New procedure for announcing international sanctions against states, individuals or entities

The Department of Merchant Shipping (“DMS”) has adopted a new procedure for informing interested parties of United Nations economic sanctions and European Union restrictive measures in the field of merchant shipping. With effect from the beginning of 2017, the DMS has discontinued its previous practice of issuing circulars to bring such measures to the attention […]

Reference rates for Notional Interest Deduction for 2017

Article 9(B) of the Income Tax Law of 2002 as amended provides for a notional interest deduction for tax purposes on new equity capital (paid-up share capital and share premium) injected into companies and permanent establishments of foreign companies on or after 1 January 2015 to finance business assets, calculated by applying a reference rate […]