Category: Government Bodies
Canada: Canada-US Tax Treaty – A Canadian Tax Lawyer Analysis
More on the Canada-US tax treaty. ... - Continue reading
Tech companies rejected by top court on tax breaks
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a ruling that technology companies including Facebook Inc. and Google say will cost them billions of dollars in taxes by limiting deductions for stock payments to employees. The justices without comment Monday turned away an appeal by Intel Corp.’s Altera unit, which challenged… – Continue reading
EU Parliament creates permanent tax subcommittee
Tax justice taken a notch higher by the European Union. ... - Continue reading
Higher tax bill for Cyprus businesses after new law
Cyprus is aiming to better tackle tax avoidance by companies through a new legislation. The latter mainly addresses base erosion and profit shifting. ... - Continue reading
US, Curacao agree to exchange country-by-country tax reports on large multinational groups
The United States and Curacao have joined hands to better counteract tax avoidance on the behalf of multinationals. ... - Continue reading
Taxing offshore indirect transfers, the Platform’s new toolkit
A new toolkit for offshore indirect transfers has been released on 4 June 2020. ... - Continue reading
ITR forms for 2019-20 notified; disclosure of electricity bill over Rs 1 lakh mandatory
Filing of ITR over Rs1 lakh now compulsory for companies. ... - Continue reading
British Virgin Islands: BVI CbCR Reporting System And FATCA / CRS Deadlines Extended
Since March 2020, the BVI International Tax Authority (the "ITA") has been accepting electronic filings for Country-by-Country Reporting ("CbCR") following the lockdown situation. ... - Continue reading
Canada: CRA Provides Temporary Relief From COVID-19 Cross-Border Tax Concerns
A look at the tax relief that Canada is providing during this unforeseen crisis. ... - Continue reading
Canada: U.S. Releases Anti-hybrid Regulations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Treasury Department have released anti-hybrid laws for offshore transactions. ... - Continue reading
Countries still can’t agree on update to multinational group taxation rules, OECD official says
The 137 member countries of the “Inclusive Framework on BEPS” are having a disaccord regarding a legislation for multinationals. ... - Continue reading
Malta: OECD: Tax Implications Of COVID-19
Many offshore issues have been arisen from the pandemic. This has led many countries to take unprecedented measures, and OECD has been walking alongside them to provide guidance - Malta. ... - Continue reading
TAX HAVEN COMPANIES NOT EXCLUDED FROM DUTCH STATE AID
Due to the new pandemic, many countries throughout the world are offering tax relief to their businesses. Unlike a few countries though, Netherlands is not excluding its companies from its government assistance program despite their tax benefits from tax havens. ... - Continue reading
Italy’s financial transaction tax complies with EU law, court rules
The European Court of Justice judges Italy’s financial transaction tax to be compatible with EU laws. ... - Continue reading
FBR mulling over options to fetch additional Rs600bn
There's no denying that the whole world is having to prepare for a tough economic situation right now following the wave of the COVID-19. Here are some of Pakistan's forethoughts to remedy its economy. ... - Continue reading
Cyprus: Cyprus Company Tax Benefits And Other Relevant Incentives
Here are some of the tax benefits of a having a company in Cyprus. ... - Continue reading
Ireland: The Impact Of COVID-19 On Tax Residence And Permanent Establishments
On 23 March 2020, the Irish Revenue released its programme meant to relieve tensions around tax residence and permanent establishments. The reason? - you guessed it right - COVID-19. Here's more. ... - Continue reading
OECD officials note disagreement over digital tax update, reveal plans for tax and transfer pricing guidance
Disagreement registered around the 'Pillar One' of the OECD. ... - Continue reading
PSX urges govt to eliminate or reduce CGT for two years
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has a few proposals to the government in an effort towards reform. ... - Continue reading
EU Commission to investigate whether Netherlands granted IKEA subsidiary State aid by approving tax deductions
The European Commission to investigate into Inter IKEA systems' tax treatment for a possible breach of EU State Aid rules. ... - Continue reading
Colombia Becomes 37th Member Of OECD
Colombia is now officially a member of the OECD. ... - Continue reading
Cyprus: Ratification Of Multilateral Instrument
The BEPS MLI has been ratified in Cyprus as from 2020. Here's more to it. ... - Continue reading
Tax Policy After Coronavirus: Clearing a Path to Economic Recovery
COVID-19 has forced the whole economic world to halt and alter its processes in order to be able to keep functioning as much as is possible. Here are some further proposed adjustments in the wake of the COVID-19. ... - Continue reading
COVID-19 and the future of Pillar one
2020 started with a focus on reformed tax laws concerning transfer pricing and the implementation of Pillar one from the OECD. This article delves further into the matter to bring more clarifications. ... - Continue reading
OECD boss: Coronavirus crash will not be as bad as Great Depression
By now, the whole world is preparing for an impending global recession due to the COVID-19. Different experts are presenting their different views on the matter. While many are expecting a recession that will hit harder than the Great Depression, the secretary-general of the OECD, Angel Gurria does not seem to be sharing the same opinion. Here are more details. ... - Continue reading
