ArticleFIRS Finance Act Circular: Business Reorganisation, Commencement And Cessation RulesCommencement and cessation rules - The FIRS clarified that a company that commences business should apply the Preceding Year Basis (PYB) NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleLIRS Issues Clarification On The Taxation Of Interest Benefit On Loans Granted To EmployeesOver time, employers have adopted various practices in the treatment of loans that were granted to their employees for tax purposes. NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleCyprus – Andorra Double Tax Treaty Enters Into ForceThe DTT provides for a 0% withholding tax (WHT) rate on dividends, interest and royalties.CyprusTaxPwC Cyprus
ArticleEthiopia Double Tax Treaty Enters Into ForceThe first-time double tax treaty (DTT) between Cyprus and Ethiopia signed in December 2015 entered into force on 18 October 2017 as per recent update of the Cyprus Ministry of Finance. CyprusTaxPwC Cyprus
ArticleFederal Labour Court Strengthens Equal Pay: A Single Comparator Suffices – No "Preponderant Probability" RequiredThe Federal Labour Court has made clear that, to trigger the presumption of sex-based pay discrimination, it is sufficient to compare oneself with a single, better-paid colleague of the opposite sex performing the same or work of equal value.GermanyEmployment and HRPwC Legal Germany
ArticleHouse Of Reps Passes Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB)Nigeria's House of Representatives has passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesPwC Nigeria
ArticleOverview Of Turkish CP&I MarketLiberalization process, that started in 2002, is continuing successfully. TurkeyGovernment, Public SectorPwC
ArticlePrivate Wealth And Charities PodcastIn this episode of our Private Wealth & Charities podcast series, Richard Norridge, Phoebe Fox and David Clarke, Chief Operating Officer (and formerly Director of Services)...United KingdomWealth ManagementHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticlePwC Malta Releases Its CEO Confidence Tracker And Economic Outlook ResultsLocal business leaders remain resilient amid global uncertainty, while Malta's economy continues to outperform the eurozone.MaltaFinance and BankingFinance Malta
ArticleTokenisation Yes, Monetary Fragmentation No: The ECB’s Emerging Doctrine For The EU’s Digital Finance Architecture And Wider Views On The MIPThe European Central Bank has articulated a comprehensive vision for the EU's digital finance architecture, positioning deeper financial integration as essential for Europe's economic future. This analysis examines the ECB's technical stance on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, which proposes to transfer significant supervisory powers to ESMA while addressing persistent gaps in cross-border capital allocation.European UnionFinance and BankingPwC Legal Germany
ArticleTax Facts & Figures 2023 - Capital DutyThere is no capital duty payable if the shares are issued at their nominal value. There is a €20 flat duty if the shares are issued at a premium...CyprusCorporate/Commercial LawPwC Cyprus
ArticleTax Facts & Figures 2023 – TrustA trust may be defined as the obligation under which a person to whom property is transferred (i.e. the trustee) is bound to deal with the beneficial interest in such property in a particular...CyprusTaxPwC Cyprus
ArticleGeneral Accounting Principles For Smaller Entities - Pocket GuideThis pocket guide provides a summary of the recognition and measurement requirements in the Accountancy Profession (General Accounting Principles for Smaller Entities) Regulations, 2009 ("GAPSE"), that was enacted through Legal Notice 51 of 2009, and subsequently amended through Legal Notice 58 of 2010.MaltaAccounting and AuditPwC Malta
ArticleCorporate Responsibility Practices SurveyCorporate Social responsibility is defined as the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society.MaltaCorporate/Commercial LawPwC Malta
ArticleBeing Prepared — Compliance With Namibian Transfer Pricing LegislationPwC Namibia together with our global alliance can ensure a seamless approach to satisfying your global transfer pricing requirements.NamibiaTaxPWC
ArticleImpact Of Tariff Reduction Expected To Mute In The Near TermThe Federal Government of Nigeria recently approved the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures which allow the implementation of the Supplementary Protection Measures and the ECOWAS Common External Tariff 2015-2019. NigeriaGovernment, Public SectorPwC Nigeria
VideoCFO's Guide: Discount Rates (Video)In this article we focus in the importance and relevance of discount rates in the IFRS 16 calculation.United Arab EmiratesFinance and BankingPWC
ArticleMiCAR – Final Guidelines On Reverse SolicitationThe EU's Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) became fully operational as of 30 December 2024. As explored in PwC Legal's EU RegCORE' series covering developments across the "EU's Digital Single Market...European UnionTechnologyPwC Legal Germany
ArticleDeutschlands PFOF-Verbot ist nun vollständig in Kraft: BaFin benennt drei unzulässige Umgehungsstrukturen und vieles mehrGermany's transition period for Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) has ended, and BaFin has issued detailed supervisory guidance outlining prohibited circumvention structures and expectations for PFOF-free business models. The regulator applies an economic substance test that looks beyond mere form, requiring firms to justify fees in vertically integrated groups and trace orders through intermediary chains back to retail clients. GermanyFinance and BankingPwC Legal Germany
ArticleIntegrated Reporting – Are We Moving Forward?Integrated reporting continues to be a hot topic for preparers, investors and regulators.MaltaAccounting and AuditPwC Malta