UK increases VAT-free threshold to £39
The VAT-free threshold has been increased by the United Kingdom for small packages that imported from outside of the EU as of 1st January 2017. The maximum value of goods is increased from £34 to £39. The EU plans to take away the relief according
See MoreSlovenia publishes CbC reporting guidelines
The Slovenian Financial Administration published a new guidance on the implementation of country-by-country (CbC) reporting on 12 January 2017. The new guidelines included in Action 13 of the OECD Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting and
See MoreCzech Republic: Bill on automatic exchange of rulings and pricing arrangements approved
A Bill regarding the automatic exchange of advance cross-border rulings and advance pricing arrangements has been approved by the lower chamber of the parliament of Czech Republic on 11th January 2017. It implements the provisions of Council
See MoreTIEA between Finland and UAE ratified
The Exchange of Information Agreement of 2016 regarding tax matters (TIEA) between Finland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ratified on 15th January 2017 by United Arab Emirates. The treaty has been ratified by the way of Decree No.
See MoreIran ratifies the income tax treaty with Cyprus
The President of Iran signed a law, on 3 January 2017, ratifying the Cyprus - Iran Income Tax Treaty (2015). The treaty was signed on 4 August 2015. The DTT is based on the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital of 2010 (the “OECD
See MoreGreece: Deadline extension of voluntary disclosure of undeclared income
An amendment to Law 4446/2016 was adopted on 20th January 2017 by the parliament. The amendment made an extension to the deadline for the tax return filing within the framework of the voluntary disclosure of undeclared income. The new deadline is
See MoreDTA between Italy and Chile entered into force
The Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Italy and Chile of 2015 entered into force on 20 December 2016. The provisions of the treaty are applicable from 1 January
See MoreItaly-Individual Income Tax return form published
The Italian tax authority published the individual income tax return for the 2016 financial year on 16 January 2017. The form can be found along with the instructions on the ITA
See MoreDTA between UK and Turkmenistan enters into force
On 19 December 2016, the double tax agreement (DTA) between Turkmenistan and United Kingdom was entered into force. The treaty was applied from 1 January 2017 and from this date the new treaty was replaced the existing DTA of
See MoreSweden: Administrative Court rules PE exists in Sweden due to regular nature of activities
The Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal in the case of: Gothenburg (Kammarrätten i Göteborg) case number 2276-15, has found a German company to have a permanent establishment (PE) in Sweden due to its annually recurring short-term activities in
See MoreItaly-annual VAT return form published
The Italian tax authority published the new annual VAT return for the 2016 financial year on 16 January 2017. The form can be found along with the instructions on the ITA
See MoreBelgium: Immovable withholding tax indexation rate of 2017
On 16 January 2017, the Belgian Federal Public Service for Finance issued a circular which discloses the 2017 indexation rate for the immovable withholding tax at 1.7491%. In accordance with the Circular no immovable withholding tax will be due in
See MoreSocial security agreement between Bulgaria and Tunisia approves
The Social Security Agreement of 2015 between Bulgaria and Tunisia has been approved on 17th January 2017 by the Tunisian National
See MoreDTA between UAE and UK entered into force
The Income Tax Agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom (UK) has been come into force on 25th December 2016 for avoiding double taxation and it was signed on 12th April 2016. In accordance with article 26, the
See MoreUS: FATCA agreement signed with Greece
An intergovernmental agreement between Greece and the United States was signed on 19th January 2017 to improve international tax compliance with respect to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
See MoreDTA between Poland and Taiwan ratified
The Income Tax Agreement of 2016 between Poland and Taiwan has been ratified through Law No. 2244 by Poland on 15th December 2016 and published in the Official Journal on 29th December 2016.This treaty applies for avoiding double
See MoreJapan and Austria: Agreement in principle on tax arbitration
The Governments of Japan and Austria have agreed in principle to amend their double taxation avoidance agreement to further promote trade and investment between the two countries. The new agreement would enable arbitration under the mutual agreement
See MoreDTA between Japan and Latvia signed
The governments of Japan and Latvia signed their first tax treaty in Tokyo on 18 January 2017. The treaty will come into force when the two countries have ratified the provisions and notified each other of the completion of procedures. According to
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