Colombia reduces interest and penalties in response to COVID-19
On 29 October 2021, the Colombian National Tax Authority (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales-DIAN) has issued Resolution No. 000126, through which DIAN has temporarily reduced penalties to 20% and a default interest rate of 20% of the
See MoreColombia issues Draft Resolution to set UVT for 2022
On 8 November 2021, the Colombian National Tax Authority (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales-DIAN) has issued a Draft Resolution to set out the tax unit value (Unidad de Valor Tributario – UVT) applicable for the year 2022. The UVT is
See MoreColombia: Government issues regulations identifying preferential tax regimes
On 28 October 2021, the Colombian Government has issued Decree 1357, through which it partially regulates article 260-7 of the Tax Code. The Decree identifies criteria to consider a jurisdiction as a Preferential Tax Regime. This decree was
See MorePeru: Government submits Tax Reform Bill to Congress
On 27 October 2021, the Government led by President Pedro Castillo has submitted a bill to Congress through which it requests extraordinary powers to legislate on tax matters. The main measures of the Bill are as follows: Increase of capital
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII describes a guide on foreign tax credit
The Tax Authority has recently made a clarification through a guide, GLN 25641, regarding foreign tax credit (FTC) as well as unilateral relief methods. The following instructions are effective immediately and have included in the Tax Code: The
See MoreDominican Republic: Government establishes thresholds and filing obligation of CbC report
On 5 October 2021, the Government established specific regulations for the country-by-country report through general standard on August 2021. The general rule is aligned with the model legislation included in the OECD’s base erosion and profit
See MoreBrazil: STF decides that interest on late tax refunds is non-taxable
On 24 September 2021, the Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF), ruled Extraordinary Appeal No. 1.063.187) that certain interest that a taxpayer receives on a late tax refund from the treasury should not be included in the
See MoreEl Salvador: Legislative Assembly approves tax amnesty until 10 December
On 5 October 2021, at the request of the Ministry of Finance, the Legislative Assembly approved Legislative Decree 173 known as Tax Amnesty. The decree aims to give taxpayers 60 days to settle their situation before the Treasury, with exemption
See MoreCyprus clarifies bilateral agreement with US on exchange of CbC report
On 7 October 2021, the Cyprus Tax Department informs all legal entities and their representatives that the bilateral Competent Authority Arrangement (CAA) for the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC Reports) between Cyprus and the United States of
See MoreNamibia signs MLI tax convention
On 30 September 2021, Namibia has signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, becoming the 96th jurisdiction to join the Convention. The provisional list of reservations
See MoreUS: CRS releases report on tax provisions in the “Build Back Better Act”
On 28 September 2021, the U.S. Congressional Research Services (CRS) has published a report on the tax provisions in the legislative recommendations for the budget reconciliation legislation, also known as the “Build Back Better Act. The
See MorePuerto Rico: Treasury Department clarifies guidance on transfer pricing studies
On 20 September 2021, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PRTD) has issued Administrative Determination (AD) No. 21-08, which amends AD No. 21-05 of 11 May 2021. The AD 21-08 clarifies guidance on submitting transfer pricing studies (TPS). AD
See MorePuerto Rico extends the due date for filing annual corporate reports for 2020
On 20 September 2021, the Puerto Rico Department of State has issued Administrative Order 2021-05, extending the due date to 22 November 2021 for filing annual corporate reports for 2020 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, taxpayers
See MoreBrazil: Senate announces to analyze tax reform Bill
On 21 September 2021, the Senate made an announcement that the Senate will analyze tax reform Bill, PL 2.337/2021 , a bill that changes the income tax rules. The Bill represents the second phase of the tax reform, which was approved by the Chamber
See MorePeru sets CbC reports ‘secondary filing’ for US parent entities located in Peru
There is no automatic exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports agreement between Peru and the United States (US). So the US parent entities located in Peru will be required secondary filing by mid-October 2021 for the fiscal year 2020. The
See MoreColombia approves new Tax Reform Bill 2021
On 14 September 2021, Colombia has approved the new Tax Reform Bill 2021 (Law No. 2155 of 2021) which modifies corporate income tax (CIT), value-added tax (VAT), and tax incentives. The main tax measures of the Tax Reform Bill are as
See MoreMexico: Executive Branch submits 2022 economic proposal to Congress
On 8 September 2021, the Mexican Executive Branch has submitted Economic Package for the fiscal year 2022 including a proposal of Tax Reform. The proposed 2022 Tax Law clarifies income tax law, value-added tax (VAT) law, excise tax (duty)
See MoreArgentina: AFIP publishes a Resolution on dividend WHT rate
On 26 August 2021, the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) published General Resolution 5060/2021 to update previous General Resolution 4478/2019. The new Resolution is about the application of the dividend withholding tax and the
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