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Malta made changes in law regarding tax credits

Published: 04/09/2017 | news

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Since the beginning of this year, Malta has issued a number of official notices, providing for the changes in the law regarding tax credits. Thus, the Official Notice No. 140 amended the Regulations on Tax Credits for Micro Enterprises and Private Entrepreneurs (Tax Credits for Micro Enterprises and the Self-Employed Regulations). In accordance with the revised provisions, the definition of "eligible costs" now includes family enterprises in the definition fixed by the Family Business Law. Yet, a clause was added to the Regulation, according to which since 2018, the family business can be granted a tax credit for an amount not exceeding 50,000 euros. The loan must be used during any 3-year...

The changed tax rules for Swiss banks

Published: 04/10/2016 | news

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Switzerland has amended the "too large to fail" legislation to reduce the tax burden in some banks. The Swiss Federal Council requested the Federal Department of Finance to prepare a draft consultation document on changes to the position of participations in the deductions TBTF legislation. He noted that the proposed reform would "not allow the tax load of the leading holdings of systemically important banks from raising together with the conditional issuance of convertible securities (CoCos), written off bonds and bail bonds." The Federal Council has proposed that the interest payments on cocos, decommissioned bail bonds and bonds, were not taken into account when calculating the deduction. In accordance with current regulations, the deduction is reduced, because the interest in cocos, written off bonds and bail bonds, regarded as financing costs. The Federal Council said: "The deduction - a system associated with the current legislation, ie all interest on debt capital lead to a reduction in the gross income of all corporations and cooperatives This can lead to a higher tax burden.". The Federal Council said that some banks are required by supervisory law circulate such...

German bankers enter tax plea

Published: 22/08/2016 | news

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#Banks #Germany

The head of German Banks Association asked to government to improve tax range for banks operating in Germany. Michael Kemmer, the general manager of Germann Banks Association made announce and in his announce he asked the government to take a clear political improvement to Frankfurt as financial center, in consequence of the voting of the United Kingdom they left the EU. "We need bright signal that Frankfurt, financial center of Germany is ready take on board the services and the supplier of services from Great Britain. It will make possible to create a new jobs and economic growth," Kemmer stressed. In the tax area, Kremmer said that the government could make German banking sector more competitive by allowing banks to deduct bank levy payments from the their taxable income. All credit institutions in Germany were as objects of every-year levy balances since January 2011. The levy starts at 0.02 percent for banks with a balance between EUR300m (USD340m) and EUR10bn, and rises in stages to 0.06 percent on balances in excess of EUR300bn. "As any other European country the banking levy must be tax as operation expenses", Kemmer said. He also ask Germany...

DTA entered into force between Russia and Hong Kong

Published: 08/08/2016 | news

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#Double taxation #Exchange of tax information #Hong Kong #Russia

Comprehensive agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (CDTA) was signed in January of this year between Hong Kong and Russia, which came into force on 29 July 2016. According to the sources, this agreement shall remain in force for Hong Kong each year since its signing to double taxation, which took place on or after April 1, 2017. The CDTA is informed about what is required to support efforts to expand the tax obligations undertaken by the two countries in the framework of the «Belt and Road», which is a project of the Chinese government for the economic development aiming at the integration of trade and investment between the approximately 60 countries in Eurasia. In the absence of the CDTA program, of Hong Kong companies income, which conduct their entrepreneurial activities with the help of permanent missions in Russia and taxed in both places if their earnings was received in Hong Kong. On this basis, in the new agreement, double taxation is eliminated, and now any Russian tax paid by the companies on their earnings, will be allowed to tax payable in Hong Kong. Besides, in accordance with this agreement, the rate in Russia on income tax on royalties,...

EU signed tax agreement with IOTA

Published: 01/08/2016 | news

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#EU #Exchange of tax information

The Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA ) has signed tax agreement with European Commission to develop the solution of more effective way to common targets which this two brunches are working on and also one kind of them activity to prevent double tax avoidance. According to announce of IOTA 26 of July the main brunches of co-working in agreement frames include battle against swindle, information exchange, alternate support, support of tax departments to increase the level of maintenance by taxpayers. The agreement was signed between IOTA and the Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General (DG TAXUD) of the European Commission 7 of July. Edery said: «Commission has get a support IOTA from the day it start exist and attentively watching it progress. We have common target to support European states in development and modernization of tax administration. Based in Budapest, IOTA is a non-profit intergovernmental organization, created to promote using the best practice in tax administration direction and more effective co-working with 46 tax authorities’ members. Author: Olena Kutova senior lawyer of the Finance...

