Philippines passed national budget for 2017
The House of Representatives and the Senate has approved the National Budget for 2017 on 13 and 14 December
See MorePakistan: FBR publishes proposed criteria for listed companies to take advantage of reduced rate
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on 27 December 2016, published proposed criteria for listed Shari'ah-compliant companies to be eligible for a reduction of 2% of the income tax rate. These criteria provided in sub-clause (a) of clause (18B) of the
See MoreTaiwan: Ministry of Finance issues amendment to guidelines on enterprise income tax audit
Ministry of Finance issued an amendment to the guidelines on Enterprise Income Tax Audit (EITAG) on 4 January 2017. According to the amended guideline income tax returns of enterprises of 2016 are required to be submitted before 31 May 2017. The
See MoreAzerbaijan: Published Amendments to Tax Code relatinged to withholding tax regime
In Azerbaijan, Law No. 454-VQD of 16 December 2016 (the Law) introducing certain amendments to the Tax Code has been published in the Official Gazette No. 287 (7431) on 25 December 2016. The Law introduces certain amendments to the withholding tax
See MoreChina, Malaysia exchange of letters to DTA enters into force
On 1 November 2016, the exchange of letters to Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between China and Malaysia entered into force and this exchange of letters was applied as of 1 November
See MoreProtocol to the treaty between India and Singapore signed
An amending protocol to the India - Singapore Income Tax Treaty (1994) was signed on 30 December 2016. The treaty already had been amended by the 2005 and 2011
See MoreAzerbaijan-Published amendments to the Tax Code related to Transfer Pricing rules
The new amendments to the Azerbaijani Tax Code were published on 25 December 2016. The amendments introduced new Transfer Pricing provisions to the Tax Code. These amendments are effective from 1 January 2017. According to the new rules taxes may
See MoreIndia: Protocol to the treaty with Kazakhstan
India and Kazakhstan signed an amending protocol to the India – Kazakhstan Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1996), in New Delhi on 6 January 2017. The treaty provides for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with
See MoreKorea- proposed changes to the country-by-country reporting requirements
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance of South Korea published a proposal for detailed procedures of the country -by country reporting requirements on 28 December 2016. The proposal requires the provision of a full report on cross-border transactions
See MoreFinland: Parliament ratified DTA with Sri Lanka
The Finnish Parliament on 16 December 2016 approved the double taxation agreement between Finland and Sri Lanka which was signed on 6 October 2016 in Colombo. The new treaty will be replaced by the existing Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1982)
See MoreFinland: Parliament ratifies income tax treaty with Turkmenistan
The Finnish Parliament on 16 December 2016 approved the income tax treaty between Finland and Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has informed that it completed its own procedures at the beginning of 2016. The agreement was signed in the capital city of
See MorePakistan: FBR Publishes Audit policy 2016
The new Audit Policy 2016, approved by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on 3 January 2017 for selection of taxpayers for audit, would also include those cases in the parametric selection process which were earlier selected for audit last year.
See MoreIncome tax treaty between Azerbaijan and Sweden enters into force
The income tax treaty between Azerbaijan and Sweden entered into force on 31 December 2016. The convention was signed on February of 2016 and involves the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. In general, the provision
See MoreDTA between Kazakhstan and Slovenia ratified
The President of Kazakhstan has signed the Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2016) between Kazakhstan and Slovenia on 30th December 2016 for avoiding double taxation. This has been ratified by
See MoreIndia: Service charge on restaurant bill not mandatory
The Department of Consumer Affairs on 2 January 2017 said that service charges on a restaurant bill in addition to taxes are optional and the consumer has the discretion to pay a service charge or not. Customers dissatisfied with service at any
See MoreMFN clause of the protocol to the Income and Capital Tax Treaty between France and India of 1992 activated
The most-favored-benefit clause of the Income and Capital Tax Agreement between France and India of 1992 was activated. As a result, the applicable tax rate and the amount of the withholding tax on dividends, interest, royalties and remunerations as
See MoreChina published a report of APAs 2015
On 23 December 2016, Chinese State Administration of Taxation published the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Report of 2015. This report of 2015 contains statistics of APAs that China concluded from 2005 to 2015. China has concluded 6 bilateral and 6
See MorePakistan: Income tax proposals invited for Budget 2017/18
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on 27 December 2016 issued income tax proposals for Budget 2017/18 and invited the general public and all stakeholders, including the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Bodies of Trade and Industry, Provincial
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