Namibia: MOF publishes the 2021/22 Budget Statement
On 17 March 2021, the Ministry of Finance has published the budget statement for 2021/22 providing the following tax reforms: There were no proposed increases or changes to the main tax brackets.Budgeted expenditure for the 2022 year will be
See MoreQatar: GTA extends tax filing deadlines for 2020
On 24 March 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circulars No. 1 and 2 of 2021 to extend the deadline for filing tax returns for the 2020 tax year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Circular 1 of 2021, the new
See MoreOman introduces economic stimulus plan
On 9 March 2021, the government of Oman declared an economic stimulus plan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The stimulus plan contains several tax incentives as follows: A 5-year income tax exemption for new businesses having main
See MoreGhana: Budget Announcements for 2021
On 12 March 2021, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Finance Minister of Ghana’s Caretaker Govt., presented the 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in the Parliament. Among the revenue provisions in the 2021 budget are the following tax
See MoreZambia introduces CbC Reporting requirements
On 31 December 2020, Zambia has published The Income Tax (Transfer Pricing) (Amendment) Regulations under Statutory Instrument No. 117 of 2020. The Regulations introduce country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements, which are effective from 1
See MoreQatar introduces new TP documentation requirements
On 16 July 2020, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has issued Decision No. 4 of 2020 and made public on 1 March 2021, which confirms the obligation to submit the transfer pricing (TP) disclosure form, master file, and local file applies to
See MoreTurkey further extends CbC report filing deadline
On 22 February 2021, the Turkish Revenue Administration has issued Circular TF-3/2021-1 by which Turkey extends Country-by-Country (CbC) report filing deadline. Previously, Turkey extends CbC report filing deadline to 26 February 2021. The new
See MoreSouth Africa: Finance Ministry presents Budget 2021 in Parliament
On 24 February 2021, the Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, made 2021 budget speech in the Parliament. Most of that relief will reduce the tax burden on the lower and middle-income households. Some of the tax proposals in this budget are given
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS extends the CbC report submission deadline
On 19 February 2021, the South African Revenue service (SARS) Officially published Public Notice No. 101, which stated that the due date for submitting country-by-country (CbC) report is extended on the basis of some specified person. According to
See MoreTurkey amends R&D and technology development zone regulations
On 3 February 2021, Turkey has published Law No. 7263 in the Official Gazette on an amendment to the Law on Technology Development Zones and some other Laws. The Law is effective from the day of its publication. The main amendments of the Law are
See MoreUganda commits to implement AEOI by 2023
On 17 February 2021, OECD has announced that Uganda has committed to implement the International Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) by 2023. Maria José Garde, Chair of the Global Forum, said
See MoreQatar: Request to extend CIT return submission deadline by 28 February 2021
Generally, corporate income tax (CIT) filing deadline for year ended 31 December 2020 will be 30 April 2021. According to the Article 30 of the executive regulations of the Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018, the General Tax Authority (GTA) may grant an
See MoreSouth Africa: Court makes a decision regarding TP methods
On 7 January 2021, in the case of: ABC (Pty) Ltd v. Commissioner (IT 14305) ZATC 1, the South African Court upheld a transfer pricing adjustment for a taxpayer that failed to have transfer pricing documentation to support the arm’s
See MoreQatar introduces TP declaration with tax return
The General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has confirmed that taxpayers filing their income tax returns via the tax authority’s Dhareeba tax portal must also file a transfer pricing (TP) declaration of related-party transactions along with their
See MoreBotswana: Finance Minister presents Budget for 2021 to the National Assembly
On 1 February 2021, Dr. Thapelo Matsheka, Botswana’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development has presented National Budget for the fiscal year 2021 to the National Assembly. The Budget contains a number of important tax measures. The key
See MoreTurkey issues Decree as to restriction on the deduction of financial expenses
On 3 February 2021, the Turkish Revenue Administration has published Presidential Decree No. 3490 in the Official Gazette introducing a restriction on the deduction of financial expenses. Restriction on the deduction of financial expenses rules was
See MoreSaudi Arabia: GAZT publishes CbC reporting XML schema version 2.0
Recently, the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has informed that Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting Schema to V2.0 is being updated. Taxpayers have to submit (CbC) report via AEOI Portal using XML Schema standardized
See MoreSouth Africa: Government Officially publishes 2020 Tax Amendment Acts
On 20 January 2021, the Treasury Department Officially published the 2020 Tax Amendment Acts. The following Amendment Acts were promulgated: Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Act 22 of 2020.Taxation Laws Amendment Act 23
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