We regularly inform you about successive governmental bills referred to as “Anti-Crisis Shields”. On 31st March this year the Anti-Crisis Shield 1.0 was adopted and entered into force on the very same day. On 18th April the Anti-Crisis Shield 2.0 entered into force. On 28-29th April 2020 further drafts were...
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Update: 21.04.2020 The package of laws under the anti-crisis shield have come into force. On 31st March 2020, the Journal of Laws published and thus entered into force a package of laws under the so-called ‘Anti-Crisis Shield’. On the 16th April 2020 a new law was already passed called ’Anti-Crisis...
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Local transfer pricing documentation is prepared for a controlled transaction of a uniform nature, the value of which, less value added tax, exceeds the following documentary thresholds in the financial year: PLN 10 million – in the case of a commodity transaction; PLN 10 million – in the case of...
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Germany’s three political parties set to form the next governing coalition have agreed to decrease the solidarity tax burden, according to the text of the recently released agreement. This solidarity tax is a 5.5% surtax on both corporate and individual income which is used to fund economic development in the...
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Update to Italian ‘Spesometro’ for 2018 The reporting frequency for 2018 invoice listing (or ‘VAT Books’) submission (formerly ‘Spesometro’) has been changed by Italy, from quarterly to bi-annually. There will also be numerous simplifications of the data required – details of sales and purchase VAT invoices. The filing will be...
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Lawmakers in the UK reject proposed amendment to Brexit legislation A proposed amendment to Brexit legislation has been voted against by the lawmakers in the UK. This legislation would have replaced a clause seen as ‘ambiguous’ for a clear message that UK courts should temporarily follow rulings from the European...
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MEP’s back new anti-dumping rules The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have backed in support of new rules on dumping and subsidised goods from outside the European Union (EU). Dumping ensues when goods are sold into a foreign market at below the usual market rate in the exporter’s domestic...
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Weaponising VAT in 2018! Brexit VAT fraud. Austerity restrictions. Arab states panic on VAT. Global tax wars. Brexit – Are you getting ready for Armageddon? The impending trading model for post-UK Brexit looks as uncertain as on the date of the 23rd June, 2016 referendum. Certainly, with the membership of...
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OECD’s Secretary-General calls for collective action on digital taxation Angel Gurria, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General has requested a collective effort on the design of temporary, short-term measures to tackle the international tax challenges of the digital economy. When speaking at the Group of Twenty (G-20)...
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a request for feedback on further work on ‘Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action 1’, on addressing the international tax challenges raised by the digitalisation of economic activities. This request for input was released soon after ten EU countries, led by...
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