International Updates
Under the 60-day rule in Cyprus, individuals are considered tax residents of Cyprus and benefit from the island's tax regime.
On December 10 2018, Portugal published Notice 144/2018 in the Official Gazette, announcing the new income tax treaty with Montenegro.
Russian legal entities that make capital gains from the sale of shares are eligible for a 0% tax rate, yet the criteria for satisfying this arrangement may not always be so simple.
Canada's Revenue Agency (CRA) confirmed in a recent technical interpretation (2017-071330117) that Canadian withholding tax can apply to the accrued (but unpaid) interest on a debt owed by a Canadian resident to a non-resident when the debt is assumed by another entity and such an assumption constitutes a "novation" of the debt obligation for purposes of the applicable commercial law.
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Sponsored by Eurofast SerbiaSerbia and San Marino signed a double taxation agreement (DTA) on April 16 2018, thus effectively resulting in the removal of San Marino from the Serbian list of countries with a preferential tax regime. The Law on Confirmation of the DTA was adopted by the Serbian Assembly on September 25 2018 and San Marino is expected to start the application of the DTA as of January 2019. -
Sponsored by KPMG RussiaThe number of companies joining Russia's tax monitoring or 'horizontal monitoring' programmes is on the rise.
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Sponsored by Eurofast GeorgiaGeorgia continues to pursue a business-friendly tax and customs policy, which – along with economic reform – implies a complete harmonisation of the legislation with EU standards. At this stage, work on the new Customs Code project has been completed with the participation of experts from the EU, and fully meeting the EU standards.
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