Finland: Government proposes to impose windfall tax on electricity companies
On 29 December 2022, the Finnish government has published its law proposal (HE 320/2022 vp) for the introduction of windfall taxes on the profits of electricity and fossil fuel companies. Under the proposal, the tax would be 30 percent of the net
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Finland approves new tax support for R&D activities
On 29 December 2022, the Finnish Ministry of Finance has announced the approval of legislation regarding new tax support for research and development activities (R&D). The new incentive is combined deduction of a general additional deduction
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Finland publishes withholding tax rate for 2023
On 20 December 2022, the Finnish Tax Administration published the withholding tax rates table on dividends, investment fund profit shares and royalties from Finland to non-residents. The tax to be withheld at source, by countries of residence (of
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Finland: Tax agency explains the tax changes for 2023
On 13 December 2022, the Finnish tax administration has released an explanation of tax changes for 2023. Some of them are legislative changes proposed by the Government but not yet debated in the parliament. The proposals related to corporate
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Finnish: Parliament adopts a draft bill of new mining tax
On 18 November 2022, the Finnish Parliament has approved a draft bill which proposes the implementation of royalty-type taxes on minerals extracted in Finland. The draft bill proposed a royalty of 0.6% to be imposed on the taxable value of a
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OECD: Peer Review Report on Tax Transparency in Finland
On 16 August 2022 the Global Forum for Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes released a second round peer review report in relation to Finland. The peer review report examines the legal and regulatory framework in Finland and its
See MoreFinland issues guidance on application of OECD guidelines for domestic TP rules
On 17 December 2021, the Finnish Tax Administration issued Guidance No. VH/5755/00.01.00/2021, on the application of OECD transfer pricing guidelines to domestic transfer pricing rules, effective from 31 December 2021. On 11 February 2020, the
See MoreFinland: Parliament adopts the law on transfer pricing adjustment
On 9 December 2021, the Finnish Parliament has approved the amendment to the transfer pricing adjustment provision, (VML Section 31) of the Tax Procedure Act (VML). On 16 December 2021, the President signed the law, the amendment will take effect
See MoreFinland announces to amend interest deduction limitation rules
On 4 November 2021, the government of Finland has published a proposal to the interest deduction limitation rules. The proposed amendments are particularly relevant for companies that rely on the “balance sheet test” which provides for an
See MoreFinland: Parliament adopts bill to amend cross-border hybrid mismatch rules
On 29 October 2021, the Parliament of Finland has adopted the Bill No.204/2021 to amend cross-border hybrid mismatch rules, implementing the EU anti-avoidance directives. The bill includes following measures to transpose the reverse hybrid mismatch
See MoreFinland: Supreme court makes a decision on arm’s length range and TP adjustment
On 13 September 2021, the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) published a decision addressing the use of comparable data and the range of results in calculating transfer pricing adjustments. The case concerned a company, Finnish A Oy,
See MoreFinland: Ministry of Finance issues budget proposal for 2022
On 9 September 2021, the Ministry of Finance of Finland has released the government’s budget proposal for 2022 including following tax measures. Companies may make an extra deduction of 150% in their taxation for 2022-2027 for research and
See MoreFinnish Supreme Administrative Court makes a decision in a transfer pricing case
On 2 June 2021, the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court issued a decision regarding the acceptability of U.S. GAAP accounting standards as a basis for transfer pricing. Background The case concerned a Finnish company owned by a low-risk
See MoreFinland extends filing deadline for CIT returns by one month
On 9 April 2021, Finnish Tax Administration has published an announcement providing one-month extension of filing deadline for corporate income tax returns. Due current pandemic situations, the Tax Administration is giving corporate entities and
See MoreFinland: Tax Authority publishes overview of tax changes for 2021
On 16 December 2020, the tax authority of Finland has released an overview of tax changes for 2021. The changes related to corporate tax matters are summarized below: The final losses of a subsidiary located in another EEA state be taken into
See MoreFinland: Tax authority publishes CbC reporting XML schema version 2.0
On 4 December 2020, the Finnish tax authority has updated its CbC reporting guidance concerning changes in the Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting XML schema to Version 2.0. Version 2.0 (Country-by-Country Reporting XML Schema 2.0) is released by
See MoreFinland: Ministry of Finance announces budget proposal for 2021
On 12 August 2020, the Finnish Ministry of Finance announced the 2021 budget proposal including following tax measures. A temporary incentive R&D tax deduction for 2021-24 for business investments in intangible assets, with an additional
See MoreFinland: Tax authority publishes updated base and reference rate for tax purposes
On 31 July 2020, the Finnish Tax Authority has published updated guidelines on the base and reference rate for tax purposes One of the key aspects of the update is in regard to interest due for late payment, which includes that interest on arrears
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