Namibia announces tax proposals in 2025-26 budget 

02 April, 2025

Namibia’s Ministry of Finance unveiled the 2025-26 budget on 27 March 2025, outlining several tax proposals, including corporate tax reductions, VAT changes, and higher excise duties. Namibia’s national budget has risen to NAD 106.3 billion, marking an increase of NAD 6.2 billion compared to

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Australia: New law amends luxury car tax, denies interest deductions on tax debts 

02 April, 2025

Australia’s parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Act 2024 on 26 March  2025, which received Royal Assent on 27 March 2025. This follows after Australia’s Senate Economics Legislation Committee has

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US: Trump imposes tariffs on Venezuelan oil buyers, foreign auto imports

02 April, 2025

President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on any country purchasing oil from Venezuela on 31 March 2025. The latest tariffs follow the Trump administration's implementation of tariffs under the America First Trade Policy,

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Iceland, Philippines start tax treaty negotiations

03 April, 2025

As of 26 March 2025,  officials from Iceland and the Philippines recently convened to explore opportunities for bilateral cooperation, focusing on initiating negotiations for an income tax treaty. Iceland's non-resident Ambassador to the

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Brazil: Chamber of Deputies approve pending protocol to tax treaty with Colombia

03 April, 2025

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has passed Draft Legislative Decree No. 311/2024, which ratifies the pending income tax treaty with Colombia on 27 March 2025. The treaty has been presented to the Senate for final approval. Signed on 5 August

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Armenia Parliament endorses pending tax treaty with Hong Kong

03 April, 2025

Armenia’s parliament approved the ratification of an income tax treaty with Hong Kong on 26 March 2025. Signed on 24 June 2024, the Armenia – Hong Kong income tax treaty is the first between the two jurisdictions. Once ratification

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Hong Kong, Barbados end first round of tax treaty talks

03 April, 2025

The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that the officials from Barbados and Hong Kong concluded the first round of negotiations for an income tax treaty on 28 March 2025. The agreement between Hong Kong and Barbados aims to

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US: Trump directs Treasury to issue tax refunds electronically

03 April, 2025

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on 25 March 2025 to modernise the Department of Treasury’s payment systems. In the executive order “Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account,” Trump instructed the

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Australia: ATO updates shortfall interest charges on overclaimed tax offsets

02 April, 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a notice on 27 March 2025 outlining updates to shortfall interest charges related to overclaimed tax offsets. The government announced extending shortfall interest charges to repayments of overclaimed

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