US: Senate passes long awaited tax reform bill
On December 3, 2017, the Senate has accepted nearly $ 1.5 trillion of Republican tax bills, a historic volume and urgent political priority for President Donald Trump and his party. The poll was 51-49, mostly along party lines. Not a single
See MorePGA Highlights: November 2017
In the United States the following events have taken place under the several PGA during the month of November 2017. Agencies Summary Federal Register General notice of ACE becoming the sole EDI system: From December 9, 2017, Automated
See MoreUnited States: ADD/CVD Roundup for November 2017
Following table shows the Federal Register notices related to ADD/CVD cases for November 2017 in United States. Country Product Investigations Case Number Details Belarus Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod Affirmative Final Determinations
See MoreMexico releases online platform for Transfer Pricing Informative Returns
On 1 November 2017, the Mexican Tax Administration (SAT) released the online platform and digital formats for the new informative statements for taxpayers required to submit the new Transfer Pricing Informative Returns under Article 76-A of the
See MoreUS: Senate finance committee proposes to tax cut for US beverage industry
The Senate Finance Committee included provisions to reduce the tax burden on US brewers and distilleries for two years, and to allow wine producers a permanent tax cut. The proposal lowers the tax on beer to $ 16 a barrel on the first six million
See MoreChile: Government sets anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel grinding rods
The Chilean government has imposed final anti-dumping duties on imports of steel grinding rods from China under the country’s anti-distortions
See MoreEcuador: President signs decree for reduction of advance tax payment
On 20 November 2017, Mr. Lenín Moreno, the President of Ecuador signed Executive Decree No. 210, regarding decrease of income tax advance payments corresponding to the tax year 2017. The Decree provides a 100% reduction for individuals and
See MorePeru: Amendments made to local file reporting requirement
The Peruvian Government issued transfer pricing (TP) regulations (Supreme Decree N° 333-2007-EF) on 17 November 2017 with detail guidance on the preparation and submission of the country-by country (CbC) report. According to amendments made to
See MoreArgentina: General Resolution 4157-E publishes for updating Compliance requirement
The General Resolution 4157-E of the Federal Tax Administration was published on November 17, 2017 in the official gazette for updating the requirements and formalities listed in General Resolution 2681 to be complied by tax-exempt entities. These
See MoreU.S. and Italy sign an agreement on the exchange of CbC reports
According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Italy have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of
See MoreUS: IRS issues a correction on tax regulations
The US Tax Administration (IRS) issued a correction to tax ordinances (TD 9803) on November 15 regarding the transfer of ownership of foreign corporations. These rules, which were published on 16 December 2016, retrospectively removed the exemption
See MoreCosta Rica: Tax administration publishes draft resolution on CbC reporting
On 26 October 2017, Costa Rica’s tax administration released a draft version of a resolution that would require multinational enterprises (MNEs) to file a country-by-country (CbC) report. According to draft resolution, all Costa Rican tax resident
See MoreUS: Senate Finance Committee approves tax reform bill
On November 16, 2017, the US Senate Finance Committee completed its tax reform and approved the bill. The bill, approved by the Finance Committee ("the SFC Bill"), contains a number of changes to the original proposed reform ("Chairman's Mark") as
See MoreMexico: Congress approves budget for 2018
Mexico’s Congress gave final approval to the federal budget for 2018 on 15th November
See MoreUS: IRS releases practice units on APAs for tangible goods transactions
On November 6, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released two new international Practice Units (IPUs) in connection with Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) for inbound and outbound tangible goods transactions. The IPUs provide a summary of the
See MoreColombia: New guidance for CbC reporting
In accordance with the amendments introduced by Article 108 of Law 1819 of 2016 modified article 260-5 of the Tax Code, the Colombian national tax authority (DIAN) announced that the new conditions must be fulfilled by taxpayers who are subject to
See MoreColombia: New interest rate for late payment of tax
On 27 October 2017, according to Resolution 1447, the Colombian Tax Authority (DIAN) has announced that the yearly late tax payments interest rate is reduced to 29.44% from 29.73% for November 2017 set by the Financial Superintendence of
See MoreCanada: Federal Govt. announces cannabis tax plan
The federal government proposed a new excise duty framework that imposes duties on cannabis products on November 10, 2017. A Bill C-45 (referred to as the “Cannabis Act”), “an Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and
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