DTA between Australia and Germany entered into force
The Income Tax Treaty (2015) between Australia and Germany has been entered into force on 7 December 2016. The treaty generally applies in Germany from 1 January 2017 and in Australia from the following dates: For withholding tax on income that is
See MoreHungary-amendments to the Tax Law submitted to the parliament
The Tax amendments announced by the Minister of Economy of Hungary were submitted to the parliament on 5 December 2016. According to the proposed amendments the corporate income tax rate will be reduced as the current progressive rates of 10% and
See MoreDTA between Romania and UAE enters into force
The Income Tax Treaty (2015) between Romania and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be entered into force on 11th December 2016 for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. From this date,
See MoreBulgaria: Amendments to Personal Income Tax Act has been gazetted
The amendments to the Personal Income Tax Act has been published in the Official Gazette on 6th December 2016 and it will apply from 1st January
See MoreBulgaria: Amendments to VAT has been gazetted
The amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act has been published in the State Gazette on 6th December 2016. This amendments will be applicable from 1st January 2017. The most important amendments are summarized below: New rules for input VAT
See MoreBulgaria: Amendments to Corporate Income Tax Act has been published
The amendments to the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Act has been published in the State Gazette on 6th December 2016. The parliament voted on the adoption of amendments to the corporate income tax reporting rules on 23rd November 2016. The most
See MoreBulgaria: Amendments to Local Taxes and Duties Act gazetted
The amendments to the Local Taxes and Excise Duties Act have been gazetted on 6th December 2016 in the Official Gazette. The proposal of a tax bill has been submitted to the National Assembly on 17th October 2016 to amend various tax
See MoreBosnia and Herzegovina signed a tax treaty with Romania
The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an income tax treaty with Romania on 6 December, 2016. The new treaty will be replaced by former Yugoslavia - Romania Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1986) when it will in force and
See MoreFinland: Parliament approved new transfer pricing documentation requirements
The Finnish Parliament on 23 November 2016 approved legislation regarding new transfer pricing documentation requirements on country-by-country (CbC) reporting, Master file and Local file measures, and penalty provisions. The documentation
See MoreAndorra approves DTA with Portugal
On 30 November 2016, the general council of Andorra approved the income tax treaty with Portugal for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. Furthermore, the withholding tax on dividend
See MoreAndorra approves TIEA with Italy
On 1 December 2016, the general council of Andorra approved the exchange of information agreement with
See MoreSpain: Government announced a new law to increase in corporate income tax and other taxes
The Royal Decree-Law 3/2016, of 2 December, has been published in the Official State Gazette, which adopts certain measures of reform in the tax area that, in general, will enter in force on January 1, 2017. Implementing tax measures aimed at the
See MoreDTA between Austria and Israel signed
A new Tax Treaty between Austria and Israel has been signed on 28th November 2016. Once in force and effective, the new treaty will replace the existing Austria - Israel Income and Capital Tax Treaty
See MoreGreece: Draft law on company establishment under electronic one-stop-shop procedure adopted
The draft law regarding the establishment of a company on the basis of the electronic one-stop-shop procedure was adopted by the parliament on 29th November 2016. It was submitted to the parliament on 25th November 2016 for
See MorePoland: Publishes new reporting requirements for taxpayers
A customized draft act on the exchange of tax information with other states dated October 7, 2016 has been released on the websites of the Polish Government Legislation Center. The Polish legislature has decided to move the regulations on CbC
See MoreBulgaria: Transfer pricing regulations
Bulgaria fully follows and applies the OECD Transfer Pricing (TP) guidelines and has had robust TP rules for several years, but taxpayers must be concerned about the regulations. The TP rules were first announced in the Corporate Income Tax Act
See MoreFrance-ruling on 75% withholding tax on dividends paid to residents of NCSTs in accordance with constitution
The Constitutional Court of France delivered its decision (No. 2016-598 QPC, Eurofrance) on 25 November 2016 about the compatibility with the constitution of the 75% withholding tax rate applicable to dividends paid to a resident of a
See MoreProtocol to DTA between Belgium and Canada approved
The Belgian parliament has approved the amending protocol of Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2002) between Belgium and Canada on 24th November 2016. It was signed on 1st April 2014 for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal
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