International updates - October 2017

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International updates - October 2017

International Updates

The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.

Argentina: Developments expected on payment mechanism of non-resident capital gains tax

Australia: The tax treatment of corporate collective investment vehicle regimes

Brazil: Developments impacting all businesses

Bulgaria: Guidance on publishing financial statements and sanctions for non-compliance released

Canada: Sweeping changes proposed to voluntary disclosure programme

Chile: New tax credit for income from employment, independent personal services and exportation services

China: New plans to promote foreign investment and manage outbound investment

Croatia: Tax authorities warn against European business number scam

European Union: European Parliament adopts legislative resolution on public CbCR

Germany: Change-in-ownership rules referred to the Federal Constitutional Court (again)

Hong Kong: Transfer pricing legislation expected by end of 2017

India: Delhi High Court restrains Vodafone’s international arbitration proceedings against India

Indonesia: Updates on DTAs with the Netherlands, Malaysia, and Armenia

Ireland: Reviewing the corporation tax regime

Italy: Italian branch exemption: operative guidelines from central revenue

Luxembourg: Guidance issued on the mutual agreement procedure

Malta: Recent developments regarding fringe benefits

Mexico: Update on capital repatriation initiative

Poland: Changes to income taxes coming in 2018

Portugal: Lights, camera, action - Portuguese tax incentive for film production

South Africa: Proposed income tax amendments and tax treaty developments

Spain: First experiences with the new rules on cassation appeals from a tax perspective

Switzerland: Federal Council issues draft legislation on Tax Reform Proposal 17

Turkey: Latest developments in the tax landscape

US Inbound: US court defers to competent authority’s judgment

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The French administration has used AI to detect undeclared swimming pools and verandas but always includes a human in the loop, the AI in Tax Forum heard
The UK tax authority’s deputy director of large business also reassured taxpayers that HMRC will not ‘nitpick’ returns
Sucafina’s tax chief was speaking at the ITR Pillar 2 Forum in London alongside experts from HMRC and other organisations
India’s Supreme Court rattled cross‑border structuring with its Tiger Global ruling. Subsequent rule changes narrowed the impact, but significant risks around GAAR, substance and treaty access persist
The UK-based big four spin-off firm has hired Marc Lien, who declared that most AI in professional services today is ‘cosmetic’
Projected revenue losses and exemption requests are harming the project’s capability and viability
HMRC secured lengthy prison sentences in a major payroll VAT fraud case, while law firms announced tax promotions and hires
Significant changes include an update to profit markers and an alteration to how an ‘inbound distributor’ is defined
ITR sat down for a pre-event interview with Tim Zech, WTS Germany, and Jeff Soar, WTS UK, keynote speaker at next week’s ITR AI in Tax Forum 2026 in London
Brazil’s bid to seek US-style exemptions from pillar two is ‘highly advantageous’ for multinationals, ITR has also heard
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