US: IRS issues final and temporary regulation on dividend equivalents from U.S. sources
The IRS on 19 January 2017 issued final and temporary regulations (TD 9815). The final and temporary regulations provides guidance to nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations that hold certain financial products providing for
See MoreAlgeria ratifies FATCA agreement with United States
Algeria has ratified an intergovernmental agreement signed on October 2015 with the United States by way of Presidential Decree No. 16-328, as published in Official Gazette No. 74 of 18 December 2016. The US-Algeria IGA is based on the
See MoreUS: Trump signs order withdrawing from TPP
President Trump signed three executive memos on trade Monday morning-one withdraws the U.S. from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), another reinstates the Mexico City Policy dealing with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and abortion
See MoreUS: IRS release guidance on country-by-country report filing process
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2017-23 on 19 January 2017 describing the process for filing Form 8975, Country-byCountry Report, and accompanying Schedules A, Tax Jurisdiction and Constituent Entity Information
See MoreBrazil: Tax authority defines withholding tax payments for technical services source in US
Brazilian tax authorities define the withholding tax for technical services made available by individuals in United States through Private Ruling 5/2017 (Solução de Consulta 5/2017), published in the Official Gazette on 18 January 2016. The
See MoreUS: FATCA agreement signed with Greece
An intergovernmental agreement between Greece and the United States was signed on 19th January 2017 to improve international tax compliance with respect to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
See MoreUS: Trump comments on import tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump has repeated his intention to raise import tariffs on US multinational companies that move their production abroad and then sell products back into the United States. He has given his opinion during a press conference on
See MoreUS and Taiwan sign Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement
The United States and Taiwan signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement, on 22 December 2016. The US-Taiwan intergovernmental agreement (IGA) is based on the Model 2 Agreement which can be implemented where there is no tax
See MoreUS-Croatia FATCA agreement enters into force
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement between the United States and Croatia entered into force on 27 December 2016. The agreement was signed on 20 March 2015 for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
See MoreUS-Cambodia FATCA agreement entered into force
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement between United States and Cambodia entered into force on 23 December 2016. The agreement was signed on 14 September 2015 for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
See MoreUS-Belgium FATCA agreement entered into force
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement between United States and Belgium entered into force on 23 September 2016. The agreement was signed on 23 April 2014 for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
See MoreUnited States: ADD/CVD Roundup for December 2016
Following table shows the Federal Register notices related to ADD/CVD cases for December 2016 in United States. Country Product Investigations Case Number Details Brazil Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate Final Determinations
See MorePGA Highlights: December 2016
In the United States the following events have taken place under the several PGA during the month of December 2016. Agencies Summary Federal Register Importing certain vehicles and engines under Clean Air Act: This document amends the U.S. CBP
See MoreUS-Argentina signed an agreement to share tax information
The governments of United States and Argentina signed a tax information exchange agreement on 23 December 2016 that seeks to combat tax evasion and promote transparency. US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said that this agreement paves the way for
See MoreUS-Macau signed FATCA agreement
Macau and the United States signed an intergovernmental agreement on 14 December 2016 to improve international tax compliance with respect to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The details of agreement will be reported
See MoreUS: IRS issued CBC draft form
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a draft of IRS Form 8975 (Country-by-Country Report) that will be used for country-by-country (CbC) reporting by the US persons that are the ultimate parent entity of a multinational enterprise (MNE)
See MoreUS: IRS released tax prepare guidelines for the upcoming tax filing season
The internal revenue service has released a guideline on 14 December 2016 to help taxpayers prepare for the upcoming tax filing season. As tax filing season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers there are things they should
See MoreUS: IRS announced tax filing season for 2017
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that tax season will open on Monday, January 23, 2017. The IRS will begin accepting electronic tax returns that day, with more than 153 million individual tax returns expected to be filed in 2017. The IRS
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