India: CBDT issues notification regarding CbC report and Master file
On 5 April 2021, the Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released a Notification No. 31/2021 which include the changes of CbC reporting threshold and Master file requirement. Accordingly, the threshold for CbC reporting has been
See MoreChina declares reduced tax rate for small enterprises
On 2 April 2021, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) of China has published Announcement No. 12 of 2021 regarding income tax rate reduction for small and low-profit businesses and sole traders. The announcement includes that for the
See MoreChina declares 200% R&D deduction for manufacturing sectors
On 31 March 2021, the State Administration of Taxation of China has published Announcement No. 13 of 2021, regarding an increased R&D super deduction for manufacturing entities. The announcement include 200% deduction for R&D
See MoreHong Kong: IRD issues profits tax, property tax and employer’s returns for 2020-21
On 1 April 2021, the Inland Revenue Department issued about 210,000 profits tax returns, 120,000 property tax returns and 320,000 employer's returns for the year of assessment 2020-21. About 2.6 million tax returns for individuals will be issued on
See MoreHong Kong: Block Extension Scheme for Lodgement of 2020/21 Tax Returns
On 29 March 2021, Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Hong Kong has published a circular letter to tax representatives on the block extension scheme for lodgement of 2020/21 Tax Returns. The circular letter is to advise the taxpayers of the return
See MoreJapan enacts tax reform bill 2021
On 26 March 2021, Japan’s 2021 tax reform bills were passed by the Japanese National Diet. The Bill generally follows the tax reform outline announced by Japan’s coalition leading parties in December 2020. The amendments generally apply to
See MoreIndonesia: DGT updates XML schema for CbC reporting
On 4 March 2021, the Indonesian Directorate General of Taxation (DGT) updated the XML schema (version 2.0) for country-by-country reports (CbCR). The update includes the new XSD schema; a procedure for creating XML files; and technical guidance
See MoreAustralia publishes guidelines on claiming temporary full expensing and loss carry back
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published guidance on how to claim temporary full expensing and loss carry back in the 2020-21 tax return to boost-up businesses and recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Temporary full
See MoreIndia: Lok Sabha passes the Finance Act 2021
On 23 March 2021, the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2021 with certain amendments. The adopted Finance bill has proposed that the consideration related to equalisation levy shall not include for sale of such goods/ provision of services which
See MoreMalaysia announces new economic package for COVID-19
On 27 March 2021, the Malaysian government issued its second stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main tax measures are: Tax breaks on tourism extended till Dec. 31. In the previous stimulus package,
See MorePhilippines: President signs the CREATE Act into Law
On 26 March 2021, the President, Rodrigo Duterte, signed into law the proposed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act to attract more investments and maintain fiscal prudence and stability. The CREATE Act introduces
See MoreIndia further extends the deadlines for audit, reassessment and penalty proceedings
On 27 February 2021, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released a Notification No. 10/2021 that provides the further extension of deadlines for the completion of audit, reassessment, and penalty proceedings due to COVID-19
See MoreHong Kong: Tax measures proposed in 2021-22 Budget
On 24 February 2021, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan presented the 2021-22 Budget providing following tax measures. The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the
See MoreAustralia: ATO publishes guidance on claiming loss carry back
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published guidance on claiming loss carry back for early balancers and claims for partial years. Eligible corporate entities who have an early balancer substituted accounting period (SAP) or who
See MoreThailand requires TP disclosure form to be submitted electronically
On 14 January 2021, the Revenue Department of Thailand has published a notice making it mandatory for companies to submit their transfer pricing (TP) disclosure forms via the Revenue Department's website or the Ministry of Finance's electronic tax
See MoreVietnam: MoF proposes extension of certain tax payment deadline due to COVID-19
On 17 February 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a press release regarding the extension of certain tax payment deadline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MoF proposes to the Government to extend the deadline of certain tax
See MoreSingapore: Summary of tax changes in Budget 2021
On 16 February 2021, the following tax changes were announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr. Heng Swee Keat, in his Budget Statement for the Financial Year 2021. Tax measures in the budget 2021 concern: Investment
See MorePhilippines: CREATE Bill sends to President for signature to make it Law
On 3 February 2021, the House of Representatives announced in a release that the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill has been approved in Congress and the final bill has been sent to the President for signature to
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