G20 finance ministers agree to continue work on taxation of digital economy
Over a virtual meeting due to the lockdown, G20 finance ministers have decided to keep on with their digital tax reform plan despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tracking Economic Relief Plans Around the World during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Updates about tax reliefs offered by countries from all over the world during this time of crisis. ... - Continue reading
OECD issues welcome guidance on tax treaty issues arising from the COVID‑19 crisis
OECD has released guidelines concerning the COVID-19. Here's more. ... - Continue reading
European Union: Extension Of Tax Benefit For UK Nationals Receiving A Government Service Pension
Residency in Cyprus when you are a UK national. ... - Continue reading
OECD publishes reports on cross-border tax dispute resolution Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Sweden
Reports on offshore disputes have been published by the OECD. ... - Continue reading
First Look: US IRS publishes final and proposed regulations on hybrid mismatches
On the 8th of April 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) presented its laws on hybrid arrangements, which would strengthen its efforts against tax avoidance by multinationals. ... - Continue reading
OECD lists tax policy measures enacted by 90 countries in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused countries to review and adjust their tax laws in order to better cope with the changes. Many of those measures can be found in the spreadsheet that the OECD has published. ... - Continue reading
First Look: OECD considers impact of COVID-19 mobility restrictions on tax treaties
OECD issues more tax information in wake of the COVID-19. ... - Continue reading
OECD issues international tax guidance in the wake of COVID-19
The guidance, issued on April 3, is based on a careful analysis of the international tax treaty rules. ... - Continue reading
OECD should pause digital tax negotiations, US business group says
The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) suggests temporary halt to negotiations around digital tax handling for multinationals. ... - Continue reading
Massive risks to world economy as virus battle rages
Economists warn about one of the worst recessions in history following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This could have an especially bitter outcome in countries with weaker employee rights like the United States. ... - Continue reading
UN launches panel to tackle illicit finance
The United Nations has launched the High-Level Panel on Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) to address corporate tax abuse and other illicit financial flows. ... - Continue reading
Seychelles to reform tax rates after OECD report
Seychelles set to implement new tax laws in order to improve its tax system after recommendations from the OECD. ... - Continue reading
FATF refuses to take Panama off grey list
Panama has been unsuccessful in being removed from FATF's grey list as the global organisation says the country still has deficiencies in its anti-money laundering rules. ... - Continue reading
Nigeria’s Tax Appeal Tribunal decides Prime Plastichem transfer pricing case
A first transfer pricing case in Nigeria offers a glimpse of the treatment of the latter. ... - Continue reading
Pakistan tax collection 62pc below its potential: IMF
Resident Chief of IMF, Teresa Daban Sanchez, has stated that Pakistan is not being efficient enough tax-wise. Here's more to it. ... - Continue reading
ATO cracks down on crypto tax dodgers
A '28 days' countdown' starts for taxpayers to clarify their information on cryptocurrency. ... - Continue reading
OECD releases 79 public comments responding to review of country-by-country reporting scheme
Is a public country-by-country reporting of multinationals' tax information to be expected soon? ... - Continue reading
EU launches campaign to tackle tax evasion
The European Union ups its game by coming up with more initiative to fight off tax evasion. ... - Continue reading
OECD issues MAP peer review reports for further eight jurisdictions
The OECD on February 24 published stage 1 mutual agreement procedure (MAP) peer review reports of the following eight jurisdictions: Brunei Darussalam, Curaçao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco, San Marino, and Serbia. The reports highlight how well these jurisdictions are implementing the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Action… – Continue reading
Worldwide: Cayman Islands Added To EU Blacklist
On February 18, 2020, EU finance ministers updated the EU Blacklist, adding four jurisdictions—the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama and Seychelles. ... - Continue reading
UN forms panel to help battle tax evasion, money laundering
Thought leaders from across the globe on Monday joined a UN panel tasked with making recommendations to fix the financial system that lacks effective ways to deal with tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering and corruption. The High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030… – Continue reading
India wants fair share of $100 billion global taxes from Google, Facebook
The digital world continues to be under the lens of the OECD as India further pushes for better 'tax collection' methodology. ... - Continue reading
