Category: Legislation
The Netherlands’ new DAC6 requirements: what multinationals need to know
Multinationals with European Union operations need to be aware of the DAC6 reporting obligations, especially since there are situations in which multinationals will be required to report cross-border arrangements with local tax authorities. ... - Continue reading
EU Parliament creates permanent tax subcommittee
Tax justice taken a notch higher by the European Union. ... - Continue reading
Germany proposes substantial VAT rate reduction, tax loss carryback expansion
Proposals of expansion of tax loss carrybacks in 2020 from EUR 1 million to EUR 5 million. ... - Continue reading
Expert urges Kenya to reconsider imposing tax on digital platforms
Bitange Ndemo, a former principal secretary in the ministry of ICT warns against the taxation of non-domiciled digital companies and advises the government to review its decision. ... - Continue reading
Turkey: The treaty on avoiding double taxation of income taxes and tax evasion and its additional protocol between Republic of Turkey and Republic of Cote D’ivoire has been approved by the President of Turkey
Double tax treaty between Turkey and Ivory Coast has been approved by the presidential decree numbered 2470. ... - 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
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
Switzerland: Banking Regulation 2020 – Switzerland
In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008/2009, Switzerland launched a massive overhaul of its financial regulations. ... - Continue reading
Finance bill passed ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Here are the amendments and clarifications concerning tax residence and dividend distribution tax. ... - Continue reading
Cambodia-Hong Kong DTA: Key Features
On January 1, 2020, the double taxation avoidance (DTA) agreement between Cambodia and Hong Kong came into force. ... - Continue reading
OECD Announces a Public Consultation for Global Minimum Tax Rules
OECD announces a request for comments on its Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) proposal. ... - Continue reading
Ukraine- President signs law on ratification of tax treaty with Cyprus
Double taxation agreement signed between Ukraine and Cyprus ... - Continue reading
Luxembourg pre-2015 tax rulings: the end is nigh
According to the draft provision, any ruling granted by the Luxembourg direct tax authorities prior to 1st January 2015 will automatically expire and be null and void at the end of tax year 2019. ... - Continue reading
Turkey: new tax audit wave focuses on non-resident digital companies
Turkey’s government has initiated a new wave of tax audits scrutinizing the taxation of non-resident taxpayers engaged in the digital economy. ... - Continue reading
Ukrainian government approves bill ratifying FATCA
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a bill to ratify the Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the United States to improve tax compliance and application of provisions of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and related bills, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry’s press service reported. “On September… – Continue reading
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Amends VAT Legislation; Changes Affect A Wide Range Of Sectors
The VAT rate in Bulgaria has remained unchanged at 20% for many consecutive years. Recently, there has been a lot of debates on the future possibility of amending the VAT rate for certain food products as well as medicines and books to a rate somewhere in the range between 3% and 5%. ... - Continue reading
Armenia, Kyrgyzstan sign double tax treaty
Armenia and Kyrgyzstan have signed a double tax treaty during the Eurasian Inter-governmental Council session in Cholpan-Ata, Issyk-Kul. ... - Continue reading
Union Budget 2019: key tax highlights
This article highlights some of the key tax-related amendments introduced by the budget. ... - Continue reading
Money gifts to NRIs are taxable from July 5, 2019, property gift tax rules unchanged
With the passing of Finance Bill 2019, NRIs will have to disclose such gifts received and pay tax on it as per the tax rules applicable ... - Continue reading
Netherlands draft law requires disclosure of cross-border transactions to tax authorities
On July 12 the Netherlands government published a legislative proposal implementing the EU mandatory disclosure directive. This follows an internet consultation on a draft legislative proposal which ran from December 19, 2018 — February 1, 2019. ... - Continue reading
Setting Up a Hong Kong Holding Company for Your Chinese Business
Many companies looking at the Chinese market choose to establish a holding company or special purpose vehicle (SPV) to hold their Chinese investments. This typically provides flexibility and an added layer of protection to their corporate structure. Foreign investors have commonly chosen Hong Kong to set up a holding company… – Continue reading
Bermuda: Update To Bermuda’s Economic Substance Legislation
The month of June 2019 saw a number of important updates to Bermuda's economic substance regime ahead of the 1 July deadline for compliance for entities in existence when the legislation came into force. This bulletin contains a summary of those developments. ... - Continue reading
CIAT releases detailed proposals aimed at stopping transfer pricing abuse
The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), on July 15, released comprehensive and detailed proposals aimed at preventing abusive transfer pricing in low-income countries and in countries on the path to development. ... - Continue reading
US Senate To Vote On Tax Treaty Protocols
The United States Senate could soon approve ratification of four long-pending double tax avoidance treaty protocols. ... - Continue reading
Swiss banks accounts: Indian details to be transferred
Pointing to volume, Swiss office says several dispatches may be needed. According to the two Swiss agencies, India is among 73 countries with whom information on bank accounts will be shared this year — AEOIs were implemented with 36 countries last year. The stage is set for the first exchange… – Continue reading
Canada: Canada Close To Ratifying The Multilateral Instrument
Bill C-82, An Act to implement a multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting, has received royal assent. ... - Continue reading
Tensions between the drive for transparency and the right to protection of privacy
Update on the UK government’s proposal to improve transparency with a new register of persons with significant control of companies which hold UK property. In our last article (https://hubbis.com/article/transparency-enhanced-in-the-uk) we looked at the UK government’s proposal to improve transparency with a new register of persons with significant control of companies… – Continue reading
The American Bar Association is fighting Washington’s efforts to tackle money laundering
This legislation will force owners of US companies to reveal their identities. ... - Continue reading
Banks bear the biggest cost of CRS
Last year, Malaysian financial institutions commenced their CRS obligations to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). ... - Continue reading
Switzerland, Ireland sign protocol amending tax treaty
Switzerland and Ireland sign protocol ... - Continue reading
Estate tax amnesty
Death and taxes. This pretty much sums up Revenue Regulations (RR) 6-2019, issued by the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), implementing the estate tax amnesty provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11213, the “Tax Amnesty Act of 2019” or Tax Amnesty Act. The regulations take effect… – Continue reading
Tax substitution as double taxation
The power to levy tax in Nigeria, being a federation, is shared between the Federal, State and Local governments. To avoid double taxation, the tax system spells out which government unit (federal, state or local) has the power to levy tax on specific persons and matters. The Federal Inland Revenue… – Continue reading
Guernsey: Investment Funds: Why Choose Guernsey?
