DTA between Venezuela and Saudi Arabia ratified
An Income Tax Treaty (2015) between Venezuela and Saudi Arabia has been ratified by the National Assembly of Venezuela by approving a law on 30th December
See MoreUnited States: ADD/CVD Roundup for December 2015
Following table shows the Federal Register notices related to ADD/CVD cases for December 2015 in United States. Country Product Investigations Case Number Details Australia Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products Antidumping and Countervailing
See MoreCanada: Tax rates for 2015-2016 enacted as of 31 December 2016
Under the provisions of the 2015 federal budget and the 2015 provincial budgets, changes to the federal and provincial corporate tax rates for active business income earned by a Canadian-controlled private corporation (CCPC) which is eligible for
See MoreFATCA agreement between Slovak Republic and U.S. entered into force
A FATCA Model 1A (2015) Agreement between the Slovak Republic and the United States entered into force on 9th November
See MorePGA Highlights: December 2015
In the United States the following events have taken place under the several PGA during the month of December 2015. Agencies Summary Link Federal Register Customs Brokers user fee payment for 2016: This document gives notice to customs brokers
See MoreVenezuela: Amendment to Income Tax Law published in official gazette
Under the Presidential Decree No. 2.163, an amendment to the Income Tax Law (ITL) was published in the Official Gazette on 30th December 2015 which circulated on 4 January 2016. The amendment contains an increase in the corporate income tax rate
See MoreUS: Treasury and IRS Issued Proposed Regulations on Country-by-Country Reporting on 21 December 2015
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) released proposed regulations (REG-109822-15) on country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 21 December 2015. The Proposed Regulations are modeled on the Organization for Economic
See MoreBolivia: IMF comments on fiscal policy
On 18 December 2015 the IMF issued a report and selected issues paper following discussions with Bolivia under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Bolivia has averaged 5% annual real GDP growth since 2006 but the end of the commodity
See MoreArgentina: Income tax and net worth tax surcharges abolished
In Argentina General Resolution 3819 was published in the Official Gazette on 17 December 2015. The Resolution abolishes the Income Tax and Net Worth Tax surcharges (Percepción) enacted by General Resolution 3450 and General Resolution 3583. This
See MoreMexico-Publishes new Income Tax Law regulations regarding corporate taxation
The new regulations to the Income Tax Law were published in the Official Gazette on 8 October 2015. The main changes included in the regulations are summarized below: Corporate taxation: - Informative returns must be filed for donations exceeding
See MoreChile: Legislation intended to simplify provisions of tax reform 2014
The Government of Chile has sent to Congress a bill on 15th December 2015 that would make changes to the tax reform legislation enacted in 2014. The current legislative proposal is planned to simplify certain aspects of the tax reform 2014. It is
See MoreBrazil: New deadlines for corporate tax e-filing
On 3rd December 2015 Brazil’s tax authority (Receita Federal do Brasil - RFB) announced new deadlines for certain information filings by corporate taxpayers for 2015. The guidance of Instruções Normativas nº 1.594/15 and nº 1.595/2015,
See MoreMexico: New requirements for documentation
Mexico has introduced transfer pricing documentation requirements for a master file and local file in line with the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project from 1 January 2016. It will be mandatory to prepare this information for
See MoreCanada: Increased tax exemption amount for small businesses in Manitoba
In December 2015 an increase was announced from the previous small business tax-free threshold of $450,000. From the beginning of 2017, Manitoba's small business threshold will increase from $450,000 to $500,000 and small businesses with taxable
See MorePGA Highlights: November 2015
In the United States the following events have taken place under the several PGA during the month of November 2015. Agencies Summary Link Federal Register Proposals to amend the International Harmonized System: This notice is given by
See MoreUruguay-Decree and Resolution published on new tax benefits for investments in electronic invoicing systems
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay issued Decree No. 274/2015 which was published in the Official Gazette on 20th October 2015. On the other hand on 17th October 2015, the Resolution No. 4,126/2015 had been published in the Official
See MoreTax Authority of Colombia rules on tax management of consultancy services given by international organizations
In a recently published ruling, the National Tax Authority of Colombia pronounced on the income tax, VAT and withholding tax treatment of a consultancy agreement concluded between a Colombian taxpayer and the Inter American Centre of Tax
See MoreMexico: The tax reform package for 2016 published in the Official Gazette
Mexico published the tax reform package for 2016 including amended Federal Tax Code and Income Tax Law in the Official Gazette on 18 November 2015. The tax reform will be applicable from 1 January 2016.According to the tax reform package the main
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