Category: Brazil
Public input sought on Brazil, OECD transfer pricing harmonization
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Brazil: Brazilian Tax Review – August 2019
After 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur have moved forward with the free trade agreement between the two blocs. ... - Continue reading
Switzerland: The Brazil And Switzerland Double Tax Treaty: Why Is It So Significant?
Background The Brazilian and Swiss Governments signed a Double Tax Treaty (DTT) on 3 May 2018. Switzerland is one of the biggest investors in the Brazilian market and Brazil and Switzerland have already signed an Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement, which came into force on 1 January 2018. This new… – Continue reading
Brazil and United Arab Emirates sign agreement to eliminate double taxation
Convention signed on Monday will facilitate investments, can reduce tax evasion Brazil and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement to eliminate double taxation on income and prevent tax evasion and tax avoidance. The document was signed on Monday (12 November) by Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira and UAE… – Continue reading
Brazil, Singapore ink double taxation avoidance deal
Buenos Aires (VNA) – Brazil and Singapore have signed a double taxation avoidance agreement and are considering the possibility of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Mercosur, the South America trade bloc. According to a statement released by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 8,… – Continue reading
Neymar Fined $1.2 million Over Tax Case Delays
New Delhi: Star striker Neymar Jr is fined 3.8 million reais ($1.2 million) by a Brazilian court for attempting to “obstruct the continuity” of a tax evasion case. The penalty applies to the Paris Saint-Germain player, his parents and three companies that manage his finances, according to the federal regional… – Continue reading
Blacklisted by Brazil, Dublin Funds Find New Ways to Invest
LONDON — Brazil has provided investors with some of the best returns in the world this year but investment funds based in Ireland have been forced to adopt new strategies to get their money’s worth. Brazil blacklisted Ireland as a tax haven in September 2016 because of its low corporate… – Continue reading
BRICS countries pledge to fight tax evasion
The BRICS Summit of five emerging economies on Monday pledged itself to creating a fair and modern global tax system that will address issues like tax evasion by shifting of profits to safe havens and to promote the exchange of tax information that will seek to curb the practice. At… – Continue reading
Brazil’s Tax System Is Barrier to OECD Membership
Brazil’s unique international tax rules present a significant challenge for both the OECD and Brazil, as the South American country seeks to join the international organization. However, the challenges aren’t insurmountable. The push for Brazil to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development “is a little bit rushed,” Sergio… – Continue reading
Neymar offers to pay £1.9 million fine to Brazil tax authorities
Brazilian football star Neymar is willing to pay a fine of £1.9 million to settle tax evasion allegations in his country, his lawyer said Friday. The 25-year-old wants to leave the fight with Brazilian authorities behind him as he prepares for a new professional life with Paris Saint-Germain after his… – Continue reading
Brazil Says Offshore Assets Amnesty Yielded Billions
Brazil’s Inland Revenue has announced that assets worth BRL4.6bn (USD1.46bn) have been declared by Brazilian taxpayers through its amnesty for undeclared overseas holdings. It said that the income tax and fines linked to these assets totalled BRL1.6bn. The figures cover the period between March 3 and July 31, 2017, when… – Continue reading
Brazil’s Senate Considers Tax On High Net Worth Individuals
Brazil’s Senate is considering the introduction of a new wealth tax on high net worth individuals. Senator Vanessa Grazziotin presented draft legislation for the tax on millionaires to the Senate this week. Under Bill 139/2017, the tax would apply to individuals with a net worth of more than 8,000 times… – Continue reading
Sao Paulo Property Secrecy Exposes Continuing Role of UK Tax Havens
A new report from Transparency International has revealed that more than US$2.7 billion worth of property in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, is hidden behind shell companies, many of which have close links to the United Kingdom, which has many offshore tax havens in its overseas dependencies. Using newly released… – Continue reading
Sao Paulo Property Secrecy Exposes Continuing Role of UK Tax Havens
A new report from Transparency International has revealed that more than US$2.7 billion worth of property in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, is hidden behind shell companies, many of which have close links to the United Kingdom, which has many offshore tax havens in its overseas dependencies. Using newly released… – Continue reading
