Denmark Denmark joins BEPS multilateral instrument October 2, 2019 Denmark on September 30 deposited with the OECD its instrument of acceptance . . .
Americas Canada’s liberal party proposes three percent digital services tax on advertising, intermediation October 2, 2019 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has proposed in its reelection platform . . .
Africa Japan, Morocco agree to terms of new tax treaty October 1, 2019 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan today announced that . . .
Asia-Pacific Australian tax office advises on transfer pricing for offshore drilling September 27, 2019 The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on . . .
Europe Iceland joins BEPS MLI tax pact September 27, 2019 Iceland on September 27 became a party to the . . .
Asia-Pacific Hong Kong signs tax treaty with Estonia September 26, 2019 The Hong Kong government today announced that Hong Kong and Estonia have signed a . . .
Asia-Pacific Japan, Uzbekistan agreed in principle to tax treaty September 24, 2019 The governments of Japan and Uzbekistan have . . .
Americas France joins ICAP pilot to jointly assess MNE tax positions September 18, 2019 France has joined the International Compliance Assurance . . .
Europe EU finance ministers weighing changes to energy taxation September 18, 2019 EU finance ministers at an informal ECOFIN meeting . . .
Europe New Zealand, Guernsey sign tax treaty protocol September 18, 2019 The governments of New Zealand and Guernsey have signed protocol to their tax information . . .
Americas Japan, Uruguay sign tax treaty September 18, 2019 The governments of Japan and Uruguay on September 13 signed their . . .
Asia-Pacific Hong Kong tax authority updates penalty policies for international tax September 11, 2019 The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department announced September 4 that it has updated its webpage on penalty policies related to international tax . . .
Americas US IRS proposed built-in gain and loss regs remove safe harbor approach September 10, 2019 The US IRS on September 10 issued proposed regulations under section 382(h) relating to . . .
Americas US-Luxembourg tax treaty protocol enters into force September 9, 2019 A new protocol to the US-Luxembourg treaty entered into force . . .
Asia-Pacific Japan, Uzbekistan commence tax treaty negotiations September 9, 2019 The governments of Japan and Uzbekistan begun tax treaty negotiations, the . . .
Americas Japan, Peru agree in principle to tax treaty September 7, 2019 Japan and Peru have agreed in principle to . . .
Asia-Pacific Singapore, UAE tax treaty amended by multilateral instrument September 3, 2019 The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has announced that amendments . . .
More News Brian Jenn joins McDermott Will & Emery’s Chicago tax practice September 3, 2019 Brian Jenn, former US Treasury Deputy International Tax Counsel, has joined McDermott Will & Emery’s tax practice as a partner, the firm announced today. Jenn will be based in the firm’s . . .
Americas US announces entry into force dates for new tax treaty protocols with Japan and Spain September 3, 2019 The US Treasury has announced that a protocol to the US-Japan tax treaty entered . . .
Americas Canada and Switzerland deposit BEPS MLI ratification documents with OECD August 29, 2019 Canada and Switzerland have deposited their instruments of ratification for the . . .
Asia-Pacific Singapore, Turkmenistan sign comprehensive tax treaty August 28, 2019 Singapore today signed a tax treaty with Turkmenistan, the Inland Revenue Authority . . .
Americas Cayman Islands publishes FAQ’s on economic substance for tax purposes August 21, 2019 he Cayman Islands has published a set of frequently asked questions detailing a law requiring that companies with . . .
Asia-Pacific Singapore, Ukraine tax treaty protocol signed to upgrade information sharing August 20, 2019 Singapore and Ukraine have signed a tax treaty protocol amending their . . .
Asia-Pacific New Zealand updates tax policy work plan August 15, 2019 The New Zealand government on August 8 updated its tax policy work plan which reflects , , ,
Americas US and Curacao negotiating country-by-country reporting exchange agreement August 14, 2019 The United States and Curacao are negotiating an agreement . . .
Americas Proposed IRS regs address cloud computing transactions, copyrighted article downloads August 13, 2019 The US IRS on August 9 issued proposed regulations (REG-130700-14) concerning the income tax . . .
Asia-Pacific MLI amendments to Singapore-Luxembourg tax treaty enter into effect August 2, 2019 The government of Singapore has announced that amendments made to the Singapore-Luxembourg tax treaty as . . .
Europe UK proposes new regulations on hybrid capital instruments July 9, 2019 UK HM Revenue & Customs on July 5 launched a technical consultation on draft regulations that . . .
Americas US IRS provides guidance on section 965 deemed repatriation rules July 1, 2019 The US IRS on June 27 released questions and answers to assist multinational . . .
Europe Draft UK rules would require taxpayers and advisors to report cross-border arrangements July 25, 2019 The UK government on July 22 released . . .
Armenia Singapore, Armenia sign tax treaty July 8, 2019 Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance today announced . . .
Asia-Pacific Singapore’s tax treaties with Netherlands and Georgia amended July 1, 2019 The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has announced that amendments . . .
Americas US IRS releases priority guidance plan third-quarter update June 21, 2019 The US IRS on June 17 issued its third-quarter update to its 2019 priority guidance . . .
Americas US, Monaco negotiating agreement for exchange of country-by-country reports July 1, 2019 The US today announced it is negotiating a competent authority agreement . . .
Africa Japan, Nigeria to begin tax treaty negotiations June 18, 2019 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan . . .
Africa Morocco signs multilateral agreement on exchange of country-by-country reports June 25, 2019 Morocco has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports, becoming . . .
Americas House Ways and Means lawmakers urge US response to France’s digital tax proposal June 20, 2019 US House Ways and Means Committee members . . .
Americas US-Dominican Republic FATCA agreement enters into force July 25, 2019 The US Treasury has announced on its website that the US-Dominican Republic Model 1 FATCA intergovernmental . . .
More News Baker McKenzie appoints transfer pricing expert as new global head of tax July 20, 2019 Baker McKenzie has appointed . . .