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Americas

Bermuda, Aruba, Barbados set to be removed from EU tax blacklist, EU official says: Reuters→

May 13, 2019

Europe

Switzerland could lose CHF10 billion (USD10.2 billion) tax if global corporate overhaul requires companies to be taxed where sales generated: SWI swissinfo.ch→

July 22, 2019

Europe

Ireland’s Tax Strategy Group releases paper on corporation tax in advance of Budget 2020: Ireland Department of Finance→

July 17, 2019

Asia-Pacific

Australia considers requiring more taxpayers to file reportable tax position schedule

July 11, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office on July 8 launched a consultation on . . .

Americas

US IRS notes updates to country-by-country reporting instructions

July 10, 2019

The US IRS today notified taxpayers that that updated . . .

Belgium

Belgium deposits MLI ratification instrument with OECD

June 27, 2019

Belgium has deposited with the OECD its instrument ratifying . . .

Americas

Canada ratifies BEPS MLI to fight tax avoidance by multinationals

June 24, 2019

Canada has ratified a multilateral tax treaty developed by more than 100 countries that is designed . . .

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OECD announces improvement to MLI matching database

June 18, 2019

The OECD today announced that it has expanded the functionality of a database it provides on its website that is . . .

Americas

US IRS large business unit withdraws cost sharing arrangement directive

June 12, 2019

The US IRS’s Large Business and International Division in a notice published June 4, but dated and effective May 21, has announced . . .

Asia-Pacific

MLI to enter into force for United Arab Emirates

June 6, 2019

The United Arab Emirates deposited its instrument of . . .

Belgium

Belgium transfer pricing reporting burdens reduced through legislation

June 2, 2019

Geoffroy Galéa of Laga (Deloitte Legal) and Laura Deroy and Florence Siccard of Deloitte, Belgium, discuss new legislation introduced in Belgium on May 15 that decreases in the compliance burden related to the transfer pricing reporting obligations of multinational groups . . .

Africa

Seychelles publishes country-by-country reporting regulations

May 28, 2019

The government of Seychelles on April 23 published country-by-country reporting regulations in the . . .

Europe

Google doesn’t owe French tax on sales to advertisers, court rules

May 23, 2019

Pascal Luquet, Mickaël Duquenne, and Paul Bufort of Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats, Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France, discuss Google’s latest court win in France where the Paris administrative court of appeal confirmed that Google Ireland had no permanent establishment in France and that Google was not taxable in France on Google AdWords sales to French advertisers those years . . .

Americas

American Bar Association tax section comments on proposed BEAT regulations→

May 16, 2019

Africa

Singapore, Korea sign tax updated treaty lowering withholding tax rates

May 13, 2019

The governments of Singapore and South Korea today signed . . .

Asia-Pacific

India considering barring auditors from more categories of non-audit work, official says: Injeti Srinivas / Live Mint→

May 13, 2019

Asia-Pacific

Australian High Court confirms that tax office can use leaked documents including those obtained from law firms: Australian Taxation Office→

August 14, 2019

Belgium

Denmark must adopt EU controlled foreign company tax rules, Commission says

July 30, 2019

The EU Commission on July 25 decided to send a reasoned opinion to Denmark for its failure . . .

Americas

USCIB worries that UN Practical Manual’s discussion of capital structures in new financial transactions appendix will lead to inappropriate recharacterization of debt vs equity: William J. Sample / USCIB→

July 22, 2019

Europe

Gibraltar joins “Inclusive Framework on BEPS” working on multinational group tax issues

July 7, 2019

Gibraltar has joined a coalition of countries working on international tax and transfer pricing issues. . .

Armenia

Armenia, Malta to sign tax treaty: Armenpress→

June 27, 2019

Swiss parliament agrees to eliminate bearer shares to avoid OECD tax blacklist: SWI swissinfo.ch→

June 24, 2019

Europe

Russia joins BEPS MLI to address tax avoidance

June 18, 2019

Russia has joined the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI), the . . .

Americas

Agreement reached on OECD transfer pricing guidelines for financial transactions, official says

June 8, 2019

Countries working on new OECD transfer pricing guidelines for financial transactions have reached agreement on virtually all issues associated with the project, The OECD’s Thomas Balco said June 4 at the 2019 OECD International Tax Conference. Balco also provided an update on other OECD transfer pricing projects, including the 2020 review of the country-by-country . . .

Americas

Proposed US tax regulations address real property exception for foreign pension funds

June 6, 2019

The US IRS today released proposed regulations (REG-109826-17) on the . . .

Americas

US to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods beginning July 1 unless Mexico assists in curbing illegal immigration: Steve Holland & Frank Jack Daniel / Reuters→

May 31, 2019

Asia-Pacific

Pakistan, Bulgaria sign tax treaty: Faisal Saeed / TechJuice→

May 22, 2019

Europe

Warren Novis to lead BDO Ireland’s transfer pricing unit

May 21, 2019

Warren Novis is BDO Ireland’s new head of transfer pricing, the . . .

Americas

Cayman Island guidance released on economic substance

May 16, 2019

The Cayman Islands government on April 30 . . .

Asia-Pacific

India defers GAAR reporting provisions

May 14, 2019

Prabhakar K S of Shree Tax Chambers writes that the Indian government, on May 14, for the second time deferred reporting requirements for general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) compliance . . .

Asia-Pacific

Jones Day’s nabs eight Clayton Utz tax lawyers for Melborne office

May 13, 2019

Eight tax Clayton Utz tax controversy lawyers, led by Dr. Niv Tadmore, have joined . . .

Africa

Eswatini becomes the 132nd country to join the “Inclusive Framework on BEPS”

July 29, 2019

The OECD on July 26 announced the that southern Africa . . .

Europe

Netherlands draft law requires disclosure of cross-border transactions to tax authorities

July 22, 2019

Jian-Cheng Ku and Rhys Bane of DLA Piper Nederland N.V. discuss a July 12 Netherlands government proposal requiring intermediaries and, in some cases, taxpayers, to report cross-border arrangements that meet certain hallmarks to the tax authorities. . . .

Europe

EU Commission publishes decision finding UK group financing exemption to CFC tax rule is State aid

July 17, 2019

The European Commission has* published the nonconfidential version of its decision concluding that . . .

Americas

French Senate passes digital service tax despite US threat of potential retaliation, bill likely signed by Macron within two weeks: Liz Alderman / The New York Times→

July 11, 2019

Asia-Pacific

BHP settles dispute with Western Australia over taxation of royalties on iron ore sold though Singapore hub: Reuters→

July 1, 2019

Africa

Kenya budget proposes new tax on digital economy, capital gains tax hike, enhanced tax incentives

June 26, 2019

George Maina an Associate partner at Rödl & Partner Limited, Nairobi, discusses the Kenyan budget statement for the fiscal year 2019—2020, announced June 13, which includes tax changes of interest to multinationals . . .

Americas

OECD releases transfer pricing country profiles for Chile, Finland, Italy; updates Colombia, Israel profiles

June 18, 2019

The OECD today released new transfer pricing country profiles for . . .

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Jose Dominguez on The new US international tax rules: what you need to know about GILTI, FDII, BEAT etc.: “Very informative article. Question. Do you have a software to compute these US International Calcs to make them in house?” April 12 ,2023

Ciro César Soriano de Oliveira on Danish High Court rules on beneficial ownership of dividends for tax purposes: “Dear Ms Susi, This article is immensely clarifying. I’d like to know whether Danish Supreme Court has already granted its…” March 24 ,2023

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