Category: Poland
Polish Deal introduces new minimum tax for corporations
On 8 September, Poland’s government accepted a new tax bill called the “Polish Deal,” announcing after the public consultation on the bill a significant amendment to include a special anti-avoidance measure referred to as a minimum income tax for corporations. ... - Continue reading
Poland poised to launch new corporate income tax regime
Government to introduce the so-called Estonian solution. ... - Continue reading
New Poland transfer pricing risk assessment tool released in interactive format
Poland launches a new transfer pricing risk assessment tool and it's an interactive version. ... - Continue reading
Poland issues controversial transfer pricing risk assessment rules
New transfer pricing laws issued in Poland might not be too pleasant to multinationals' ears. Read on to know more. ... - Continue reading
Tax avoidance, evasion costs EU 170 billion euros a year, says Poland
The Polish state think-tank reveals a loss of 170 million euros for European Union member states due to tax dodging. ... - Continue reading
Poland Rolls Out New Bill Clarifying Crypto Taxation
When it comes to taxation, in most cases there is a cloud of uncertainty surrounding cryptocurrency. Certainly, legislation is swiftly evolving to make sure crypto traders don’t sneak off without paying their taxes. Now over to Poland, lawmakers are finally unveiling long anticipated clarifications to the existent tax policy. Such… – Continue reading
Facebook under fire in Poland over tax avoidance
Besides facing regulatory pressure in Europe over issues ranging from privacy to antitrust claims to content removal, Facebook has also come under fire from the Polish government amid claims of tax avoidance. “Facebook has not paid a single zloty” in corporate income tax in Poland last year, Entrepreneurship and Technology… – Continue reading
Poland’s PM designate says will continue fighting tax evasion
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will continue fighting tax evasion, allowing the government to keep public debt in check and finance its public spending agenda, Prime Minister-designate Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday. He also told the Catholic Trwam television that value added tax revenue would most likely increase by 30 billion… – Continue reading
Poland to tackle tax fraud at G20 summit
Preventing tax fraud and stopping multinationals from seeking out tax havens are important issues for Poland and will be discussed at a G20 summit later this week, Polish Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. “We want medium-sized countries as well as smaller countries, which we represent … not to be… – Continue reading
HUNGARY COULD BE A CORPORATE PROFIT TAX HAVEN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
The new 9 percent flat corporate profit tax – to be introduced 1st of January 2017 – will put Hungary in a very good position in the international race for investments as Hungary will offer even better conditions than Ireland and Cyprus, which are both often regarded as the European… – Continue reading
Ireland braced for new EU corporate tax plan
A new EU corporate tax proposal could fundamentally change how multinationals pay their tax bills in Ireland. It comes at a sensitive time for the State, following so closely after the commission ruled phone giant Apple tapped illegal tax breaks worth around €13bn. In proposals to be unveiled tomorrow, the… – Continue reading
Poland, Taiwan sign double taxation agreement
Twenty years after starting talks, Poland and Taiwan have signed a double taxation agreement that Warsaw hopes will boost bilateral trade and investment. The deal, signed in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, means citizens of Taiwan and Poland doing business in both countries will be able to pay taxes only in… – Continue reading
Polish president signs laws to fight tax evasion
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law a so-called fuel legislative package, a set of measures designed to clamp down on tax evasion. Under the legislation, which includes amendments to several laws, each importer of fuel, gas or oil from another EU member state will have to pay VAT… – Continue reading
Revolutionary changes in Polish Tax Law: Introducing a General Anti-Avoidance Rule
Starting from 15 July 2016, a new GAAR (General Anti-Avoidance Rule) clause will be introduced into the tax system in Poland. The new clause may have a significant impact not only on future transactions, but also on the transactions, restructurings and optimisations made in the past years if they result… – Continue reading
GAAR comes into force in Poland
Poland has approved a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) which may be used retroactively with regard to undertakings or arrangements made before its introduction. The Act introducing a clause against tax avoidance [a general anti-avoidance rule – GAAR] comes into force within 30 days after its publication, likely in July 2016…. – Continue reading
Passing Bilateral Tax Treaties Will Promote American Competitiveness
Pending before the United States Senate are a number of tax treaties. Seven of these are bilateral treaties between the U.S. and a foreign country, in this case Chile, Hungary, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. ATR urges all Senators to support these routine, yet important treaties that protect against… – Continue reading
Liberia: Africa’s unknown tax haven with much to lose
