Finland: 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
See MoreDenmark: Budget for 2017 legislated
The Budget Bill for 2017 was enacted on 15 December 2016 and the proposed changes regarding corporate taxation are summarized below: The following measures relate to corporate tax: i) An allowance for corporate equity (ACE) will be introduced from
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratified amending exchange of notes to treaty with Austria
According to a journal published on 27 December 2016, Luxembourg ratified the amending exchange of notes, signed on 25 March 2015, to the Austria - Luxembourg Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1962), as amended by the 1992 and 2009 protocols on 23
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratified DTA with Brunei
According to a journal published on 27 December 2016, Luxembourg ratified the Luxembourg-Brunei Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2015) on 23 December
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratified DTA with Hungary
According to a journal published on 27 December 2016, Luxembourg ratified the Luxembourg-Hungary Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2015) on 23 December 2016. Once in force and effective, the new treaty will replace the Hungary-Luxembourg Income and
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratified DTA with Senegal
According to a journal published on 27 December 2016, Luxembourg ratified the Luxembourg-Senegal Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2016) on 23 December 2016. The treaty was signed on 10 February 2016. The treaty was concluded in the French language.
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratified amending protocol to treaty with Ukraine
Luxembourg ratified the Luxembourg–Ukraine amending protocol to income and capital tax treaty (1997) on 23 December 2016. The protocol was signed on 30 September
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament ratifies DTA with Uruguay
Luxembourg ratified the income and capital tax treaty with Uruguay on 23 December 2016. The treaty was signed on 10 March
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax treaty enters into force with Serbia
The income tax treaty between Luxembourg and Serbia entered into force on 27 December 2016. The agreement generally applies from 1 January 2017. Under the provisions of the treaty, the withholding tax limitations to be applicable to the
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