August 23, 2020 U.S. International Tax This Week for August 21 Ernst & Young's U.S. International Tax This Week newsletter for the week ending August 21 is now available. Prepared by Ernst & Young's International Tax Services group, this weekly update summarizes important news, cases, and other developments in international taxation.
————————————————————————— Global trade: Gaining control over your trade function in a volatile environment (August 24) BorderCrossings . . . With EY transfer pricing and tax professionals (August 27) The evolving world of site selection | Corporate location in today’s rapidly changing environment (September 9) ————————————————————————— United States — Aug 14: USTR announces modifications to tariffs on EU goods under Section 301 (Tax Alert 2020-2071) Africa — Aug 18: Rwanda announces requirements for VAT exemption applications on imported machinery, capital goods and raw materials (Tax Alert 2020-2097) — Aug 17: Kenya amends recently gazetted DTA with Mauritius (Tax Alert 2020-2088) Asia — Aug 14: India publishes detailed guidance on Mutual Agreement Procedure (Tax Alert 2020-2070) Canada & Latin America — Aug 19: Argentine Congress approves bill establishing new tax settlement plan (Tax Alert 2020-2103) — Aug 18: Peru simplifies procedure for foreign tourists to claim a VAT refund (Tax Alert 2020-2099) — Aug 18: Panama's National Assembly approves bill creating 'EMMA' special regime for manufacturing services (Tax Alert 2020-2094) — Aug 14: Ecuadorian Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional executive decree requiring estimated income tax payments for fiscal year 2020 (Tax Alert 2020-2072) Oceania — Aug 19: Australian Taxation Office issues compliance guidelines for outbound interest-free related party loans (Tax Alert 2020-2102) — Aug 17: Australia | Detailed analysis on final taxation ruling and guidance on the Australian thin capitalization arm's-length debt test (Tax Alert 2020-2080) ————————————————————————— Internal Revenue Bulletin
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