Category: Corporate Tax

Canada: The Importance Of Tax Due Diligence When Buying A Business

Buying a business is rarely a straightforward decision. In order to get the most out of a potential deal, buyers need to be aware of key risks and pitfalls so they can incorporate mitigation strategies into their deal negotiations. The challenge for buyers is ensuring that no significant risks are missed when making their assessment. This can be difficult, particularly when buyers focus primarily on quality of earnings analyses or other non-financial and tax diligence reviews. ... - Continue reading

What is the global minimum corporate tax?

The global minimum corporate tax on MNCs was aimed at discouraging them from shifting profits to low-tax countries. But it will reduce the incentives to attract investment in developing countries ... - Continue reading

Analysis: Budget plugs a tax evasion loophole

With a stroke of pen, the federal budget for the 2022-23 fiscal also closed a much-exploited loophole through which many individuals simply avoided paying taxes in any jurisdiction, and hence lived a tax-free existence. To be considered liable to pay tax in Pakistan, one has to spend at least 120… – Continue reading

Spain’s National Court challenges the deductibility of intragroup services in the absence of a written contract

In recent years, the Spanish tax administration and Spanish courts have had a clear tendency to challenge the provision of intragroup services, denying its corporate income tax deductibility and increasing the tax burden for taxpayers carrying out these transactions in Spain. ... - Continue reading

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