Specialist Tax Regulatory Materials
The OECD secretary-general tax report to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors has been published.
Jurisdiction(s): World
Foreign exchange issuesOverview of foreign exchange provisionsForeign exchange (FX) movements are generally taxed following the rules applicable to the underlying income, expenditure, asset or liability on which they arise, broadly as follows:Capital assetsOn a realisation basis (ie on disposal)
Sales, advertising and marketingExpenditure on sales, advertising and marketing activities may include amounts which are disallowable for the purposes of calculating trading profits. This may be because the expenditure is:鈥apital in nature (see the Capital vs revenue expenditure guidance note)鈥ot
Qualifying charitable donationsCompanies can obtain corporation tax relief for qualifying payments or certain transfers of assets to charity under the qualifying charitable donations regime. Definition of qualifying charitable donationThe definition of 鈥榪ualifying charitable donations鈥�
