Protocol to Canada- France DTA enters into force
The Protocol amending the Canada-France DTA signed on 2 February 2010 entered into force on 27 December
See MoreNetherlands: New decree on arm’s length principle published
The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance issued Decree No. IFZ 2013/184M on 26 November 2013 (Official Gazette No. 32854) which relates to the application of the arm’s length principle and the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines. The revised
See MoreFrance: Tax provisions enacted
The French Parliament passed the tax legislative packages for 2014 on 19 December 2013, which were subsequently scrutinized by the Constitutional Court on 29 December 2013 and eventually enacted into law on 30 December 2013. Most of the key
See MoreBulgaria: Intrastat reporting threshold changed in 2014
Bulgaria has changed its 2014 Intrastat reporting thresholds with effect from 1 January 2014. The current arrivals (imports from other EU member states) threshold of BGN 240,000 has been increased to BGN 360,000; while current despatches (exports to
See MoreBelgium: Proposed changes to expatriate tax rules
The Belgian government has proposed legislation to amend the rules for determining the non-resident individual (personal) income tax as applicable to expatriates. Proposed changes include the repeal of personal exemptions for expatriates benefiting
See MoreUK: Increase in 2014 intrastat reporting thresholds
The United Kingdom has updated the annual reporting thresholds for Intrastat declarations from 1 January 2014. For arrivals (import of goods from other EU member states) the threshold will rise from GBP600,000 to GBP1,200,000 per annum; and for
See MoreBelgium: Increase in resident VAT registration threshold
Belgium has proposed an increase in the resident EU VAT registration threshold. This will rise to EUR 15,000 from the current EUR €5,580 at a date in early 2014 to be confirmed. The European Commission to reduce the compliance paperwork and
See MoreHungary: VAT rules change
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against current Hungarian rules on on the loss of the VAT exemption for exports. Under the present rules, exporters of goods from Hungary must ensure that goods leave Hungary within 90 days to qualify
See MoreArgentina-Spain DTA enters into force
On December 23, 2013, Argentina’s embassy in Spain confirmed that Argentina and Spain have exchanged instruments of ratification to bring the double taxation agreement (DTA) signed between the two nations into
See MorePortugal: Azores raises VAT
The Azores (a Portuguese independent region) has increased its standard Value Added Tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado) rate from 16% to 18%, with effect from 1 January 2014. Further, the reduced VAT rate of 9% (IVA intermedio) on water, fuel,
See MoreLatvia: Taxable base for social security contributions approved
The Latvian regulations that set the maximum taxable base for social security contributions, set at EUR 46,400 for 2014, entered into force on 1 January 2014. This amount will be adjusted
See MoreBulgaria: Tax Increase for the Wealthy
The Bulgarian Government has confirmed that it intends to introduce a higher rate of tax for the wealthy during 2015. A new 15% rate would apply to those earning more than BGN2,700 (USD1,900) per month instead of the flat 10%. Other measures
See MoreRomania: Modify compulsory VAT cash accounting scheme to voluntary
The Romanian tax office is planning to change its controversial obligatory VAT cash accounting rule to a purely voluntary scheme. The present obligatory scheme was initiated at the early of 2013. This system, progressively common in other EU
See MorePolish Parliament approves bill amending CIT law
The lower house of the Polish Parliament approved a bill on 8 November 2013, which enacts significant changes to the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) law as effective from 1 January 2014.The Polish Government was proposed in the bill to include
See MoreNetherlands – Withholding tax on dividends distributed to foreign shareholders
It was reported on 31 December 2013 that the Dutch Supreme Court filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union requests for preliminary rulings in three cases concerning the imposition of Dutch withholding tax on dividends distributed to
See MoreNetherlands – Reassigned authority for treaty-related LOB requests
The Netherlands has concluded a number of tax treaties containing a “Limitation of Benefits” (LOB) article that includes a “catch all” clause. The “catch all” clause allows taxpayers that initially would not qualify for the benefits of
See MoreFrance – Finance Bill 2014 enacted Transfer Pricing Provisions
The Finance Bill for 2014 of France was published on December 30, 2013. The bill contains transfer pricing provisions but the Constitutional Court has rejected certain controversial provisions. As approved by the Constitutional Court the Finance
See MoreIncome tax treaty between Argentina and Spain entered into force
The government of Argentina and Spain signed a new income tax treaty on 11 March 2013. In Argentina’s official gazette new laws published concerning the ratification and entry into force of the new treaty. Corresponding to Ley No. 24.080 of 23
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