Kazakhstan: MoJ approves plans to consolidate tax code and customs code
The Ministry of Justice has approved plans on 5th April 2016 that are aimed at consolidating the Tax Code and the Customs Code into one single code. Note that, Kazakhstan became a member of the WTO on 30 November 2015. These plans will be effective
See MoreIndia: Bench marking the arm’s length interest rate on related-party debt
The Mumbai Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal held in the case of India Debt Management Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT [IT(TP)A No. 7518/Mum/2014, held that the selection of tested party shall be done with reference to the entity which has undertaken
See MoreIndia: Factors to be used in selecting comparables
The Bangalore Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal recently provided judgment in the case of ACIT v. McAfee Software (India) Pvt Ltd, on factors such as functional comparability that are to be used in transfer pricing reports and
See MoreKazakhstan: Capital gains resulting from transfer to charter capital of legal entity are exempted
The State Revenue Committee published a press release on 1st April 2016 describing the amendments to the taxation of property transactions conducted by individuals. According to the release, the amendments were introduced by Law No. 412-V of 18
See MoreMalaysia: IRB is planning to introduce a Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirement
The Malaysian Inland Revenue Board announced plans to introduce a Country-by-Country reporting requirement and to update current local transfer pricing documentation requirements to include the Master File and Local File concepts, in line with
See MoreJapan approves tax reforms for 2016
The parliament (National Diet) on 29 March 2016 passed the tax reform for 2016. The main changes are set out below: Corporate income tax: The main corporation tax rate is to be reduced to 23.4% from 23.9% for taxable years beginning on or after 1
See MoreSingapore: Finance Minister presents the 2016 budget to Parliament
The Budget for 2016 was presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister on 24 March 2016. A summary of the Budget with regard to corporate taxation is set out below: Tax incentives: -Under the Productivity and Innovation (PIC) Scheme the cash
See MoreIndia: Country-by-country reporting, transfer pricing documentation rules in budget 2016
The fiscal budget was announced in India on 29 February 2016. One of the most important developments from a Transfer Pricing (TP) regulations perspective was introduction of Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting norms for TP documentation. If this
See MoreIndia: Marketing & Sales Promotion Expenses Not International Transactions for Arm’s Length Standard
The Bangalore Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal held in the case of: Essilor India vt. Ltd. v. DCIT that advertising, marketing, and sales promotion expenses to promote brand value were incurred only for increasing the taxpayer’s sales,
See MoreIsrael: Implementing surcharge for high-income earners
The tax authorities of Israel have released instructions on the levying of a 2% surcharge on income over NIS 803,520 (NIS 810,720 before 2016). The instructions address a number of specific issues and complications that have arisen since the
See MoreOECD: Meeting of Task Force on Tax and Development
The OECD’s Task Force on Tax and Development met on 1 March 2016 to discuss the inclusive framework for implementing the OECD’s recommendations on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) on a global basis, including the initiatives to support
See MoreIndia: CBDT issues guidance on transfer pricing audit procedures
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in India has issued Instruction No. 3 of 2016 on 10 March 2016, with immediate effect as new guidance to provide guidance to Assessing Officers (AOs) in selecting cases for transfer pricing (TP) audits in
See MoreIndia: Finance Minister releases 2016 -2017 Budget
The Finance Minister of India presented Budget for 2016-17 to the Parliament on 29 February 2016. The main changes of the Indian budget for 2016/17 are summarized below: Corporate income tax: - No change in the corporate tax rate except for new
See MoreHong Kong: Tax measures in Budget for 2016/17
The Budget for 2016/17 was presented to the Legislative Council by the Financial Secretary on 24 February 2016. The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax for the year of assessment 2015/16 by 75%, subject to a ceiling of
See MoreOECD to broaden participation in BEPS
On 23 February 2016 the OECD agreed a new framework to broaden participation in the OECD/G20 project on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The new framework will be submitted to the G20 Finance Ministers for approval at their meeting on 26 and
See MoreThailand-Program for tax audit protection for SME taxpayers
The government of Thailand recently released an emergency decree providing a “tax audit exemption program” which has become effective and available to taxpayers beginning in 2016. According to the program, any kind of tax examination, inquiry,
See MoreChina: Administrative measures to qualify as a high and new tech Enterprise
On 29 January 2016, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Finance (MOF) and State Administration of Taxation (SAT) jointly issued a notice revising the administrative measures with regard to the classification of high and new
See MoreIndonesia: Reduced final withholding income tax rates on interest income
As per the new Regulation No. 123/2015 issued in late December 2015, final withholding income tax rates have been reduced on interest received or earned from deposits, savings or Bank Indonesia (BI) Certificate discounts, provided that the source
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