International Updates
On December 10 2018, Portugal published Notice 144/2018 in the Official Gazette, announcing the new income tax treaty with Montenegro.
Under the 60-day rule in Cyprus, individuals are considered tax residents of Cyprus and benefit from the island's tax regime.
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 MachadoBrazil has affirmed that sales to the Amazonian free trade zone of Manaus must be equal to export transactions. Machado Associados' Ricardo Debatin da Silveira and Rogério Gaspari Coelho discuss the implications for exporters over the last five years. -
Sponsored by Mattos FilhoBrazil's tax authorities may now establish liability of third parties before court judgement. Mattos Filho's Ana Paula S. Lui Barreto and Leonardo Fernandes Rebello discuss the impact to third parties and their defence.
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Sponsored by KPMG ChinaIn recent years, China's venture capital (VC) industry has undergone rapid development and expansion.
