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 Deloitte LuxembourgOn February 22 2019, Luxembourg's tax authority issued an administrative circular to clarify new rules surrounding permanent establishments. The Luxembourg law includes measures that amend the domestic definition of a PE to apply where a double non-taxation situation can arise under a tax treaty.
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Sponsored by Hager & PartnersEnforced in 2015, the Italian patent box regime is an optional tax benefit allowing reduced tax for income arising from the direct or indirect use of IP assets by companies and commercial entities performing research and development activities.
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Sponsored by Fenech & Fenech AdvocatesUnlike many jurisdictions, Maltese employers are not obliged to provide a private workplace pension to their employees.
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