Belgium: 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
See MoreItaly-Senate approves Income Tax Treaty with Barbados
The Income Tax Treaty between Italy and Barbados was approved by the Italian Senate on 12 January 2017. The treaty was signed on 24 August
See MoreCzech Republic: DTA with Korea Republic authorizes
The government of the Czech Republic on 16 January 2017, authorized the negotiation of a new Income Tax Treaty with the Republic of Korea. When signed, in force and effective, the new treaty will replace the existing Income Tax Treaty (signed in
See MoreSlovenia: Publishes advance pricing agreement rules
Details on the introduction of Advance Pricing Arrangements (APAs) are now available in the Official Gazette on 28 December 2016. Accordingly, the following rules will apply from January 2017: (i) The application of APA must be addressed to the
See MoreAustria-EU: Further details of tax changes
The Austrian Ministry of Finance on 2 January 2017, published a report on the tax changes that are applicable from 2017. In addition to the measures already described, further changes regarding 'EU measures' are summarised below: Beneficial
See MoreUK-Swiss Confederation: Taxation Co-operation Agreement terminated
The UK-Swiss Confederation Taxation Co-operation Agreement ended on 31 December 2016. An agreement terminating the UK-Swiss Taxation Co-operation Agreement was signed on 14 November 2016 by HM Revenue and Customs Permanent Secretary and Executive
See MoreTIEA between Costa Rica and Italy ratified
The Tax Exchange Information Agreement (TIEA) between Costa Rica and Italy has been ratified on 14th January 2017 by the Italian Council of Ministers through a draft law. It was signed on 27th May
See MoreIran: DTA between Iran and Slovak Republic ratified
The Income Tax Treaty of 2016 between Slovak Republic and Iran has been ratified on 3rd January 2017 by the president of Iran for avoiding double
See MoreIreland publishes VAT notes for guidance
Irish Revenue issued notes for guidance on VAT changes established by Finance Act 2016, on 28 December 2016. The amendments provide that the turnover method is the primary method of apportionment but, where that does not correctly reflect the
See MoreMalta: IRD issues Guidelines on use of Mutual Agreement Procedure
The Inland Revenue Department of Malta issued guidelines for the use of the Mutual Agreement Procedure under the provisions of Article 96(2) of the Income Tax Act (ITA), on 15 December 2016. The procedure permits the Malta Competent Authority to
See MoreGermany: Announces reduction of energy tax for manufacturing companies
The Ministry of Finance issued a press release on 11 January 2017, specifying that be eligible manufacturing companies may apply a percentage of the tax cap on their 2017 electricity and energy tax due because energy consumption reduction goals were
See MoreNetherlands: Tax Plan for 2017 publishes in the official gazette
The Upper House of Parliament approved tax plan for 2017, on 20 December 2016. This tax plan has published in the official gazette (No. 544.) on 29 December
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