DTA between Luxembourg and Brunei expected to be entered into force
The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Luxembourg and Brunei is expected to be entered into force on 26 January 2017. The treaty was signed on 14 July 2015. The agreement will be applicable from 1 January 2018 for both countries. According to
See MoreSlovenia: DTA between Slovenia and Morocco ratified
The Income Tax Treaty of 2016 between Morocco and Slovenia was ratified on 15th December 2016 by Slovenia and published in official gazette of 30th December 2016. This treaty was signed on 5th April
See MoreProtocol and exchange of letters to DTA between UK and Jersey enter into force
On 2 December 2016, the exchange of letters and amending protocol of double tax agreement (DTA) between Jersey and United Kingdom was entered into force and that was signed on 8 March 2016 by Jersey and on 29 February 2016 by the United Kingdom. The
See MoreCyprus: Tax incentives for investors in small and medium sized innovative enterprises
The Cyprus parliament has recently approved an amendment law in relation to the tax relief for investors in qualifying small and medium-sized innovative enterprises which is entered into force on 1 January 2017. According to approved law which adds
See MoreItaly-published FTT return model
The Tax Authority of Italy, as the approval to the new financial transaction tax (FTT) return model published Protocol No.2169 on 4th of January 2017. The FTT return will be applicable from 1st February 2017 and will have to be filed electronically
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax authorities issued transfer pricing circular
The Luxembourg tax authorities issued a new circular addressing the tax treatment of companies engaged in intra-group financing transactions. On 27 December 2016, Circular L.I.R. n°56/1 – 56bis/1 is released which replaces and supersedes the
See MorePoland issues Decree on mortgage loan limit for 2017
Polish Monitor (M.P. no 2016.1245), issued Decree of the Minister of Finance on 16 December 2016. According to the decree the limit for subtraction of interest expenses on mortgage loans for qualified taxpayers in 2017 is PLN 325,990.Generally,
See MoreNetherlands: Upper house adopts tax plan for 2017
The upper house of the parliament has approved the tax plan 2017 on 20 December
See MoreFinland: Parliament ratifies DTA with Portugal
The Finnish Parliament on 21 December 2016 approved the income tax treaty between Finland and Portugal. The treaty was signed on 7 November 2016 in Brussels. The new agreement will be replaced by the existing Finland-Portugal Income and Capital
See MoreFinland: Parliament ratified DTA with Sri Lanka
The Finnish Parliament on 16 December 2016 approved the double taxation agreement between Finland and Sri Lanka which was signed on 6 October 2016 in Colombo. The new treaty will be replaced by the existing Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1982)
See MoreFinland: Parliament ratifies income tax treaty with Turkmenistan
The Finnish Parliament on 16 December 2016 approved the income tax treaty between Finland and Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has informed that it completed its own procedures at the beginning of 2016. The agreement was signed in the capital city of
See MorePoland: Amendments regarding TP documentation come into effect
Corporate Income Tax Law amendments gazetted in the Official Journal 1932/2015 regarding transfer pricing (TP) reporting obligations in line with Action 13 of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project came into effect on 1 January
See MoreFrance –Published Finance Law for 2017
In France, the Financial Law 2017 had been published under Law No 2016-1917 on 30 December 2016. On 29 December 2016, the Constitutional Court issued its decision on the comparability of certain provisions of the Financial Law 2017 with the
See MoreAustria: Publishes Tax Amendment Act in the Official Gazette
Austria published The Tax Amendment Act in the Official Gazette on 30 December 2016. The most important changes of the Act, which was adopted by the lower house on 15 December 2016 and the upper house on 21 December 2016, are summarized
See MoreUK signs mutual agreement with Netherlands
According to Decree 2016-0000232006, the competent authority agreement between the UK and the Netherlands signed on 22 December 2016 for the dealing of UK pension regulations carried out by insurance companies based on Article 25(3) of the Double
See MoreBelgium: CbC reporting deadline extended
The Federal Public Service of Belgium declared an extension of the deadline until 30 September 2017 to inform the tax administration that the parent corporation will file a consolidated country by country (CbC) report for the year 2016 in another
See MoreMFN clause of the protocol to the Income and Capital Tax Treaty between France and India of 1992 activated
The most-favored-benefit clause of the Income and Capital Tax Agreement between France and India of 1992 was activated. As a result, the applicable tax rate and the amount of the withholding tax on dividends, interest, royalties and remunerations as
See MoreMFN clause of the protocol to the Income and Capital Tax Treaty between France and Estonia of 1997 activated
The Income and Capital Tax Treaty of 2014 between Estonia and Luxembourg activated the MFN clause of the protocol to the treaty between France and Estonia of 1997. As a result, interest paid to any kind of loan of whatever kind granted by a bank, as
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