US: IRS publishes list of entities, branches with qualified intermediary status
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published its list of entities and branches that have achieved qualified intermediary (QI) status under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The Qualified Intermediary (QI) Program administers
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Argentina approves pending tax treaty with Austria
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved the laws for the ratification of the pending income and capital tax treaties with Austria on 1 October 2024. This treaty aims to prevent double taxation between the two nations. Signed on 6 December
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Argentina approves pending tax treaty with China
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved the laws for the ratification of the pending income and capital tax treaties with China on 1 October 2024. This income tax treaty aims to eliminate double taxation on income and capital, ensuring it does
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US: Treasury announces over USD 2 billion in credit transfers for Inflation Reduction Act Phase Four
The US Treasury released a speech outlining the implementation of phase four, along with a press release announcing a significant milestone for clean vehicles on 1 October 2024. Phase Four of Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s
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US: IRS direct file to expand to 12 states, cover more tax situations for 2025 filing season
The US Internal Revenue Service released IR-2024-258 on 3 October 2024, announcing that Direct File will be available for the 2025 tax filing season in double the number of states than last year’s pilot, and it will cover a wider range of tax
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Brazil implements Additional Social Contribution to Net Profit as Pillar 2 top-up tax
Brazil has enacted Provisional Measure No. 1.262 of October 3, 2024, and Normative Instruction No. 2.228 of October 3, 2024, to introduce an Additional Social Contribution to Net Profit (CSLL). This initiative aims to comply with the requirements of
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Peru updates invoice recording deadlines, grants tax authority power to generate purchase register
The Peru government has implemented changes to amend deadlines for recording invoices in the purchase register for value added tax (VAT) purposes, and allows Peru’s tax authority (SUNAT) to generate the purchase register, published in Legislative
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Argentina introduces new procedure for tax residence certificates
Argentina’s tax authority (AFIP) announced a new procedure for obtaining a certificate of tax residence for individuals and legal entities. The rules were outlined in General Resolution 5572 and published in the Official Gazette on 24 September
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Argentina extends tax amnesty opt-in deadlines
Argentina’s Executive Branch issued Decree 864/2024, which extends the deadlines to opt for the tax amnesty regime, published in the Official Gazette of 30 September 2024. The tax amnesty regime was introduced by Law 27,743 setting new
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US: IRS consults tax form for reporting Partner’s Report of Property Distributed by a Partnership
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a news release (IR-2024-249) on 30 September 2024 requesting public comments on draft Form 7217 and Instructions for draft Form 7217. On 28 August 2024, the IRS posted a revised draft Form 7217 Â with
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Peru enacts new rules for determining FMV of non-listed securities in related-party transactions
The Peruvian Government enacted Legislative Decree 1663 on 24 September 2024, amending the Income Tax Law to introduce rules for determining the fair market value (FMV) of non-listed securities in related-party transactions. This closes a gap in the
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US: IRS Appeals launches corporate group mailbox pilot for large businesses with multiple representatives
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) has announced that it launched a pilot programme as part of the IRS' ongoing transformation efforts to expand online tools and improve user experiences on 30 September
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Chile announces tax submission deadlines for 2025
Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) issued Resolution Ex. SII No. 91-2024 on 12 September 2024, outlining the deadlines for submitting various tax forms in 2025. The resolution went into effect on the date of publishing. The forms and
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Chile passes tax compliance bill with income, VAT, transfer pricing measures
Chile’s Senate has approved the Tax Compliance Bill on 24 September 2024, which will be presented to the Lower House for final approval. The newly approved tax measures include modifications to the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), statute of
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Brazil extends tax incentives for semiconductor industry
Brazil has extended the tax incentives for the semiconductor and information and communication technology sectors until 31 December 2029, published in Law No. 14.968, dated 11 September 2024 in the Official Gazette. The incentives include the
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Panama introduced procedure to allow transfer of tax credits
Panama’s tax administration (Dirección General de Ingresos, DGI) introduced a procedure that allows taxpayers to transfer tax credits from income tax, property tax, education insurance tax, complementary tax, and dividend tax to another
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Dominican Republic extends CbC reporting deadlineÂ
The Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) announced a second extension for the submission deadline of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports, published in Notice 16-2024, dated 30 August 2024. The new deadline for
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Uruguay ratifies income, capital tax treaty with Colombia
Uruguay ratified the income and capital tax treaty with Colombia through Law No. 20367 on 23 September 2024, the news was reported on Uruguayan parliament's website, The treaty was signed 19 November 2021, in Bogotá, Colombia. Both countries
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