Brazil’s Petrobras Loses Appeal of Double Taxation
For the second time in 14 months, Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras has lost a dispute over Brazil’s recognition of tax treaties. On March 24, a federal revenue service appeals court ruled against Petrobras in a $510 million case (16682.721067/2014-01) involving the company’s profits in the Netherlands for 2010. Although… – Continue reading
Brazil Outlines Process for Asking International Tax Questions
Brazil’s federal revenue service is continuing to adapt the country’s tax rules to OECD recommendations, as shown in recent guidance on how companies should seek help from the government on international tax questions. Normative Instruction 1689, issued Feb. 21, spells out the requirements for companies to request a consultation on… – Continue reading
New transfer pricing requirements in Latin America under BEPS
Several countries in Latin America have established new transfer pricing documentation obligations associated with the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative. In this new year, Mexico, Colombia and Peru have included in their local legislation new documentation requirements that follow a three-tiered approach: country-by-country (CbC) report, master file,… – Continue reading
Brazil and Switzerland agree to automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters
The Governments of Brazil and Switzerland have released a joint declaration expressing their intent to introduce, on a reciprocal basis, an automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters based on the OECD Common Reporting Standard, beginning in the year 2018. The first transmission of data will take place… – Continue reading
Switzerland eyes AEOI with 21 countries
Switzerland, which has been working to end its years-long practice of banking secrecy, on Thursday said it aimed to dramatically increase the number of countries it cooperates with toward international fiscal transparency. The Swiss government said in a statement that it wanted to extend the automatic exchange of information (AEOI)… – Continue reading
Taxman targets Real and Barca over fraud, says report
Giants Real Madrid and Barcelona are among five La Liga clubs from whom the Spanish taxman is looking to recover €52 million (RM244 million), online newspaper El Confidencial claimed yesterday. Alongside Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia, the big two are accused of having avoided tax by paying player’s agents directly…. – Continue reading
Automatic exchanges signed with three countries
Switzerland has signed declarations to exchange tax information automatically with Brasil, Mexico and Uruguay and Mexico in coming years, but the deals must still go before Swiss parliament for approval. Under the declarations, banking information would be collected from 2018 and exchanged by 2019, the State Secretariat for International Financial… – Continue reading
Deal signed to counter profit shifting Read more at: http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/deal-signed-to-counter-profit-shifting-1-8198001
New Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK has restated the island’s commitment to tax transparency at an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development event in Paris. Mr Quayle was in Paris for the Manx government’s signing of a new OECD agreement on automatic exchange of country by country reporting by large… – Continue reading
Gov’t, Chile agree deal to end ‘double taxation’
Argentina and Chile yesterday announced the implementation of a long-awaited agreement to eliminate double taxation for residents of both countries in order to encourage investment and prevent tax evasion. Chile’s Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz, Public Works Minister Alberto Undurraga, and Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdés met with Argentina’s Finance Minister Alfonso… – Continue reading
‘Ensure MNCs do not evade tax’
Union Secretary for Economic Relations Amar Sinha on Sunday said a mutually acceptable mechanism among BRICS nations was needed to be worked out to ensure that the MNCs did not evade taxes. Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the BRICS summit which ended here on Sunday, Mr. Sinha… – Continue reading
Tax havens are under attack
Ireland, accused of being a tax haven for multinationals such as Apple to pay nearly zero tax on the bulk of its profits earned outside the United States, finds itself with a new adversary in the global fight against unfair tax practices — Brazil. As of October 1, Brazil will… – Continue reading
Multilateral Tax Pact To Take Effect In Brazil In October
The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters is set to come into effect in Brazil on October 1, 2016, following the publication of Decree No. 8842 in the Official Gazette on August 30. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Convention is the… – Continue reading
Bank secrecy rules face ‘lethal blow’ in Uruguay
