South Africa: National Treasury invites comments on draft Tax Bills by 28 August
On 12 August 2021, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published a media statement the second batch of the 2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2021 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB) for
See MoreKenya: Revenue authority publishes a release on implication of DST
On 12 August 2021, the Kenya Revenue Authority published a release regarding the implications of the Finance Act 2021 on the Digital Service Tax (DST). June 29th 2021, marked the signing of the Finance Act 2021 by President Uhuru Kenyatta with
See MoreJordan deposits ratification instrument for the convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters
On 11 August 2021, Jordan has deposited its instrument of ratification for the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters. The Convention will enter into force for Jordan on 1 December 2021 and will generally apply
See MoreIsrael approves three-tiered TP documentation requirements
On 5 July 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Finance announced the approval of proposed amendment to the Transfer Pricing (TP) provisions of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (ITO). The amendment proposal introduces the three-tiered TP documentation
See MoreQatar introduces e-filing of withholding tax declarations
On 4 August 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circular No. 5 of 2021 reminding all taxpayers that they are required to submit their monthly withholding tax returns through online on the Dhareeba portal. Furthermore, the GTA
See MoreBotswana enacts budget for 2021/22
On 30 June 2021, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development published a press release announcing the implementation of the budget for 2021/22. The most important measures are: -The general withholding tax rate increased from 7.5% to 10% on
See MoreSouth Africa: Call for comments regarding 2021 draft Tax Bills
On 28 July 2021, the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment by no later than 28 August 2021 on the second batch of the 2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2021 Draft Tax
See MoreTurkey extends temporarily reduced withholding rates
On 30 July 2021, Turkey's Revenue Administration has published Presidential Decision No. 4311 in the Official Gazette extending the temporarily reduced withholding rates for deposit interests and dividends paid in return for participation accounts,
See MoreATAF statement on OECD plans on tax challenges of the digital economy
On 1 July 2021 the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) issued a statement on the OECD/G20 two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy and its implications for Africa. ATAF has actively
See MoreTurkey extends the effective time of 0% entertainment tax rates
On 13 July 2021, the Turkish Revenue Administration has issued Presidential Decision No. 4273 regarding the entertainment tax rates applied for showing domestic and foreign films. The Decision extends the effective time of 0% entertainment tax
See MoreOman further clarifies about suspension of CbC reporting
On 7 July 2021, Oman’s tax authority published an announcement suspending the requirement to file a country-by-country (CbC) report until further notice On 14 July 2021, tax authority clarifies that the CbC reporting suspension is applicable
See MoreOman suspends Local filing requirements
On 7 July 2021, the tax authority of Oman published an announcement suspending the country-by-country local filing requirement until further notice. All relevant entities operating in Oman are required to continue to comply with all other
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS updates guidance on capital gains tax for individual and legal entities
On 1 July 2021, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published latest ABC of Capital Gains Tax for Individuals (Issue 12) and ABC of Capital Gains Tax for Companies (Issue 10). Guide of capital gains tax for individuals This guide
See MoreKenya enacts Finance Act 2021
On 1 July 2021, Kenya published the Finance Act 2021 in the official gazette. The act was signed into law by the president on 29 June 2021. The act was presented to Parliament by the Kenyan Treasury Cabinet Secretary on 4 May 2021. The act
See MoreNigeria: FIRS extends the deadline of submitting CIT return
On 1 July 2021, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced that the deadline of submitting corporate income tax return, which was due in June is to be extended until 31 July 2021. This announcement was made public in a notice on Wednesday
See MoreTurkey amends the decision on government aid in investments
On 28 June 2021, Turkey has published Presidential Decision No. 4191 in the Official Gazette. With Presidential Decision No. 4191, Amendments have been made in the Decision No. 2012/3305 on State Aids in Investments. Important changes were made in
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS publishes list of jurisdiction with effective CbC report exchange agreements
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) published a latest list of jurisdictions. These listed jurisdictions have CbC report exchange agreements with South Africa from 22 June 2021. The lists are intended to assist members of MNE Groups tax
See MoreMorocco publishes guidance on mutual agreement procedure
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Morocco has published guidance on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP), which provides a dispute resolution procedure to resolve tax treaty related disputes. MAP is designed to relieve double taxation, typically
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