May 2018
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Sponsored by KPMG ChinaThe long awaited Announcement 9 has been released by the State Administration of Taxation of China (SAT). Effective from April 1 2018, Announcement 9 replaces Circular 601 and Announcement 30, both of which are key circulars setting out the rules for foreign investors claiming tax treaty benefits on their Chinese-sourced dividends, interest and royalties (passive income).
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Sponsored by Fenwick & WestThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017 Act) overturned Grecian Magnesite v Commissioner, which held that the sale by a foreign person of its interest in a partnership engaged in a US trade or business was not subject to US tax.
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Sponsored by Dhruva AdvisorsIndian law provides that the dividends paid by domestic companies to their shareholders are liable to a dividend distribution tax at the company level. As a corollary, such dividends are exempt in the hands of shareholders, subject to certain exclusions.