The benefits of Guernsey as a fund domicile. Guernsey is one of the world’s largest offshore finance centres, with a thriving funds industry. Almost 1,000 investment funds, and well over 2,000 sub-funds, are currently administered in the island. The current value of funds under management and administration in Guernsey is… – Continue reading
Ikea Being Investigated for Dodging Taxes of More than $1.1 Billion
According to a Green party report in the European Parliament, Ikea has been accused of tax dodging for as much as 1 billion euros or $1.1 billion in its taxes from 2009 to 2014. The political organization has accused the retailer of a large scale avoidance of taxes. In the… – Continue reading
Apple settles 10-year tax battle with France, paying a reported €500M ($570M)
Apple has settled a ten-year tax battle with France, agreeing to pay a reported half a billion Euros ($570M) in back tax. The French government had accused Apple of evading or avoiding tax due on sales made in France. The line between tax evasion, which is illegal, and aggressive tax-avoidance,… – Continue reading
Portugal: Portuguese Golden Visa – Investment Route And The Non-Habitual Residents Regime
Background Portugal is being re-discovered as a destination to relocate to, with iconic cities such as Lisbon and Porto, and stunning coastal areas, for example, the Algarve. It also offers very easy access to the rest of Europe. Portugal is increasingly recognised as an international hub with 71 Double Taxation… – Continue reading
Caribbean Banks support passage of tax bill amendments
THE Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) has joined the growing list of advocates for the expedited passage of urgent legislation to strengthen this country’s international tax compliance. “Non-compliance with Global Forum Standards and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations increases the sovereign risk profile of not only the jurisdiction (TT)… – Continue reading
Government, European Union in talks over looming blacklist
Government officials have devised what they believe is a solution to the looming European Union blacklist threat, according to Neil Smith, the executive director of government’s Office of International Business (Regulations). The EU has threatened to place the Virgin Islands on an anti-tax avoidance blacklist at the end of the… – Continue reading
EU to delist Namibia as a tax haven
THE European Union has decided to remove Namibia from the list of 17 countries regarded as tax havens due to lax practices and regulations on tax governance. Namibia was blacklisted in December last year, and is currently one of the six territories countries which are still blacklisted, while the other… – Continue reading
Has the New Inland Revenue Act paralysed the Double Tax Treaty Network of Sri Lanka? Part 1
1.Introduction Due to the influence of International Monetary Fund, the income tax law of Sri Lanka witnessed a near paradigm shift with the introduction of Inland Revenue Act No.24 of 2017 (new IRA) by repealing Inland Revenue Act No.10 of 2006 with effect from 1 April 2018. Unlike the Inland… – Continue reading
China’s new income tax laws to bring ‘profound implications’
In June this year, the Chinese government announced much-anticipated revisions to the country’s individual income tax laws. KPMG Partner and Senior Advisor Michael Olesnicky says that these new revisions will likely have ‘profound implications’ within the wealth management community in Asia. Hubbis CEO Michael Stanhope recently spoke with him about… – Continue reading
Chasing tax evaders worldwide
Indonesia is set to join the global treaty on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) on tax matters this month, and will then have virtually all the “high-caliber weapons” it needs to hunt down tax evaders — not just within the country but anywhere in the world, including tax-haven countries…. – Continue reading
Minister of Economic Development names factors that will make companies move to Russian offshores
The first companies to enter Russian offshores are those that face pressure on the part of foreign authorities, the Head of the Ministry of Economic Development believes. Also, the first residents of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) will be those that will not entail significant costs. The first residents of… – Continue reading
Luxembourg Introduces New VAT Group Regime
Bill of law no. 7278, providing for the implementation of new value-added tax grouping rules in Luxembourg, entered into force on July 31, 2018. The bill was approved by parliament on July 26. The new VAT grouping regime is intended to replace the Independent Group of Persons (IGP) regime, which… – Continue reading
