International updates - June 2018

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International updates - June 2018

International Updates

The latest international updates from our correspondents around the world.

Argentina: Regulations on certain tax reform aspects

Australia: Digital tax and stapled structures

Canada: Selected international tax measures from the 2018 Canadian budget

Chile: Chilean IRS interpretation of Article 12 of Chilean double tax treaties

China: New Chinese tax incentives for innovation and private pension provision

Germany: Post-BEPS challenges and transfer pricing solution requirements in central management functions

Hong Kong: Hong Kong introduces an enhanced R&D tax incentive

India: Supreme Court rules on the tax implications of loan waivers

Indonesia: New regulation issued to identify beneficial owners in support of EOI

Ireland: High Court to hear case on deductibility of foreign withholding tax

Italy: Transfer pricing framework in Italy: formal alignment to the OECD principles

Luxembourg: New opportunities for business cooperation between Luxembourg and Ukraine

Malta: Malta Budget Measures Implementation Act 2018

New Zealand: Tax credit for research and development from April 2019

Poland: New commercial property tax in Poland

Russia: Does an asset deal prevent the transfer of historical tax risks in Russia?

South Africa: The impact of the Multilateral Convention on South African investment structures involving Mauritius

Spain: Participation exemption for real estate rental entities

Switzerland: ALPS: International social security compliance in Switzerland has just gone digital

Turkey: Turkey introduces another tax amnesty

US Inbound: Sale of partnership interest

US Outbound: IRS issues APA statistics for 2017

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The president’s tariff regime has already caused misery for taxpayers. Losing at the Supreme Court would mean it was all for nothing
The US itself was the biggest loser of tax revenue to American multinationals’ profit shifting, the Tax Justice Network reported; in other news, firms made key tax hires
Identifying who will bear the costs and concerns around confidentiality are issues yet to be resolved, advisers say
As multinationals embed tax technology into their TP functions, a new breed of systems – built on multi-model databases – is quietly transforming intercompany pricing logic
The president described it as ‘one of the most important cases in the history of our country’; in other news, Portugal established a VAT group regime
Clients are facing increased TP audit scrutiny in Hungary. DLA Piper Hungary is therefore using AI and advanced analytics to augment its advice, the firm’s head of TP says
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AI will mean fewer entry-level roles in tax but also the emergence of new jobs, according to tax expert Isabella Barreto
As World Tax unveils its much-anticipated rankings for 2026, we focus on standout performances by PwC, KPMG and Deloitte across the Asia-Pacific region
The partnership model was looking antiquated even before the UK chancellor’s expected tax raid on LLPs was revealed. An additional tax burden may finally kill it off
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