Australia announces jurisdictions for public CbC reporting

19 December, 2024

Australia has published the Taxation Administration (Country by Country Reporting Jurisdictions) Determination 2024, listing jurisdictions for public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting on 12 December 2024. Notably, Liechtenstein has been excluded

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Tanzania, Vietnam continue income tax treaty negotiations

18 December, 2024

Officials from Tanzania and Vietnam met to further negotiations on establishing an income tax treaty on 3 December 2024. Negotiations first began in 2016. If an agreement is reached, it will be a first between the two nations. The treaty will

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Korea (rep.): National Assembly approves tax treaty with Rwanda

18 December, 2024

The National Assembly of Korea (Rep.) approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with Rwanda on 14 November 2024. The treaty was signed on 13 September 2023. It is the first of its kind between the two nations. It will become effective

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New Zealand: MBIE announces new e-invoicing rules to improve payment times for domestic trade invoices

18 December, 2024

The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) introduced new rules to improve payment times for domestic trade invoices and promote e-invoicing on 18 November 2024. Under these Government Procurement Rules, e-invoices

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Switzerland suspends MFN clause in tax treaty with India

18 December, 2024

The Swiss Federal Tax Administration declared the suspension of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause under the 1994 Swiss-India tax treaty on 11 December 2024. That will be effective from 1 January 2025. Switzerland is rescinding its unilateral

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Hong Kong to enforce crypto-asset reporting framework

18 December, 2024

The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that the government has officially committed to implementing the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on 13 December 2024. The government informed the Global Forum on Transparency and

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Australia: ATO cautions taxpayers on schemes avoiding division 7A compliance

18 December, 2024

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a new taxpayer alert (TA2024/2) on 12 December 2024 targeting arrangements designed to bypass Division 7A requirements. The arrangements involve a profitable private company guaranteeing a loan made

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Australia: Queensland proposes full transfer duty relief for first-home buyers

18 December, 2024

Australia’s Queensland government has proposed the Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 to Parliament, which proposes full transfer duty relief for first-home buyers. The bill amends the Duties Act 2001 to offer full duty relief for

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Korean (Rep.): National Assembly approves FTA with Philippines

18 December, 2024

Korea’s National Assembly has approved the free trade agreement (FTA) with the Philippines on 14 November 2024. Earlier, the Philippine Senate ratified the FTA with Korea (Rep.) on 23 September 2024. The  FTA was signed by both nations on 7

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Thailand: Cabinet approves draft law for Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax

17 December, 2024

The Thai Cabinet approved a draft law to introduce the Pillar Two global minimum tax on 11 December 2024 which will implement a 15% global minimum tax on qualifying multinational enterprise (MNE) groups starting from January 2025. Finance

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India expands scope of mandatory e-invoicing

17 December, 2024

The Indian tax administration announced that businesses with an annual turnover exceeding INR 10 crores will be required to report e-invoices to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) within 30 days of issuance. This new requirement will start

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Indonesia publishes guidance on joint operations tax

17 December, 2024

Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance introduced Regulation No. 79 of 2024 (PMK 79) regarding the tax treatment of joint operations on 28 October 2024. The joint operations are classified into two categories based on their tax requirements: those

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Australia consults updated draft ruling on CGT event K6

17 December, 2024

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has initiated a public consultation on the updated draft taxation ruling, TR 2004/18DC, which addresses the application of "capital gains tax (CGT) event K6". This revision clarifies and refines the ATO's

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New Zealand: Inland Revenue clarifies transitional residency, crypto asset sales

13 December, 2024

New Zealand’s Inland Revenue issued a ruling TDS 24/22 addressing the transitional residency status of a taxpayer and the tax treatment of their crypto asset sales on 3 December 2024. The Taxpayer was a natural person who had previously been a

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Malaysia publishes guidance on Pillar Two global minimum tax, updates FAQs

13 December, 2024

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia has updated its guidance on the Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax (GMT) regarding its administration and interpretation, which goes into force on 1 January 2025. The updates include newly released Guidelines on

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Australia updates guidance on public CbC reporting

13 December, 2024

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revised its guidance on the public country-by-country (CbC) reporting regime focusing on public CbC parent registration requirements on 11 December 2024. Australia’s public CbC reporting is a reporting

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Singapore revises e-tax guide for securities lending and repo transactions

12 December, 2024

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has issued an updated e-Tax Guide Securities Lending and Repurchase Arrangements (Second Edition) on 4 December 2024. This e-Tax Guide gives details on the income tax treatments and tax concessions

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US: Rep. Ami Bera leads bipartisan push for Taiwan double taxation relief

12 December, 2024

The US Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific and Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-06), Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus

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