New Zealand: Finance and Expenditure Committee proposes additional measures to the taxation bill
On 2 March 2023, the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee submitted a report to Parliament on the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022–23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2), introduced on 8 September 2022. The committee has
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Hong Kong deposits BEPS MLI ratification instrument
On 21 February 2023, Hong Kong has deposited its instrument of approval for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS Convention). Pursuant to Article 35(7)(b) of the
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Malaysia: PM presents the revised budget for 2023
On 24 February 2023, Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, presented the revised budget for 2023. The budget was first introduced on 7 October 2022, but Parliament dissolved shortly after that ahead of the November 2022
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Singapore intends to implement BEPS GloBE rules from 2025
On 14 February 2023, Singapore announced in its Budget 2023 intending to implement Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) rules under BEPS Pillar 2 and Domestic Top-up Tax (DTT) for large Multinational Enterprise (MNE) groups from businesses' financial
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Hong Kong: Tax measures proposed in 2023-24 Budget
On 22 February 2023, the Financial Secretary delivered the budget speech for 2023-24 proposing the following tax measures. The Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the year of
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Pakistan presents Tax proposal for Budget 2023/24
On 6 February 2023, Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has issued a notice on income tax proposals for Budget 2023-24. The notice includes the following tax proposals: Taxation of real Income on progressive basis; Broadening of the tax base
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Vietnam: MoF launches a public consultation regarding extension of tax payment deadlines
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) launches a public consultation on the proposed extension of tax payment time limit for corporate income tax, personal income tax and value added tax (VAT). The proposed extensions will apply as follows: The
See MoreMalaysia: IRBM issues FAQs to clarify MAP guidelines
On 1 February 2023, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has issued a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) to provide further clarification to the 2017 MAP guidelines. In relation to the
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Singapore: Ministry of Finance Gazettes Order Declaring MCAA-CbC
On 27 January 2023, the Singaporean Official Gazette issued an Order No. S 26, which declares that the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC) is an international tax compliance agreement
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India: Finance Minister presents Union Budget for 2023-2024
On 1 February 2023, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India presented the Union Budget for 2023-24 to the Parliament. The budget includes the following key tax proposals: Corporate tax proposals: A provision for tax treaty
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Kazakhstan provides exemptions on income from IP and IT
On 23 December 2022, the State Revenue Committee of Kazakhstan issued a press release clarifying the corporate income tax exemption for intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) income. The release was issued in accordance with the
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Sri Lanka: IRD clarifies amendment to dividend taxation
20 January 2023, the Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published a notice regarding changes in the taxation of dividends. As the National Budget of 2023 presented and passed in Parliament, following proposals specified under item No.1.3 of
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South Korea approves budget for 2023
On 23 December 2022, South Korea’s National Assembly approved the budget for 2023 including the tax reform proposal for 2023. Accordingly, South Korea changes the existing tax-related measures including transfer pricing measures. The key tax
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Kazakhstan: National Bank sets its base rate from January 2023
On 13 January 2023, the Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan made a decision to set the base rate 16.75% annually with the interest rate corridor of +/- 1.0 percentage points. The rate is used for computing
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Philippines: FIRB finalizes tax incentive guidelines
On 12 January 2023, the Philippines Department of Finance has announced that the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is finalizing the guidelines on the suspension or withdrawal of tax incentives, and the cancellation of project or activity
See MoreHong Kong: IRD publishes updated guidance on foreign-sourced income exemption regime
On 23 December 2022, the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong has published updated guidance on the new Foreign-Sourced Income Exemption (FSIE) regime in the Official Gazette. The FSIE which is introduced by the Inland Revenue (Amendment)
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Singapore: IRAS releases guidance on tax treatment of gains or losses from the sale of foreign assets
On 8 December 2023, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) released an updated e-tax guide on the tax treatment of gains or losses from the sale of foreign assets under the recently introduced Section 10(L) of the Income Tax Act (ITA).
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Australia: ATO announces latest GIC and SIC rates
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced the latest general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the third quarter of the 2022-23 income year. The General Interest Charge (GIC) annual rate is 10.06%
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