Denmark submits a bill to the parliament to transpose the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives into Danish tax law
On 3 October 2018, the Danish Minister of Taxation submitted a bill to the parliament to transpose the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives (ATAD 1 and ATAD 2) into Danish tax law. The proposals include the extension of the existing hybrid mismatch
See MoreDanish Government adopts the PE rules amendments for pass-through entities
On 9 June 2018 Denmark adopted Law No. 725 of 8 June 2018 provides for amendments to the permanent establishment (PE) rules with respect to investments made in Denmark through transparent entities. The amendment excludes foreign investors making
See MoreDanish Government adopts Law on R&D deductions
On 9 June 2018 Denmark adopted Law on R&D Deductions in the Official Gazette. Law No. 722 of 8 June 2018 provides for an increase in the allowed deduction for R&D from the prior 100% to: 101.5% for the 2018 and 2019 tax years; 103% for
See MoreDenmark: Eastern High Court applies contemporaneous transfer pricing documentation rule
On 28 March 2018 a summary of a decision of the Eastern High Court in a transfer pricing case involving Microsoft Denmark was published. The case was dealt with by the Supreme Court at first instance after the court had referred it as principle. The
See MoreDenmark meets most of the elements of the action 14 minimum standard
As per the third batch of peer review reports published by the OECD, Denmark meets most of the elements of the Action 14 minimum standard. In the next stage of the peer review process, Denmark’s efforts to address any shortcomings identified in
See MoreOECD: Third round of peer reviews on dispute resolution mechanisms
On 12 March 2018 the OECD released the third round of peer reviews relating to improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms to make them more timely, relevant and effective. Action 14 of the action plan on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) was
See MoreDenmark: Government proposes amendments to corporate taxation rules
On 23 February 2018, the Danish Ministry of Taxation published the bill on corporate taxation. The bill amending the Danish company taxation is as follows: Permanent establishment (PE) The Danish government explicitly states that non-Danish
See MoreDenmark increases research and development deduction from 2019
The Danish Government announced on 2 February 2018 that corporate income tax deductions for research and development (R & D) expenses will increase from 100 to 101.5% in 2019. It is expected that the deduction of R & D spending in 2026 will
See MoreDenmark introduces new deadline for transfer pricing documentation
On 7 December 2017 the Danish Parliament passed a new law (No. L 13) launching a deadline for preparing and submitting the transfer pricing documentation. The most important changes are: The new law requires to prepare the transfer pricing
See MoreDenmark: Tax authority publishes press release on CbC reporting
The Danish tax administration circulated a press release (No. 17-1975627) on country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 21 December 2017. The press release instructs the Danish companies (multinational group with a turnover of DKK 5.6 billion) to file a
See MoreDenmark publishes updated threshold tables for corporate tax purposes for 2018
Rrecently, the Danish Ministry of Taxation has published updated threshold tables for corporate tax purposes for 2018. For corporate tax purposes, the only change is an increase in the carried forward loss offset limit from DKK 8.025 million to DKK
See MoreDenmark announces deadline for preparation of transfer pricing documentation
The Danish Parliament legislated a Bill (No. L 13) on 7 December 2017. The Bill announced a deadline for the preparation of Danish transfer pricing documentation. According to the bill, Danish taxpayers are required to prepare transfer pricing
See MoreDenmark: Planning to launch a pilot scheme to support SMEs on compliance matters
The Danish tax agency will launch a pilot scheme to support small- and medium-sized enterprises on value-added tax and direct tax compliance matters from 1 January 2018. The Government said, the new "VAT and tax check" will allow companies to
See MoreJapan: DTA with Denmark signed
On 11 October 2017, the Japanese Ministry of Finance issued a press release announcing that the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark signed the Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of Denmark for the Elimination of
See MoreDenmark: Government announces new tax plan
The Danish Government on 30 August 2017 presented its draft budget for 2018. If adopted by parliament the provisions should be effective from 2018. The following measures relate to corporate tax: Introduction of a corporate equity deduction. A
See MoreU.S signs a bilateral competent authority agreement with Denmark on exchange of CbC reports
According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Denmark have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of
See MoreDenmark introduces tax incentives for hydrocarbon activities
The Danish government on 26 June 2017, published a draft bill regarding tax incentives for the Danish hydrocarbon activities. The draft bill is subject to a public hearing (consultation) until 14 August 2017. As a result, Danish hydrocarbon
See MoreJapan and Denmark have agreed on a new DTA
On May 15, 2017, the Japanese Ministry of Finance announced that the two countries (Japan and Denmark) have agreed in principle on the new Convention replacing the convention between Japan and the Kingdom of Denmark for the avoidance of double
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