Today, two weeks after the German Federal Parliament (“Bundestag”), the German Federal Council (“Bundesrat”) also passed the 2022 Tax Amendment Act (Jahressteuergesetz 2022)....more
The Department of Finance recently released a package of materials containing potential changes to the Canadian tax system (Tax Proposals). The materials, released on August 9, 2022, include draft amendments to the Income Tax...more
On April 7, 2022 (Budget Day), the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance, delivered the Liberal Party’s federal budget (Budget 2022), the second budget since the start of the...more
On February 11, 2021, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (GFMF) published a decree (the Decree), confirming their position that German withholding tax (at a rate of 15.825%) is due and payable on gross royalties that are...more
Quick Summary. In 1867, the United Kingdom passed a Parliamentary act establishing what is now known as Canada. Today, Canada, the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, is a federation of ten provinces and three...more
The South African Revenue Service has issued a draft interpretation note on the application of the withholding tax imposed on royalties in terms of sections 49A to 49H of the Income Tax Act. ...more
On March 22, 2016, the Minister of Finance tabled Canada’s 2016 Federal Budget (the 2016 Budget). This was the first budget presented by the newly-elected Liberal government, which won a strong majority in the fall 2015...more