UK: Tax-Free Childcare launches
From 21 April 2017, working parents in UK can start applying for 2 new childcare schemes launching this year – Tax-Free Childcare which begins immediately and 30 hours free childcare which starts in September. Hence working parents of children,
See MoreLatvia: Government sign a Protocol to amend the double tax agreement
The government signed a Protocol amending the Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Singapore on 20 April 2017. The signing took place in Washington D.C. between Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law, Ms Indranee Rajah, and
See MoreCzech Republic: MoF issues a paper on anti-tax avoidance rules
The Finance Ministry published on its website a discussion paper regarding the implementation of EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive on 12th of July 2016. The directive mainly states new rules for interest deduction restrictions and similar expenses
See MoreNegotiations to update DTA between Japan and Spain
Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced on 24 April 2017, that the governments of Japan and Spain will begin negotiations to amend their existing tax treaty (1974) for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income. The first
See MorePakistan and Hungary sign an agreement to promote economic cooperation
On 11 April 207, Pakistan and Hungary signed an agreement in Islamabad to enhance economic cooperation and trade ties in various areas including machine industry, electronics industry, food and agriculture, water management, environmental and energy
See MoreUK: Economic relationship with GCC through PPP
On 19 April 2017, Dr Liam Fox, the International Trade Secretary of UK opened the UK-GCC Public Private Partnership (PPP) conference to show how UK expertise can maximize the innovation of both public and private sectors to transform their
See MoreNetherlands: Parliament adopted new Bill on CbC reporting requirement
The Dutch lower house of Parliament adopted the Bill No.34651 to implement country-by-country (CbC) reporting on April 18, 2017. The bill allowed a group entity to serve as the reporting entity and a designated Dutch group entity to file an
See MoreGermany: Issues new procedure for non-residents regarding reimbursement of the withholding tax
Recently, the tax administration published an updated guidance on the tax refund procedure for non-residents to claim a 15% refund of withholding tax on portfolio dividends. According to the new procedure, as from 1 January 2017, the income from
See MoreCzech Republic: Proposed requirements for preparing CbC report
On 2nd of August 2016, the Finance Ministry published a public consultation on a bill. This would implement the country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements in EU Directive 2016/881 on exchange of CbC reports among EU member states. In
See MorePoland: President signs new legislation on CbC reporting requirement
The new legislation regarding the exchange of tax information with other countries was signed by the President on 20 March 2017. The Law provides information on obligations of financial institutions and the automatic exchange of country-by-country
See MoreCyprus: Tax department announced the decree for the automatic exchange of CbC reports
With reference to decree issued by the Ministry of Finance on 30 December 2016, the tax department of Cyprus has recently published an announcement regarding that decree for the automatic exchange of country by country reports. The deadline for
See MoreUkraine: President sign the law to ratify income tax treaty with Luxembourg
The Ukrainian President signed a law to ratify the income tax treaty with Luxembourg on 3 April 2017. The Convention between two states was signed as long ago as on 6 September 1997, but has not been ratified until now. On 30 September 2016, parties
See MoreRomania approves DTA with China
On 10 April 2017, the Senate of Romania approved the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with China for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreUK: New type of limited partnership
On 6 April 2017, new legislation came into force that introduces a new type of limited partnership. The Order introduces private fund limited partnerships (PFLPs) and amends the 1907 Act, which applies to PFLPs and partners in PFLPs. New and
See MoreCyprus: Council of Ministers approves Multilateral Instrument signing to OECD
According to a press release issued by the Finance Ministry, the signing of the “Multilateral Instrument” has been approved by the Council of Ministers on April 5, 2017. Therefore, Cyprus is going to sign the ‘Multilateral Convention to
See MoreGermany: Draft amendments to transfer pricing documentation ordinance
The Ministry of Finance on 23 February 2017 published draft amendments to the transfer pricing documentation ordinance. These show the changes introduced by the bill on the implementation of amendments to the EU Mutual Assistance Directive and other
See MoreSweden: Government proposes amendments to the taxation of real estate
The Swedish government has Proposes some tax changes on 30 March 2017, regarding taxation of real estate. The proposal will now be referred to stakeholders for consultation before a final version is handed to Parliament for voting. The new rules are
See MoreHong Kong: Government signed AEOI agreement with Portugal and South Africa
The government of Hong Kong has signed agreements with Portugal and South Africa for conducting automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters (AEOI). A Government spokesman said on 03 April 2017 that they have been seeking to
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