Hong Kong and Georgia enter into tax pact
On 5 October 2020, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with
See MoreRussia and Malta sign a protocol to amend the double tax treaty
On 1 October, the Russian Ministry of Finance reported that the Protocol to Russia - Malta DTT has been signed. In general dividend and interest WHT increases to 15%. However, there is a number of exceptions and in some cases current 5% dividend
See MoreRussia: Federal Tax Service proposes to remove Turkey and Nigeria from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
The Russian Federal Tax Service proposes to remove Turkey and Nigeria from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions that do not automatically exchange tax related information with Russia. The proposal was made for the purpose of updating the list
See MoreUkraine introduces loss carry-back provisions
On 15 September 2020, The Ukrainian Parliament has accepted for consideration Draft Bill No. 4101, which introduces loss carry-back provisions. The loss carry-back provisions would allow taxpayers to carry back losses up to 5 years. The Bill
See MoreHong Kong and Russia sign an agreement for the exchange of CbC report
On 3 September 2020, the Russian Federal Tax Service has announced that Hong Kong and Russia signed an agreement on the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports for the 2017 and 2018 reporting years. For reporting fiscal years beginning on or
See MoreHong Kong and Serbia enter into tax pact
On 28 August, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with Serbia. The
See MoreUkraine: SFS releases guidance letter on new CFC rules
On 17 August 2020, the Ukraine State Fiscal Service (SFS) has issued a guidance letter 3380/IPK/99-00-05-05-02-09, which clarifies the taxation of profits of controlled foreign companies (CFCs). In Ukraine, the CFC rule will be applicable from 1
See MoreRussia: Tax audit guidelines on intra-group service expenses
The federal tax service of Russia has published guidance for lower tax authorities to follow in investigating the reasonableness of expenses claimed for intra-group services. The tax authorities did not have a unified approach to verifying
See MoreRussia declares reduced rate for IT companies
On 31 July 2020, Russia has published Federal Law No. 265-FZ in the Official Gazette introducing "ultra-low tax regime" for IT companies, applies from 1 January 2021. The law provides following major benefits for qualifying IT
See MorePortugal publishes Supplementary 2020 Budget
On 24 July 2020, Portugal published Law No. 27-A/2020 in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 25 July 2020. The law provides for the Supplementary 2020 Budget and an economic and social stabilization program in response to the
See MoreLatvia defers tax payments for a period of up to three years
In June 2020, Latvia approved an extension of tax measures to provide continued support beyond the end of the state of emergency for COVID-19. Under the support measures, the possibility to defer tax payments for a period of up to three years is
See MoreRussia aims to introduce fixed tax of RUB 5 million on CFC income
The government of Russia is planning several tax measures to be introduced in 2021 including an increased 15% tax rate applies on high-earning individuals and reduced 3% tax rate on Information Technology enterprises. In addition to these
See MoreNorth Macedonia: Exemption of advance profit tax payment extends to July 2020
North Macedonia has extended the exemption from advance tax to June and July 2020 for taxpayers in the fields of catering, tourism, and transport in response to Covid-19 pandemic. Primarily, the exemption was provided in respect of advance payments
See MoreUkraine: Ukraine: National Bank reduces the interest rate from June 2020
On 11 June 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to reduce its key policy rate from 8% to 6% per annum with effect from 12 June 2020. The interest rate has a tax effect on the late tax payment interest and
See MoreUkraine: Parliament adopts law on tax benefits and the moratorium on tax audit
On 28 May 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament has published Law No. 591-IX “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine on Additional Support to Taxpayers for the Period of Measures to Prevent the Occurrence and Spread of
See MoreUkraine: President signs law to implement BEPS and other provisions
On 21 May 2020, the President of Ukraine signed Law No. 466-IX (Draft Law No.1210) “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Improvement of Tax Administration, Elimination of Technical and Logical Inconsistencies in Tax Legislation", which was
See MoreRussia: Draft law to revise APA procedures
In March 2020, the Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) released an amended version of a draft law to improve tax control over prices and procedure for entering into advanced pricing agreements (APA). The draft measures are expected to be adopted in
See MoreUkraine: National Bank reduces the interest rate from April 2020
On 23 April 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to reduce its key policy rate from 10% to 8% per annum with effect from 24 April 2020. The interest rate has a tax effect on the late tax payment interest and
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