Nigeria: FIRS issues a notice regarding interest and penalties relief
On 1 December 2020, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) issued a notice stated that taxpayers can apply for a relief from interest and penalties until 31 December 2020 on outstanding taxes arising from audit related tasks, investigations, or
See MoreMorocco approves BEPS MLI
On 16 November 2020, the House of Representatives of Morocco approved the law for the ratification of the multilateral convention to implement double taxation agreement (DTA) related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting (MLI).
See MoreTurkey: Parliament passes Law on certain tax amendments for 2021
On 11 November 2020, the Turkish Parliament approved Law No. 7256 on “Restructuring Public Receivables and Amending Certain Laws”, which was published on 17 November 2020 in the Official Gazette. With the aforementioned Law, finalized public
See MoreUAE publishes new guidance on CbC reporting
On 2 November 2020, the Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) conducted a sessions on Cabinet Resolution No. 44 of 2020 with respect to the country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements for multinational enterprise (MNE)
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS publishes discussion paper regarding APAs
Recently, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published a Discussion paper on Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs). Discussion Papers are published by National Treasury or SARS to obtain public comment on specific tax policy matters before draft
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS extends the CbC filing deadline
On 12 November 2020, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published a notice, which stated that the due date for submitting country-by-country (CbC) report is extended on the basis of some specified person. According to the notice, the
See MoreIsrael introduces depreciation relief
On 9 November 2020, the Finance Committee of the parliament approved regulations regarding depreciation relief in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The regulations include the straight-line depreciation rates for assets that purchased from 1
See MoreGhana: Finance Minister submits new TP Regulations 2020 before Parliament
On 10 August 2020, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance of Ghana submitted new Transfer Pricing (TP) Regulations 2020 (L.I. 2412) before Parliament. Accordance to Article 11(7) of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana,
See MoreOman: BEPS MLI in force
The Multilateral Convention to execute tax agreement related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting (MLI) entered into force for Oman on 1 November 2020. As regards the double taxation agreement (DTA) between Oman and the other
See MoreIndonesia releases regulation on tax holidays for pioneer industries
On 24 September 2020, Indonesian Ministry of Finance has published the Regulation No. 130/PMK.010/2020 regarding the tax holiday (exemption) incentive for pioneer industries. The new regulation updates and replaces the Regulation No.
See MoreVirtual meeting of top-level government officials in African countries on UNCTAD report
A high-level meeting was convened by the UN on the role of Extractive Industries in financing sustainable development in Africa. Participants included top-level government officials Mr. Abdulla Hamdok, the prime minister of
See MoreEgypt: President approves unified tax procedures law
On 19 October 2020, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has approved a unified tax procedures law (Law no. 206 of 2020). The Law was published in the Official Gazette. The law will be applied to tax on income, added value tax, stamp duty, fees
See MoreEgypt deposits ratification instrument for MLI
On 30 September 2020, Egypt deposited its ratification instrument for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). The MLI will enter into force for Egypt on 1 January
See MoreTurkey: Government submits bill to parliament for the corporate tax cut
On 16 October 2020, The Turkish Government has submitted a bill to reduce the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate to lower the corporate tax by up to 5%. As from 1 January 2018, the corporate income tax rate for all companies is 22% (applicable for
See MoreQatar introduces new process for tax filing
The General Tax Authority (GTA) launched a new online tax administration system called the Dhareeba portal in October 2020 and the process for making submissions via the previous system is no longer effective. As a result, the previous process used
See MoreSaudi Arabia: GAZT extends tax relief measures up to 31 December 2020
On 6 October 2020, the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has issued a press release, through which they cancel the fines and exemption from financial penalties for taxpayers until 31 December 2020 in response to the
See MoreJordan ratifies BEPS multilateral convention (MLI)
On 29 September 2020, Jordan deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) with the OECD. The MLI will enter into force for Jordan
See MoreIsrael issues draft bill to amend transfer pricing documentation requirements
On 12 October 2020, the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) published a draft bill for public consultation, proposing to amend Section 85A of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) and its regulations. The proposal incorporates the principles of the OECD’s
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