Qatar: GTA extends global and domestic minimum tax registration deadline

Latvia has updated its list of low-tax and tax-free jurisdictions in line with the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The changes add eight jurisdictions and remove Panama and Vietnam, effective 1 November 2026.

The Philippines Department of Finance is considering scrapping the PHP 10,000 de minimis exemption on low-value imported goods to increase government revenue, address competitive disadvantages for local manufacturers and create a more level playing field for domestic retailers. 

Poland plans to raise the first personal income tax threshold to PLN 130,000 and introduce a new 24% tax rate from 2027, potentially reducing tax liabilities for around 3.5 million taxpayers. The reform would be accompanied by higher corporate income tax and solidarity levy rates to help finance the tax relief.

SARS has published guidance on the preferential income tax treatment available to qualifying companies in designated special economic zones, including a 15% corporate rate under Section 12R.

Poland’s Senate approved Bill No. 3147 on 27 October 2026, proposing changes to PIT, increasing the CIT rate for large taxpayers to 22%, removing automatic PIT bracket indexation and scrapping a proposed 17% lump-sum tax on business revenue exceeding EUR 300,000.

Parliament has approved in the first reading a bill to keep the 50% corporate income tax rate on bank profits through 2027, with the budget expected to gain UAH 50 billion.