International updates - July/August 2016

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International updates - July/August 2016

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The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.

Argentina: Tax amnesty and developments sent to Congress

Brazil: Computer software included in the concept of copyrights for the purposes of the double tax convention between Brazil and Finland

Canada: Important Deadline Approaching under Canada’s “upstream loan” Rules

Chile: Entry into force regime for Chile’s General Anti-Avoidance Rule

Chile: Understanding the new employee stock option plans

Cyprus: Cyprus immovable property tax reform

Germany: Draft tax law includes BEPS measures including CbCR requirements

Greece: Treaty analysis: Greece-Cyprus DTT tax credit mechanism relating to dividend payments

India: Renegotiation of tax treaties by India

Indonesia: New tax amnesty law and real estate investment funds in Indonesia

Ireland: Guidance published on secondary reporting mechanism for CbC reporting

Italy: Advance ruling for new investments in light of the recent clarifications provided by tax authorities

Luxembourg: Crowdfunding in the EU: VAT consequences

New Zealand: Changes coming for employee share schemes

Norway: Foreign shareholders face 10-year withholding tax reassessments after Supreme Court ruling

Poland: GAAR comes into force in Poland

Russia: Companies must comply with new waste rules or face environmental tax

Serbia: Serbia clarifies registration of foreign entities for VAT purposes

South Korea: Recent ruling clarifies whether foreign limited partnership can be looked through for purposes of treaty application

Spain: Participation exemption in ‘pure holding companies’

Switzerland: Swiss parliament approves Corporate Tax Reform III

US Inbound: Medtronic wins US transfer pricing case

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