Qatar: GTA opens registration for global, domestic minimum tax (Pillar Two) on Dhareeba platform

Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance published the Royal Decree of 24 July 2026 in the Official Gazette on 30 July 2026, amending Annex III to raise the additional-work hours threshold to 180 hours, increase the very-low-wage employment bonus component to 63%, and extend the withholding tax correction mechanism to lump-sum alimony paid to non-residents. 

The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and CGIBS approved Joint Act RFB/CGIBS No. 4 on 30 July 2026, setting a phased schedule running from 3 August 2026 through 1 January 2027 for mandatory issuance of electronic tax documents including NF-e, NFS-e, CT-e and Duimp, alongside a 2026 compliance programme offering cooperative taxpayers extra time to regularise their obligations.

Brazil's Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal) and the IBS Management Committee (CGIBS) will suspend the mandatory completion of CBS and IBS fields in electronic fiscal documents, with revised validation rules ensuring documents are not rejected if those fields are left blank during the transition to the country's Consumption Tax Reform.

The European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation on 31 July 2026 extending, without an end date, the suspension of EU rebalancing measures covering EUR 93 billion of US imports, first introduced under Regulation 2025/1564 in response to threatened US tariffs, while reserving the right to reactivate the measures if needed to defend EU interests. 

New implementation rules increase the eligibility threshold for the 17% exceptional tax on Sayrafa profits and set out filing, reporting, payment and refund procedures for taxpayers and banks. 

Lebanon's Ministry of Finance has introduced reductions in tax penalties for eligible tax assessments issued from 16 November 2022, with taxpayers able to benefit from the settlement measures until 30 December 2026, subject to payment and other conditions.