International updates - May 2017

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International updates - May 2017

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The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.

Albania: Albania changes Law on Hydrocarbons

Australia: Multinational tax crackdown: Government update on tax audit activities in Australia

Brazil: Brazil issues withholding tax guidance on the importation of services

Bulgaria: Clarifications published on dividends paid between Bulgaria and Moldova

Canada: Canadian 2017 budget provides update on BEPS

China: China finalises transfer pricing guidance

Croatia: Croatia implements BEPS Action 13

Cyprus: Changes anticipated on acceptable profit margins between related companies

Egypt: Egypt ratifies its DTA with Kuwait

Germany: German CFC rules regarding third countries referred to CJEU

Greece: Mutual agreement procedure clarified

Hong Kong: New Hong Kong tax rules for aircraft leasing

India: Capital gains exemption for listed shares; GST bills roll-out in sight

Indonesia: New regulations on exchange of information: beginning of a new era

Ireland: New administrative requirements for section 110 companies

Italy: Italy issues advance tax treatment ruling for logistic hubs and PEs

Luxembourg: The latest weapon in the fight against BEPS: The MLI

Malta: Malta amends tax rules on qualifying employment in aviation

Netherlands: Extended scope of the innovation box

New Zealand: Employee share scheme changes

Norway: Public consultation on expansion of tax residency rules

Poland: R&D tax deduction in Poland

Russia: Russia’s APAs for cross-border transactions offer new possibilities

Spain: Unconstitutionality of municipal capital gains

Switzerland: Swiss CFOs want to see increased tax competition by the cantons

Turkey: Tax exemption introduced for private vessels

US Inbound: The impact of Amazon’s win against the IRS

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Nearly two years after its publication, the Corporate Tax Roadmap is reshaping the UK’s TP framework through incremental reforms focused on scope, transparency and earlier HMRC intervention
With a stark divergence between MNEs that prepared early and those rushing to catch up, advisers must remain agile with all manner of compliance risks
The EU agreed new cooperative and investigative measures to tackle VAT fraud, while Hungary faced legal action and Lavez Coutinho expanded its indirect tax team
The arrival of a team from Brazilian rival Costa Tavares Paes Advogados brings SiqueiraCastro’s tax headcount to seven partners and 30 associates
CSR initiatives can sometimes venture into virtue signalling, but Ryan’s tax literacy event for schoolchildren was a genuine and necessary endeavour
Grant Thornton advanced plans to integrate its Australian firm into its US arm, as tax developments spanned law firm hires, aviation levies and digital services taxes
A new focus on early intervention and increased AI use is transforming how tax authorities are approaching TP audits, though capacity-constrained jurisdictions risk falling behind
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
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