Denmark: Ministry of Taxation publishes its law programme for 2014-2015
The Ministry of Taxation published its law programme for 2014 and 2015 on 7 October 2014 and the main measures of the law programme are summarized below: Corporate taxation: Amending the tonnage tax regime by including more ship types within its
See MoreThe protocol to treaty between Denmark and India has been approved
Recently, Denmark approved the amending protocol, signed on 10 October 2013, to the Denmark - India Income and Capital Tax Treaty
See MoreDenmark: New Figures published for personal income tax 2015
The Ministry of Taxation published on its website on 2 September 2014, the figures applied for personal income tax purposes in 2015. Furthermore, it lists the applicable figures for other taxes. Such figures are adjusted annually according to
See MoreDenmark:Announced Budget Proposal for 2015
The Ministry of Finance published its Budget Bill for 2015 on 26 August 2014. The Budget is focused on certifying better benefit, producing more jobs and keeping the economy sound under mechanism. The Budget will generally apply from 1 January
See MoreHong Kong signed exchange of information agreement with Denmark
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark signed an agreement regarding exchange of information relating to tax matters on 22 August 2014. Under the
See MoreIreland and Denmark signed a Protocol
On July 22, 2014, Ireland and Denmark signed a Protocol to amend their Double Tax
See MoreDenmark: Government announces several tax measures
The government published its Growth Plan for 2014 which aims at firming the competitive position of Denmark. Following tax measures are includes: To create and run an easier business in Denmark by reducing the administrative burden; Modifying
See MoreDTA between Denmark and Ghana signed
Denmark and Ghana signed a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) on 24 March 2014. The agreement allocates taxing rights between the two countries in respect of taxes on income and capital gains. A mechanism is provided for the elimination of double
See MoreDenmark: MBA education liable to VAT
The MBA courses provided by Danish public universities are still subject to Danish VAT. The tax authorities wanted to challenge the VAT exemption on these additional educational services on the basis that the learning was not part of the legal
See MoreDenmark: Modifications to cash payment incentive for research and development
The Danish parliament adopted Bill (L 103) on 29 January 2014, under which companies may apply for a maximum cash incentive amounting to 24.5% of DKK 25 million for qualifying R&D costs from 2014. The cash incentive is to be computed on a
See MoreDenmark: Updated guide on expatriate regime
The Danish tax administration has published, on 15 January 2014, an update of the guide for taxation of foreign researchers and key employees. This provides the amounts and rates applicable in
See MoreDenmark: Changes VAT return filings for small companies
The Danish Budget 2014 changes the VAT compliance regime for small companies therefore if the businesses with sales less than DKK 5 million, the time limit for filing VAT returns will be extended to 60 days from the current 40
See MoreDenmark publishes proposed exit tax rules
The Danish Minister of Taxation published a draft bill on 7 October 2013, which amends the rules on exit taxation. The draft bill was the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision of 18 July 2013, where Danish exit taxation rules were held to be
See MoreProtocol to DTA between Belgium and Denmark in force
The Ministry of Finance of Belgium pronounced on 18 September 2013, that the protocol to the agreement for the avoidance of double taxation with Denmark entered into force from 18 July 2013. Also the protocol was signed in 7 July 2009 and this
See MoreDenmark :Corporate income tax rate will be reduce to 22% by 2016
The Danish Parliament has recently passed two bills which are part of the government’s economic growth plan. The current corporate tax rate is 25% but this will be reduced to 22% by 2016 under the growth plan. The phased-in reduction of the
See MoreEU: ECJ Rules on Denmark’s exit tax rules
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 18 July 2013 issued a decision in a case concerning Denmark’s exit tax. The case was brought by the European Commission. At the point where a person leaves Denmark an exit tax is calculated on the person’s
See MoreDanish Government plans to reduce corporate income tax rate
On 26 February 2013, the government published a document stating that it plans to reduce the corporate income tax rate to 22% (currently 25%). The reduction would be implemented gradually by reducing the tax rate by 1 percentage point between the
See MoreDenmark: New Anti-Avoidance rule approved by parliament
The Danish Ministry of Taxation approved the Bill on 14 December 2012 relating anti-avoidance rules about withholding tax on dividends. The key points of the Bill are summarized below: Under the Danish holding company rule dividends (resident to
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