Angola: Parliament approves 2018 State Budget
On 18 January 2018, the Parliament approved the State Budget for 2018. As part of the budget proposal, introducing a mechanism for the settlement of, by means of withholding, on purchases of goods from small businesses by companies that have
See MoreSenegal approves tax treaty agreement with Luxembourg
The Senegalese Council of Ministers approved the pending income and capital tax agreement with Luxembourg on 17 January 2018. The treaty was signed on 10 February 2016. Luxembourg ratified the agreement on 23 December 2016. It will enter into force
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS extends deadline for filing of Country-by-Country reports
On 8 December 2017, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that it extended the Country-by-Country report, master file and local file reporting deadline to 28 February 2018 for taxpayers with an existing reporting obligation in December
See MoreQatar: DTA with Spain will enter into force on February 6, 2018
The Double Taxation Agreement will be entered into force on February 6, 2018, between Qatar and Spain for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. It will be applicable from January 1,
See MoreZambia: MoF approves amendments in transfer pricing regulation
The Minister of Finance (MoF) is set to approve changes in transfer pricing rules, including procedures for the valuation of the transfer pricing transactions between related entities and allow for taxable income adjustments and documentation
See MoreMorocco: Parliament adopts draft Budget for 2018
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Morocco was announced on December 13, 2017 that the parliament adopted the draft Finance Law for 2018. The draft budget 2018 was presented to the Parliament on October 20, 2017. So, the draft measures will
See MoreTurkey: Govt. publishes new Law 7601 to increase revenues
The Turkish Government published a new Law No. 7601 on 5 December 2017, in the Official Gazette. This Law amends different tax laws for increasing tax revenues, stipulating procedural rules and eliminating some tax or fee applications. According to
See MoreUAE: Prime Minister signs VAT Executive Regulation
The Finance Ministry, announced on November 27, 2017, that Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, signed the Executive Regulation regarding the Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on
See MoreBulgaria: Government approves a draft DTA with Saudi Arabia
An announcement was made on November 22, 2017, that the Government approved a draft income tax agreement on between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion.
See MoreSaudi Arabia: Circular issued on implementation of recent tax law amendments relating to tax appeal procedures
General Authority for Zakat and Taxes (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has clarified in its Circular No. 7258/16/1439 of 14 November 2017 that the appeal procedure under Articles 66 and 67 of the Income Tax Act is applicable until new Appeals Committees are
See MoreQatar joins BEPS inclusive framework and signs BEPS Multilateral Instrument
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) made an announcement on November 14, 2017, that Qatar joined the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) inclusive Framework. The BEPS inclusive framework is a group of countries that
See MoreBahrain: Cabinet approves draft law regarding excise tax
The Cabinet approved a draft-law on ratifying the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) unified selective excise tax on unhealthy drinks on 16th October 2017. The Cabinet has endorsed an excise tax bill that would impose a 100% tax on tobacco products,
See MoreUAE: MoF announces Executive Regulation for VAT
The Finance Ministry (MoF) announced the Executive Regulation for the Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 regarding Value Added Tax (VAT) at a Cabinet meeting on November 7, 2017, directed by the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh
See MoreOman joins the inclusive framework on BEPS
On 20 October 2017, the Sultanate of Oman has become the 103rd jurisdiction to join the inclusive framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). Members of the inclusive framework have the opportunity to work together with other OECD and G20
See MoreNigeria: President presents Budget proposal 2018
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on November 7, 2017, presented the Budget proposal 2018 to the joint session of the National Assembly for approval. While presenting the document before the joint session of the national assembly in Abuja, the
See MoreGhana: Government plans to cut corporate income tax in 2018
Recently, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta announced that the Government is working to reduce corporate income tax by 5% next year. This means businesses would pay 20% of their profits as corporate income tax as
See MoreGhana: Government proposes to abolish 25% corporate tax on private universities
On 28 October 2017, the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that government is working hard towards the abolishment of the 25% corporate tax on Private Universities as part of government’s support to the private Tertiary
See MoreUAE: DTA signs with Rwanda
An Income Tax Agreement was signed on November 1, 2017, between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Rwanda for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. This agreement will enter into force after the ratification instruments
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