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International Tax | Deloitte tax@hand | 23 October 2020

          World Tax Advisor
          A world of news with tax@hand.

          Luxembourg’s draft 2021 budget law presented to
          Chamber of Deputies

          The draft law proposes an amendment to the
          fiscal unity regime to change from a vertical to a
          horizontal consolidation regime, a new real estate
          levy that would apply to certain Luxembourg
          investment vehicles, and other tax changes and
          administrative simplifications.

          For the latest developments from various
          countries on measures in response to COVID-19,
          please visit the Deloitte tax@hand COVID-19
          page.

          Czech Republic                                 Egypt
          Real estate transfer tax abolished             Amendments to stamp tax and income
                                                         tax laws affect dividends and sales of
          The 4% tax on the transfer of real             securities
          estate has been abolished for
                                                         The amendments reduce the
          transfers registered on or after 1
                                                         withholding tax rate for dividends
          December 2019.
                                                         paid on listed securities, extend the
                                                         exemption from capital gains tax for
                                                         transfers of listed securities, and
                                                         reduce the stamp tax/duty rates on
                                                         securities transactions.

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France                                          Hong Kong
          R&D tax credit deduction does not               Overview of potential implications of
          imply transfer of benefit between               BEPS Pillar Two proposals
          group companies
                                                          This article discusses the elements of
          A lower tax court decision held that            the Pillar Two blueprint that are most
          product research costs to be invoiced           relevant to groups operating in Hong
          by a French company to its foreign              Kong and the government’s possible
          parent could be determined after                domestic policy response.
          deducting the R&D tax credit and
          provided clarification regarding
          comparable data to be used for
          transfer pricing purposes.

          India                                           India
          CBDT issues guidance on application of          Legislation enacted to extend
          TDS/TCS to e-commerce transactions              compliance deadlines and defer some
                                                          FA 2020 measures
          A circular clarifies the application of
          the tax deduction at source and tax             The legislation extends the time
          collection at source provisions to e-           period for paying disputed tax, gives
          commerce transactions including                 statutory effect to the 25% reduction
          those conducted through certain                 in TDS and TCS on specified
          exchanges, payment gateways, and                payments and receipts, and includes
          insurance companies.                            the deferral of certain provisions
                                                          enacted in the Finance Act 2020 as
                                                          well as other amendments.

          India                                           Ireland
          CBDT notifies Faceless Appeal Scheme,           Finance Minister announces Budget
          2020                                            2021

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Notifications issued by the                     In addition to providing COVID-19
          government set out how the scheme               and other relief measures, the budget
          will operate to eliminate personal              proposes the introduction of interest
          interaction during appeal proceedings           limitation and anti-hybrid rules,
          and clarify the tax authorities’ powers         extends the knowledge development
          to resolve appeals in accordance with           box regime for an additional two
          the scheme.                                     years, and subjects sales of IP to
                                                          balancing adjustments.

          Mexico                                          OECD
          Certain tax planning arrangements to            Highlights of Pillar One and Pillar Two
          be reported retroactively as from 1             blueprints issued for public
          January 2021                                    consultation

          Tax advisors and/or taxpayers that              This article provides an overview of
          designed, implemented, organized, or            the Pillar One and Pillar Two
          managed tax planning arrangements               blueprints that have been approved
          that generate a tax benefit in Mexico           for public consultation by the
          must report the arrangement to the              OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on
          tax authorities.                                BEPS and includes links to relevant
                                                          documents.

          Portugal                                        Singapore
          Implementation of DAC 6 reporting               Summary of responses to public
          obligations postponed                           consultations on draft income tax and
                                                          GST bills issued
          The reporting obligations, which
          extend to both cross-border and                 The public feedback and responses
          domestic arrangements and cover                 primarily address aspects of the bills
          taxes not included under the EU                 that would impose surcharges and
          rules, are postponed until 2021.                other measures to counteract tax
                                                          avoidance arrangements and missing
                                                          trader fraud.

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United States                                                       United States
          Disposition of certain partnership                                  Tax function’s role in COVID-19
          interests: Highlights of final regulations                          recovery

          The final regulations address the                                   A Deloitte publication discusses three
          obligation of transferees to withhold                               key areas where tax leaders can
          10% of the amount realized by                                       deliver strategic value at a pivotal
          foreign partners transferring interests                             time: cash preservation, supply chain
          in a partnership engaged in a US                                    planning, and M&A transaction
          trade or business on which gain is                                  planning.
          taxable.

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