Italy: Provisions for new patent box regime
Italian Government issued an additional Decree to amend the Italian Patent Box regime in order to streamline the existing differences between the Italian rules and the OECD recommendations set forth under Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
See MoreFrance : Temporary Exceptional Surcharge on Large Companies
The French Constitutional Court finalized the “exceptional surcharges” to levy on corporate income of the French largest companies. This exceptional surcharges apply to French companies or branches that are subject to corporate tax, and have
See MoreFinland: Government proposes to align CbC reporting with EU Directive
On 19 December 2017, Bill No. 191/2017 was submitted to the parliament as a proposal to amend section 14 d of the Act on Taxation Procedure which is in line with Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 25 May 2016 amending Directive 2011/16/EU. The
See MoreItaly: Tax authority extends the due date for filing the CbC report
On December 11, the tax authority issued a Measure n. 288555 extending the due date for filing the CbC report for fiscal year 2016 from 31 December 2017 to 9 February 2018 within 60 days following the measure’s publication
See MoreCyprus: Government extends the deadline for submitting CbC reports for fiscal years 2016 and 2017
On 11 December 2017, the Cyprus Tax Department issued two notices with extensions of the deadline for submission of CbC reports for the fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The deadline for submission of country by country reports for fiscal year 2016 is the
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament approves the Budget for 2018
On 14 December 2017, the Luxembourg Parliament approved the budget for 2018 and officially published it on 21 December 2017, with the tax measures applicable from 1 January 2018. The corporate tax rate will fall from 19 percent to 18 percent. As a
See MoreRomania: National tax administration publishes electronic forms of the CbC report
On 11 December 2017, the Romanian National Tax Administration Agency published on its website the electronic forms of the CbC report and the CbC report notification templates to be used for submission by the Romanian taxpayer forms R404 and R405,
See MorePoland: President signs the law regarding R&D incentives
The President has signed the Law of 9 November 2017 regarding important amendments to the tax relief regime for research and development on 24th November 2017. It will be effective as of 1 January 2018. This significantly improves the system
See MoreQatar: DTA with Spain will enter into force on February 6, 2018
The Double Taxation Agreement will be entered into force on February 6, 2018, between Qatar and Spain for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. It will be applicable from January 1,
See MoreBelgian Parliament enacts corporate tax reform
On 22 December 2017, the Belgian Parliament approved the major corporate tax reform that announced in 26 July 2017. The main proposal was related to gradually reduction of corporate income tax rate. Currently, the normal rate is 33.99% and this will
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 MoreMalta adopts new regulations concerning CbC reporting
On 6 December 2017, the Finance ministry adopted the Regulations concerning the cooperation with other countries on tax issues. It introduces the idea of "beneficial owner" who is an individual owns or controls the customer. For an entity, the
See MoreNetherlands: MoF publishes an overview of tax changes for 2018
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) provides an overview of the most important tax changes as of January 1, 2018, which were approved by parliament on 19th December 2017. It concerns changes in the field of income tax, payroll tax, gift and inheritance
See MoreGreece: Capital gains tax on immovable property suspends for another year
The government on December 20, 2017, announced that it was adding an amendment to a tabled draft justice ministry bill to extend the suspension of the tax measure. Previously, it had been announced that it would take effect in 2018. The current
See MorePortugal: Cabinet approves the Budget for 2018
On 27 November 2017, the Portuguese cabinet approved the Budget proposal for
See MoreLatvia changes taxable base for social security contributions in 2018
The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia has adopted a regulation amending the ceiling of the taxable base cap for social security contributions. Under this Regulation, the annual taxable base (income) cap per employee for social security contributions is
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 MoreIrish Revenue extends CbC reporting deadline
Ireland’s Country-By-Country (CbC) Reporting filing obligations are contained in Section 891H of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and the Taxes (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulations 2016. The first CbC Reports are due to be filed by relevant
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