Turkey: 1% VAT rate excludes food and beverage service providers
Turkey's Revenue Administration published a release on Saturday, 27 April, 2024, concerning the Value Added Tax (VAT) rates applicable to food and beverage services. The release “Amendments to the Value Added Tax General Application Communiqué
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Kenya seeks public comments on proposed income tax treaty with Belarus
On 8 April 2024, the National Treasury of Kenya published a public notice seeking comments on a proposed agreement for income tax between Kenya and Belarus from the public. The national treasury of Kenya organised the process on behalf of the
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Turkey extends force majeure for areas hit by 2023 earthquake
The Turkish Revenue Administration announced on 26 April 2024 that it had extended the state of force majeure for regions affected by the 6 February 2023 earthquakes. Initially set from 6 February 2023 to 31 July 2023, the state of force majeure
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Nigeria introduces tax incentives for new oil and gas companies
On 28 February 2024, the Nigerian government published the Oil and Gas Companies (Tax Incentives, Exemption, Remission, etc.) Order 2024 in the Official Gazette. The announcement outlines various new incentives for the oil and gas sector, which
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Turkey grants short extension for 2023 tax return submissions
Turkey's Revenue Administration has announced an extension for submitting the corporate tax returns for the 2023 accounting period. Accordingly, with Tax Procedure Law Circular No. 167, the standard deadline – originally set for 30 April, 2024
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Algeria extends deadline for 2023 tax returns and transfer pricing documentation
On 21 April 2024, the Directorate General of Taxes in Algeria announced via a communiqué an extension for the deadline to submit annual tax returns (G4 and G11) and the annual personal income declaration (G1) for the fiscal year 2023. As per the
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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA releases guidelines for new RHQ program
The Saudi Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has published guidelines detailing the new Regional Headquarters (RHQ) Program in the country. As per previous reports, the RHQ program offers tax advantages such as a 0% corporate income tax rate
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UAE: FTA issues guidance on business restructuring relief
On 17 April 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) released the Corporate Tax Guide on Business Restructuring Relief - CTGBRR1. The relief permits certain restructuring transactions to occur in a tax-neutral manner without activating corporate
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UAE announces public consultation on R&D tax incentives
The UAE Ministry of Finance has opened a public consultation on the proposed introduction of tax incentives for research and development. The deadline for submitting comments is 14 May 2024. Objective of the consultation The UAE Government
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Oman: Tax authority issues important notice on CRS reporting and re-registration
On 9 April 2024, the Oman Tax Authority issued an announcement regarding the accessibility of its Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) system for submitting Common Reporting Standard (CRS) reports. The Tax Authority has issued a reminder to
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Kenya: KRA raises market and deemed interest rates for fringe benefit tax purposes
On 9 April 2024, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) released a notice concerning the market interest rate for fringe benefit taxation and the deemed interest rate for specific loans from non-residents for the months of April 2024, May 2024, and June
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MoF in Ethiopia issues new transfer pricing directive
The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance (MoF) released Directive No. 981/2024 (referred to as "The Directive"), introducing new transfer pricing regulations, concerning the pricing of international and domestic transactions between related persons whose
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UAE: FTA issues guidance on qualifying group relief
On 3 April 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) issued the Corporate Tax Guide on Qualifying Group Relief - CTGQGR1. This group relief permits the transfer of assets or liabilities between two taxable persons within the same qualifying group
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Turkey begins corporate tax declaration period for 2023
On 1 April 2024, the Revenue Administration of Turkey announced the beginning of the corporate tax declaration period for fiscal year 2023. Corporate taxpayers can submit their 2023 corporate tax returns electronically through the Digital Tax Office
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UAE: FTA introduces EmaraTax application and 15 new corporate tax services
On 1 April 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) published a release related to the introduction of its EmaraTax application. The EmaraTax application offers 15 smart services to facilitate compliance with corporate tax requirements. The FTA
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UAE: FTA offers corporate tax registration at government service centers
On 20 March 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority, in a release, announced it made the service available to submit Corporate Tax registration requests through 23 Government Service Centres located across the UAE. The FTA explained in the press
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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA encourages taxpayers to benefit from penalty exemption initiative
On 12 March 2024, the Saudi Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) in a release urged all taxpayers to leverage from the "Cancellation of Fines and E-invoicing of Penalties Initiative." This initiative will end on 30 June 2024. ZATCA has
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South Africa offers tax relief for new solar panels up to 25% back
On 8 March 2024, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released guide for claiming this benefit under the new Section 6C of the Income Tax Act. South African residents can now claim a tax credit for installing brand new solar panels on their
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