Gov’t sends bill to Congress to force banks to share account data automatically Described by government officials as a “lethal blow” to bank secrecy, Uruguay has sent a bill to Congress that will force banks to automatically provide the DGI tax bureau information on the accounts held by individuals and… – Continue reading
Corporations paid no tax at Rio Olympics
Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Visa and the rest of the corporate sponsors of the August 5–21 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro won’t be paying any taxes on the money they earn due to a tax exemption law that is set to cost Brazil hundreds of millions of dollars. The exemption, which… – Continue reading
Swiss banks feel threatened by LatAm tax clampdown
Countries pursuing billions in unpaid taxes push region’s wealthy to pull cash from accounts LONDON — Switzerland’s private bankers fear cash-strapped Latin American countries pursuing billions of dollars in unpaid taxes will push the region’s wealthy to pull cash from their Swiss bank accounts. For these banks, still recovering from… – Continue reading
Deals Canada signed to catch tax cheats allow billions in taxes to escape
Montreal-based clothing maker Gildan earned $396 million in profit last year, but paid just over $6 million in cash taxes — a rate of about two per cent. Drug maker Valeant, based in nearby Laval, Que., booked $1.1 billion in profit in 2014 but paid only $110 million in tax…. – Continue reading
Barcelona accept to pay 5.5-million-euro fine over tax evasion charges on Neymar transfer
Barcelona on Monday accepted to pay a 5.5-million-euro ($6.2 million) fine over Neymar’s contested 2013 transfer in a deal with prosecutors that sees the club avoid trial on tax evasion charges. “It was better to accept this agreement than continue on with the uncertainty that has dragged on for a… – Continue reading
Brazil, Jamaica and Uruguay expand their capacity to fight international tax avoidance and evasion
Jamaica and Uruguay today signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the occasion of the launch of the OECD’s Latin American and Caribbean Regional Programme and the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting. Jamaica and Uruguay became… – Continue reading
Why We Should Be Really Worried About the Panama Papers
History shows us that tax evasion can have terrible effects, from economic inequality to societal collapse. In a world seemingly inured to financial scandals, the Panama Papers leak has reminded us of their capacity to shock. This huge document dump, which has revealed thousands of offshore accounts held in the… – Continue reading
Private Eyes They’re Watching You – Offshore Planning after the Panama Papers
Overview If you have been reading my articles on JD Supra for a while, you will know that I love Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. Nevertheless, the Hall and Oates song Private Eyes, is a more fitting song to describe the state of offshore planning in Tax Havens than “Oye Como… – Continue reading
Industry needs to be more transparent and credible: Jaitley
As “Panama Papers” expose the world’s most prominent people engaging in murky deals, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday told the Indian industry to become more “transparent and credible” in its functioning. “With the G20 (countries’ new global transparency standard) and FATCA (the US’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) coming… – Continue reading
Swiss Council Adopts Brazilian TIEA
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a dispatch on the implementation of a new tax information agreement (TIEA) with Brazil and submitted it to Parliament for approval. The agreement was signed in November 2015. It is the tenth TIEA signed by Switzerland. The Council said that the agreement governs the… – Continue reading
20 Caribbean, Latin American Nations Named Major Money Laundering Countries
Twenty Caribbean and Latin American nations have been named by the U.S. as “major money laundering” countries in the 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) from the U.S. State Department released Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2016. A major money laundering is defined by statute as one “whose financial institutions engage… – Continue reading
A tax haven professes to stand on principle, risking pariah status
PANAMA’S most notorious moment as a haven for tainted cash came with the nationalisation of money-laundering in the 1980s under Manuel Noriega, a military strongman. It has since clamped down on egregious financial criminality, but remains home to thousands of secretive firms and famous for the discretion of its bankers… – Continue reading
Brazil: study abroad exempt from new overseas payment tax
Study abroad programmes will be exempt from a new 25% tax on overseas payments that was announced last week, the Department of Federal Revenue has announced, prompting a sigh of relief among stakeholders that send and receive Brazilian students abroad. The new levy prompted widespread concern in the study abroad… – Continue reading
