Colombia publishes a decree on tax return and TP documentation deadline

20 January, 2020

On 23 December 2019, Colombian tax authority (DIAN) has published Decree No. 2345 specifying the deadlines for filing and payment of the tax return (declaration) for 2020 and the deadline for transfer pricing (TP) documentation, including

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Mexico publishes Annexes to Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2020

19 January, 2020

On 9 January 2020, Mexico has published Annexes 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for fiscal year 2020 in the Official Gazette. Annexes refer to the following issues: Annex 3 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2020 The

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Chile: Chamber of Deputies approves ratification of BEPS MLI

16 January, 2020

On 9 January 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved a Bill for the ratification of the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS (MLI). The Chile now has to deposit its instrument of ratification in order to

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Peru issues Supreme Decree to amend rules on capital gains tax exemption

12 January, 2020

On 30 December 2019, Peru has issued Supreme Decree 410-2019-EF that modifies the capital gains tax exemption rules. The Decree amends Supreme Decree 382-2015-EF that approved the Law No. 30341, which extends the exemption from tax on income from

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Colombia enacts amended tax reform law

12 January, 2020

On 27 December 2019, Colombia has enacted tax reform law (Law 2010), which replaces the previous tax reform (Law 1943). The previous Law was held to be unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court on 16 October 2019 but was allowed to be in force

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Ecuador: Government publishes tax reform for 2020

08 January, 2020

On 31 December 2019, the Government published tax reform 2020 through Law of Simplicity and Tax Progressivity (Law No. SAN-2019-1270) in the Official Gazette. The Law effects from 1 January 2020. Some of the key provisions are given

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DTA between Ecuador and Japan enters into force

31 December, 2019

On 28 December 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Ecuador and Japan was entered into force and applies from 1 January 2020. The DTA contains Dividends rate 5%, Interest rate 10%, and Royalties rate

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Ecuador: President made objections on second tax reform bill

31 December, 2019

On 14 December 2019, the President, Moreno, made objections on the second tax reform bill approved by the National Assembly. Accordingly, he proposed to limit the application of the thin-capitalization rules to inter-company loans. Accordingly,

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Panama extends CbC reporting deadline and notification

31 December, 2019

On 27 December 2019, Directorate General of Revenue of Panama has issued Resolution No. 201-9116 and 201-9117, with effect from the date of publication. Resolution No. 201-9116 extends the filing of Country by Country (CbC) reporting until 31

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Costa Rica: Ministry of Finance publishes draft resolution on APA guidelines

26 December, 2019

In December 2019, the Costa Rican Ministry of Finance released a draft resolution regarding the procedures for processing advance pricing agreements (APAs). The draft guidelines state that APA applications would need to be addressed to the

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Argentina: Tax Authority publishes Law 27541 for implementing tax reform 2020

26 December, 2019

On 23rd December 2019, Argentina published Law 27541 regarding Social Solidarity and Productive Reactivation in the Official Gazette, which contains measures on corporate income tax, personal income tax, dividend withholding tax etc. The Law was

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Tax treaty between Colombia and the UK enters into force

22 December, 2019

On 16th December 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Colombia and the United Kingdom (UK) was entered into force and applies from 1 January 2020. The DTA contains Dividends rate 0% if the beneficial owners is a pension fund or scheme,

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Argentina: AFIP declares further extensions to TP filing deadlines

21 December, 2019

On 16 December 2019, the Tax Authority (AFIP) announced further extensions to timeline to transfer pricing (TP) filing returns for the financial years ending on December 31, 2018. Previously, under  General Resolution 4538/2019 of 30 July 2019

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Colombia: Congress approves new tax reform bill in first debate

19 December, 2019

On 3 December 2019, the Colombia Congress has approved new tax reform bill 2019 (Law No. 1943 of 2018) in first debate. The Colombian Government submitted the new tax reform bill to Congress on 22 October 2019 due to procedural flaws as stated

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Argentina: Executive Power publishes Executive Branch Decree 862/2019

19 December, 2019

On 9th December 2019, the Executive Power published Executive Branch Decree 862/2019 in the Official Gazette, which approves a new revised text of the regulatory decree of the Income Tax Act and incorporated provisions that were contained in

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US: IRS issues final regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax

17 December, 2019

On 2 December 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations and proposed regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made major changes to the tax law including revamping the U.S.

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Mexico implements economic package 2020

17 December, 2019

On 9 December 2019, Mexico has published a decree to implement economic package 2020 which was approved by Mexican Congress on 30 October 2019. This Decree will enter into force on January 1, 2020. The economic package consists of the following

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US: IRS publishes interest rate on overpaid and underpaid for first quarter of 2020

17 December, 2019

On 6 December 2019, The Internal Revenue Service announced interest rates for overpayments and underpayments that will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2020. Accordingly, 5% for overpayments (4% in the case of a

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