Singapore Publishes FATCA Updates for Forms and Documents, set to Commence FATCA Return Filing for 2015 Singapore has made a number of recent updates related to FATCA which are as follows: FATCA Return Filing for Reporting Year 2015 will begin TODAY, April 15, 2016. All Reporting Singaporean Financial Institutions (SGFI’s) are required to submit a FATCA Return […]
Sovos is always looking to expand our knowledge and ways to better serve our clients. As a specialized tax organization, Sovos is dedicated to creating and providing complimentary education on emerging markets so organizations can better prepare. To this end, we have partnered with the Aberdeen Group to collect information through the Automatic Exchange of […]
On March 14, 2016, House Bills 61 and 62 (Acts 25 and 26 respectively) were signed into law by Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards. The first of these bills expands the sales tax base in Louisiana to encompass nearly every previously excluded transaction, and many, if not most, previously exempt transactions. The second bill enacts […]
Multinationals operating in Latin America are often surprised by the depth and complexities of business-to-government mandates pervasive in this region. From e-invoicing to e-accounting and now to shipping and human resources, governments in Latin America are entrenched in everyday business operations. Certainly companies can choose to see these regulations as a hindrance, but smart shared […]
Want to learn more about Sovos Compliance’s ability to integrate with NetSuite for NetSuite sales tax and VAT compliance? Check out this new short video with our Product Manager, Jeremy Wahlman-Krogh, who explains how this integration works and can be used with NetSuite ERP or NetSuite OneWorld. Leverage Sovos Sales Tax While Using NetSuite NetSuite […]
ACA compliance is complicated for all organizations, but this is compounded by the fact that this is the first year of mandatory reporting and HR/Benefits departments have never had to handle a tax reporting obligation like this one. As companies try to figure out how to adjust their systems to identify, compile, and transmit this […]
On your mark…get set…SHOP! Beginning at 12:01 am on Saturday April 23rd, certain emergency preparation supplies will be exempt from tax until midnight on Monday April 25th as part of Texas’ first annual Emergency Preparation Sales Tax Holiday. The exemptions will apply at all taxing jurisdiction levels as all counties and municipalities must participate in […]
Latin America has been the hotbed in the fight against corporate tax corruption, but the current wave of crack downs against transfer pricing is global in scale. Momentum against tax loopholes that allow companies to avoid tax liabilities is expanding rapidly – from cross-border efforts in Latin America to global country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements. Finance […]
Recently, the IRS released a new draft for Publication 5190. The Draft includes information on the new encryption requirements. The IRS has recently decided to update the cipher mode for encryption. Currently, the IRS uses the Electronic Code Book. Beginning July 9, 2016, IDES will require files to be encrypted with Cipher Block Chaining. There are also […]
This month’s VAT compliance updates: European Commission to Publish Action Plan on VAT According to a statement from the European Council, the European Commission will publish a new action plan for VAT in the spring of 2016. The plan will reportedly include a proposal to give Member States increased flexibility in setting reduced VAT rates. […]
Every year there are a plethora of questions surrounding COBRA coverage. This year is no exception. COBRA is offered to employees who have recently been terminated, fired, or have seen a drastic reduction in hours that would make them ineligible for minimum essential coverage regularly offered by their employer. COBRA is complicated and when it […]
As global information reporting continues to grow in complexity, it also continues to test the versatility of organisations internal tax compliance and tax operations teams. For larger organisations, this means managing an increased responsibility for FATCA, reporting for CDOT this May, and continuing to prepare for complete global transparency with CRS starting in tax year […]
Joint Webinar with Financial Executives International (FEI) – Earn 1 CPE Credit for Participating When: Wednesday, April 27th at 2:00pm Eastern Time | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Credit Questions?: Contact Sam McQuaid at smcquaid@financialexecutives.org or 973-765-1011 How to register: Please login or create a free account to register for this event Session Description For financial executives new […]
The taxability of food products is one of the most complicated sales and use tax issues for vendors and can be equally perplexing for customers. However, in 2010 the legislation made an already complex issue even more so. Prior to the legislative action in 2010, the state of Colorado followed the federal SNAP program definition […]
It is common knowledge (or maybe only to the ever-multiplying hordes of beer enthusiasts) that the Czech Republic makes some of the finest beer in the world. Perhaps less obvious is the fact that the average-sized central European country also ranks at the top of world in beer consumption per capita. Consequently, one would naturally […]
FATCA reporting is well underway, but lately Canada has begun to balk at its reporting obligations. Recently, the government’s Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) transferred 155,000 documents to the IRS in compliance with FATCA, but some are not happy at how the records were transferred. As a result, a study and a hearing will be conducted […]
Over the past week, countries have continued to change rules and regulations surrounding FATCA, CDOT, and CRS. Check out this week’s FATCA update roundup, straight from our team of tax and compliance experts. Estonia Releases Amended Tax Information Exchange Act Estonia has released an amended Tax Exchange Information Act. There are a few notable changes: A […]
As countries across the globe seek to curb corporate tax avoidance with country-by-country reporting, some Latin American countries aren’t waiting for these reports to be submitted, they are using their current e-invoicing tools to pave their way to greater tax revenues. For years, governments in Latin America have lured companies through incentives and tax breaks. […]