IMF Report Looks at Tax Reforms in Belgium
On 21 December 2022 the IMF issued a report following the conclusion of discussions with Belgium under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Owing to the energy price increases, the federal and regional authorities are supporting to
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Serbia: Ministry of Finance release arm’s length interest rates for 2022
On 16 December 2022, the Serbian Ministry of Finance published the Rulebook on arm’s Length interest rates applicable for 2022 that applies to related parties’ loans. The rulebook comes into force on 24 December 2022. Taxpayers can use the
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Armenia extends tax privilege for start-up IT companies
On 16 December 2022, the Armenian parliament adopted the relevant laws "On amendments and additions to the Law on State Support of the IT sphere" and "On Amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia" for the extension of tax incentives for
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Russia updates list of jurisdictions under AEOI-CRS
On 5 December 2022, the Russian Official gazette published Order No. ED-7-17/986 of 28 October 2022. The order provides an updated list of jurisdictions with which Russia will automatically exchange financial account information (AEOI) under the
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Ukraine clarifies about industrial parks tax incentives
On 9 December 2022, the State Tax Service (STS) of Ukraine issues a press release providing details about industrial parks tax incentives. Industrial Park tax incentives is regulated by the Law of Ukraine № 5018-VI as of 21 June 2012. Law
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Russia updates non cooperative Jurisdictions list for CFC purpose
On 5 December 2022, the Federal Tax Service of Russia published Order No. ED-7-17/987 in the Official Gazette which provides an update list of jurisdictions that do not have acceptable tax information exchange with Russia. The list applies in
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United Kingdom adopts OECD TP Guidelines 2022
On 9 November 2022, the UK Official Gazette published Statutory Instrument No. 2022/1147, on transfer pricing (TP) guidelines. The statutory instrument outlines the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax
See MoreUkraine joins MCAA on the exchange of CbCR
On 4 November 2022, the Ukrainian State Tax Service (STS) announced that Ukraine joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the exchange of country-by-country reports (CbCR) on 3 November 2022. Ukraine joins the MCAA-CbC to
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Georgia joins MCAA on automatic exchange of financial account information
On 9 September 2022, Georgia has joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (MCAA). The agreement provides for all forms of administrative assistance in tax matters: exchange of
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UK: HMRC increases late payment interest rates
The UK HMRC has declared that, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee voted on 3 November 2022 to increase the Bank of England base rate to 3% from 2.25%. HMRC interest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate. As a consequence
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Albania plans to amend income tax law
On 27 October 2022, the Albanian parliament is taking into account a draft bill, which proposed an amendment to the income tax law. The new bill includes the following measures: Extend the time period for loss carryover from 3 years to 5
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UK will increase corporation tax rate as planned
On 14 October 2022, the UK government announced that Corporation Tax will increase to 25% (currently 19%) from April 2023 as already legislated for, raising around £18 billion a year and acting as a down payment on its full Medium-Term Fiscal
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Armenia: Parliament approves a bill to ratify BEPS MLI
On 14 September 2022, the Armenian Parliament (National Assembly) approved draft Bill No. K-294 for ratifying the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). On 7 June 2017, Armenia signed the agreement
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Switzerland suspends tax information exchange arrangement with Russia
On 22 September 2022, the State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) of Switzerland published a notification declaring the suspension of exchange of tax information with Russia. The temporary suspension applies to all types of tax information
See MoreUkraine clarifies procedures for completing report on controlled transaction
On 19 September 2022, the State Tax Service (STS) of Ukraine clarified the procedure for filling and completeness of submission of report on controlled transactions. STS reminds that in accordance with requirements of Article 39 of the Tax Code,
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Russia: CBR cuts interest rate again
On 16 September 2022, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) adopted a decision to cut the key interest rate from 8.0% to 7.5%. The key interest rate is used for the purposes of calculating interest deductions and late payment interest on overdue
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IMF Report Considers Austria’s Fiscal Position
On 2 September 2022 the IMF published a report following the conclusion of discussions with Austria under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The IMF report notes that Austria’s economy has recovered strongly from the problems
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Russia proposes to raise tax evasion thresholds
On 18 August 2022, the government launched a consultation on a proposal to raise the thresholds for tax evasion by legal entities. Accordingly, the criminal liability thresholds are amended as follows: The proposed threshold for large-scale tax
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