Italian-Swiss TIEA goes into force

Published: 27/07/2016 | news

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#Exchange of tax information #Italy #Switzerland

The Italiam Ministry of economy and finance claimed that protocol about tax information of double tax agreement between Italy and Switzerland wich was signed 23 of February, 2016 goes into force 13 of July, 2016. The agreement protocol comprises all kind of taxes, point out that country can't deny to represent asking information only because this information has in keeping on bank or any other financial constitution. Much less the country need to empty of all own inner legal proceedings before than protocol can ask information from other. Also need to indicate person or persons who are the object of asking request, period of time need to ask the information, descrabing of information need to and the reason of request if its known, the name and adress of suppose owner of information. This specifications was added for avoiding any want of judgment, general compromative information, and he also added that the second list of specifications don't using for placing obstacles on the way of effective agreements between these countries. This protocol also approves that this contributions will use retrospectively to the data that existed prior to or after the date of...

Parliament of Holland approves gambling tax

Published: 18/07/2016 | news

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The lower house of Dutch parliament approved rule, which can regulate and provide online gambling taxation. Remote Gambling Bill has plan to open Dutch gambling market for foreign outer gambling companies which provide taxation about 29 percent of gamble gross revenue, the same way of taxation have had already gamble land-based operators. According to previous version of draft law, tax for online gambling fixed about 20 percent. The acting coalition included remark to legislation in the beginning of this year for agreement this tax. Nevertheless, the final version of this law approved by the law house 7 July contains measure of decreasing about 25 percent at the end of three years period. In this proposing for the first time was planned to go into force this rule in 2015, but now they were waiting for voting in the Senate. In case of approving by upper house, expect that the process of application submission a new license for gambling in the first half of the next year, and that this new regime will fully up in the middle of 2017 year. Author: Olena Kutova senior lawyer of the Finance Business Service company ...

Latvian banks demanded the Ukrainian to disclose tax information

Published: 14/06/2016 | news

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#Banks #Financial statements #Latvia

Ukrainian clients of Latvian banks have received letters demanding to talk about his tax residence. These data are the local State Revenue Service promises to transfer FTS. Latvia Banks sent Ukrainians requirements to disclose tax and financial information about themselves. In one of these letters, which received a bank customer Rigensis (have RBC), said that since January 1, 2016 Latvia acceded to the standard automatic exchange of financial information (Automatic Exchange of Information or AEOI). In a letter to his client Rigensis Bank warns that it must pass the data of the State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS). And that, in turn, is obliged to send this information to the tax authorities of the relevant jurisdiction. In other words, in those countries where the owners Rigensis bank accounts - tax residents, written in the letter. The first reports on the new (opened in 2017) and large accounts (balance at 31 December 2015 of more than $ 1 million) Rigensis transmit SRS in 2017, stated in the letter. For all the rest - in 2018. At the same time Ukraine is likely to begin to exchange tax information with Latvia within the AEOI, said in response to the SRS request RBC...

General information about the global standard automatic exchange of information on accounts (AEOI & CRS)

Published: 06/06/2016 | news

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#Exchange of tax information #Offshores

What is the Global standard of automatic exchange of information about financial accounts (AEOI & CRS) (hereinafter - the "Global standard")? The global standard of automatic exchange of information on financial accounts (original title in English - Global Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters and Common Reporting Standard) is an international political initiative of the G20 member countries and countries participating in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and development (OECD / OECD), aimed at joint international fight against tax evasion and the illegal concealment of undeclared income in foreign financial institutions. How the requirements of Global standard implemented in real life? The OECD has developed and published the fundamentals and practical tools implementation of the Global standard, which were endorsed by the member countries of G20 at summit in September 2014. International obligations of countries participating in the global standard, in the vast majority are fixed in the form of accession to the Convention on mutual administrative assistance in the tax area on 25.01.1988 and by the signing and...

Japan-Panama, the tax information exchange

Published: 25/05/2016 | news

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#Exchange of tax information #Japan #Panama

Japan and Panama have agreed to conclude an agreement on the exchange of tax information. Negotiations for this agreement were launched after the Japan-Panama summit meeting which took place on April 20 this year between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela. The two leaders shared the view that Japan and Panama must immediately begin formal negotiations on an agreement on the exchange of tax information. Currently it is likely that Japan will become the first country to sign an agreement on the exchange of tax information with Panama after the leak "Panama Papers" earlier this year. The agreement will include the rules in accordance with the general standard of the automatic exchange of tax information between countries created by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Author: Sergey Panovmanaging partner Finance Business...

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