Saudi listed companies
The General Authority for Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia published Circular Number 6768/16/1438 (the Circular) on 4 December 2016 (5/3/1438H) according to which Saudi listed companies are now required to pay tax and zakat based on the
See MoreDTA between Romania and UAE enters into force
The Income Tax Treaty (2015) between Romania and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be entered into force on 11th December 2016 for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. From this date,
See MoreAngola: National assembly approved the budget bill 2017
The National Assembly approved the Budget Bill 2017 on 17 November, 2016. Angola’s parliament is scheduled on 14 December for a final vote on the draft State Budget Law for 2017 and it will be effective as from 1 January
See MoreDTA between Morocco and Nigeria initialed
A tax treaty between Morocco and Nigeria has been initialed on 2nd December 2016 in Abuja due to avoid of double
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