As world leaders consider what to do about the revelations emerging from the Panama Papers, Liberia’s government will be worrying about the fall-out that may cross the Atlantic Ocean from the affair. The European Union has announced it will be creating a new “tax haven blacklist”, to be released by… – Continue reading
Troubling Implications of the BEPS Project: Interest Deductibility
On October 5, 2015, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued final tax policy recommendations stemming from its Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. The reports, endorsed by the G20 Finance Ministers on October 8 and by the G20 leaders at their November 15-16 summit, consist primarily… – Continue reading
Bulgaria definitively removes Gibraltar from ‘tax haven’ list
Bulgaria has definitively removed Gibraltar from its ‘tax haven’ list following intensive lobbying by Albert Isola, Minister for Financial Services, and the Gibraltar Finance Bulgaria team. This change has been reflected in the updated lists published on the European Commission website under ‘Tax good governance in the world as seen… – Continue reading
A shake-up in tax law
A general anti-avoidance rule will most likely return to the Polish tax system in 2016. At the end of 2015 the Ministry of Finance published a draft of changes to the Tax Ordinance which would introduce a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) into the Polish tax system, to prevent creation and… – Continue reading
Zambia signing its way out of tax revenues-ActionAid Zambia
A new report from ActionAid titled ‘Mistreated’ released this week has revealed that Zambia has 13 restrictive tax treaties that dramatically restrict the government’s power to tax global companies doing business on our soil and therefore unfairly limit our country’s potential to collect tax revenue. The report also found that… – Continue reading
Poland Plans Battle Against Tax Avoidance to Boost Budget Income
Polish tax authorities plan to increase inspections on companies suspected of artificially increasing their operation costs and sending taxable profits across the borders to stop a trend of falling corporate tax revenue. Audits will start in the second quarter, the Finance Ministry said on its website on Friday, adding that… – Continue reading
Why tax technology is critical in 2016
2015 has officially come to an end. Amidst the ending celebrations, packing away of decorations, and last spoonful of dessert, many of us are putting together our work plans and resolutions for 2016. And looking back at last years’ list, there remains one capitalised, un-crossed-off item: BEPS Perhaps your organisation… – Continue reading
31 nations sign agreement on exchange of country-by-country transfer pricing reports
In an effort to provide their tax administrations with more tools to combat corporate tax avoidance through transfer pricing, officials from 31 countries today signed an agreement setting out the parameters for automatic exchange of country-by-country reports on large multinational corporations. The agreement — the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on… – Continue reading
Poland: New Year Changes For Businesses In Poland
Doing business in Poland in 2016? Stay on top of changes to transfer pricing and the potential for tighter local tax regulations. Over the past 12 months we have seen improvements in business-related procedures for tax payers in Poland. Setting up a new company is easier and more efficient, and… – Continue reading
2015: A Watershed Year in Corporate Tax?
Multinational companies have enjoyed a sustained period of falling corporate tax rates around the world. However, with the conclusion of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting project earlier this year marking the start of fundamental changes to the international tax system, and with governments more determined than ever to… – Continue reading
IP BOX: Italian and European Legal Framework
On 22 December 2014, the Italian Parliament approved the Budget for 2015.40 Among other measures, the Law introduces the possibility of an exemption from corporate income tax (IRES, generally levied at 27,5%) and local tax (IRAP, generally levied at 3,9%) on income derived from qualifying intangible assets (such as patents,… – Continue reading
Blacklisted HK: The Italian Case
More good news for Hong Kong before the end of 2015: Italy decided to remove Hong Kong from its national blacklist on November 30, 2015. Italy ratified a comprehensive agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (CDTA) signed with Hong Kong on June 18, 2015. Facilitating an early removal of… – Continue reading
Call for UK clampdown on territories
An influential UK newspaper has called for Britain to force its Overseas Territories to create a public register of owners of companies. Chris Blackhurst, the group content director of a four-newspaper stable, writing in the London Evening Standard, said: “Only then, once we have put our own house in order,… – Continue reading
FATCA agreement can block millions of Polish accounts and accounts
Many Poles may cause blocking of accounts and bills. And all because at the beginning of December 2015. Poland will begin to implement the so-called. FATCA agreement, or an agreement with the United States, which is to counteract the concealment of income. As for the transmission of data for Ocean… – Continue reading
FATCA – correlation of the global economy with the US economy
Already from December 1, 2015 come into force provisions requiring all financial institutions calling their clients to make statements about their residence tax (FATCA – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). It is the first significant action since records to OPF. FATCA imposes on foreign institutions, including the Polish reporting obligations… – Continue reading
