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Money laundering and terrorism prevention – who is responsible for what?
Since 13 August 2008 there is in force “Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act” (the Act) whose objective is to prevent financing of terrorism…
Transferpricing and related risks
Application of transferpricing and market price principle Transfer price is a price (value) that is applied in a transaction between related parties, namely, between Latvian…
New exemption from Company Car Tax
Amendments to the Law on Vehicle Operation Tax and Company Car Tax will come into force on 1 January 2016 and includes a number of…
About regulations governing unfair commercial practices
1. Increased fines on unfair commercial practice On 1st July amendments to the Unfair Commercial Practice Prohibition Law will come into force, expanding the rights of…
Simplified procedure for applying CIT relief on payments to non-residents
Amendments to the Cabinet Regulation No. 178 “Procedures for Application of Tax Relief Determined in International Agreements for Prevention of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion”…
Amendments to the Law On the Vehicle Operation Tax and Company Car Tax
The amendments to the Law On the Vehicle Operation Tax and Company Car Tax are being prepared for the third Parliamentary reading. They include a…
VAT guidelines for services related to real estate, issued by Latvian Tax Administration
In March 2015 the Latvian State Revenue Service (SRS) has published VAT guidelines “For determining the place of supply of real estate related services”. SRS…
New amendments to the Micro-enterprise Tax Law
Micro-enterprise tax law provides that starting from 1 January 2015 micro-enterprise tax rate for micro-enterprise turnover exceeding EUR 7000 is increased from 9% to 11%.…
Deadline for the introduction of new requirements for cash registers is extended
Although initially, the Cabinet of Ministers decided that the procedure for the use of electronic devices and equipment for tax and other payment registration and…