CEE countries must share best practices better to successfully combat VAT fraud
Officials from the ministries of finance and economy of five CEE countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) have called for a joint approach to combat VAT fraud and increase VAT collection in a conference hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Budapest on Thursday. According to the EU Commission data,… – Continue reading
Switzerland & Luxembourg among DTA approvals sent for US Senate vote
Eight tax treaties and protocols were passed forward for a ratification vote by the full US Senate at a business hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations on November 10, reports Tax News. The Committee approved the new US double taxation agreements (DTAs) with Chile and Hungary, and protocols to… – Continue reading
Text of new Polish-Sri Lankan DTA published
On October 6, 2015 Poland and Sri Lanka concluded a new Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (Hereafter: the DTA). When entering into force this new DTA will replace the existing Double Taxation Agreement (stemming from 1980)… – Continue reading
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS APPROVES TREATIES FOR SECOND TIME
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved, for a second time, the following income tax treaties and Protocols. 12 November 2015 Switzerland: A Protocol to amend the income tax treaty with Switzerland—the Protocol was signed in 2009. Luxembourg: A Protocol to amend the income tax treaty with Luxembourg—the Protocol was… – Continue reading
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves eight long-pending tax treaties, Rand Paul not present for the vote
In a surprising development, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 10 approved without amendment eight pending US tax treaties and protocols. Proposed income tax treaties with Chile, Hungary, and Poland; proposed tax protocols with Japan, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland; and a proposed protocol amending the multilateral mutual… – Continue reading
POLAND: EXPANDED TRANSFER PRICING, COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REPORTING ENACTED
New law in Poland expands the requirements for transfer pricing documentation, and includes country-by-country (CbC) reporting. The new provisions essentially reflect the recommendations made in Action 13 the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project, and provide for CbC, master file and local file reporting. The legislation was passed… – Continue reading
Blacklisted HK: The Latvian Case
The blacklisting of Hong Kong by the European Union is over for the moment with Spain explaining to the EU it didn’t have HK on its list. In the course of investigation, Harbour Times receives a quick response from the Latvian embassy in Beijing to clarify their stance on Hong… – Continue reading
John Kasich wants new tax system for offshore profits, smaller government
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, fighting to rise in the Republican presidential race, says he would allow U.S. companies to repatriate without penalty trillions of dollars they have earned and kept offshore and then create a new system ensuring Americans aren’t double-taxed on foreign profits. “I’m for bringing the taxes down,… – Continue reading
U.S. lawmakers promise to push for long-delayed tax treaties
Republican and Democratic lawmakers vowed on Thursday to push for the ratification of eight tax treaties which have been held up for years because of one Republican senator’s objections, despite support from companies that want consistency in rules for how to do international business. U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky… – Continue reading
25% of Companies Expected to Miss BEPS Deadline, Survey Finds
A recent Thomson Reuters survey report reveals that European companies are outpacing all others in developing their Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) action plans by Dec. 31, 2017 – the deadline set by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). But most respondents voiced several concerns about BEPS… – Continue reading
The President signed a law allowing the implementation of FATCA
President Andrzej Duda signed last Friday a bill whose aim is to implement FATCA legislation – said the office of President. The law is designed to prevent US taxpayers hiding income abroad. The Act creates a legal basis that will allow implementation of the provisions under the international agreement ws…. – Continue reading
BEPS: CURRENT STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES
Last week’s OECD release of the final package of measures for a coordinated international approach to the reform of the international tax system, under the OECD/G20 base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project, marks the end of the discussion and recommendation phase, and the start of the implementation and practical… – Continue reading
Putting the Final BEPS Reports into Perspective: from Recommendations to Implementation
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its final reports on the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project on Monday October 5th, 2015. The final package of BEPS measures includes new minimum standards on: country-by-country reporting, which for the first time will give tax administrations a… – Continue reading
