Russia updates CbC reporting jurisdictions
The Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) has updated its list of jurisdictions for automatic exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports, effective 31 December 2024. The revised list comprises 45 states and 10 territories, compared to the previous
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Greece updates classification criteria for business size categories
The Greek Official Gazette published Law No. 5164 on 24 December 2024, which transposes key EU directives related to sustainability and business size, while also revising tax incentives for specific investments. The law implements EU Directive
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Peru: Congress approves VAT exemption on international remittance fees
Peru’s Congress has approved a tax relief measure under Law 32,201 on 26 December 2024, exempting VAT on fees related to international money remittances. The exemption includes fees charged to beneficiaries receiving funds from abroad and to
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Malta gazettes VAT (Amendment) Act 2024, introduces EU Small Business Scheme for Cross-Border Supplies
Malta published the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act 2024 in the Official Gazette, on 17 December 2024, introducing the EU small business scheme for cross-border supplies, aligning with Council Directive (EU) 2020/285 of 18 February 2020. The Act
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Turkey introduces 1% withholding tax on e-commerce intermediary payments
Turkey's Revenue Administration has announced the issuance of Presidential Decision No. 9284, introducing a 1% withholding tax rate on payments made by intermediaries to service providers engaged in activities under Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of
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Qatar: Parliament approves introduction of Pillar Two global minimum tax
Qatar's General Tax Authority has announced that the Shura Council (parliament) has approved amendments to implement measures for the Pillar Two global minimum tax. During its regular weekly session convened on 23 December 2024 at the Council’s
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Australia: ATO consults implementation of thin capitalisation third-party debt test
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has initiated a public consultation regarding the implementation of the thin capitalisation third-party debt test . Additionally, it addresses the associated Schedule 3 of Draft Practical Compliance Guideline
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US: Treasury Department, IRS publish final regulations on the treatment of tax-exempt bonds as retired
The US Treasury Department and IRS released final regulations (T.D. 10020) regarding when tax-exempt bonds are treated as retired on 27 December 2024. The final regulations address when tax-exempt bonds are treated as retired for certain Federal
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Australia to amend law to strengthen tax penalty regime
Australia’s government will be amending the tax law to strengthen the current tax penalty regime, as part of the 2024–25 Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook. The announcement was made by ATO is a release on 18 December 2024. The new measure
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Poland updates Corporate Income Tax Haven List
The Polish Official Gazette published Regulation No. 1928 on 24 December 2024, updating the list of tax havens for corporate income tax. The regulation enters into force 1 January 2025 The provisions apply to transfer pricing documentation
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Hong Kong gazettes amendment to Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups Bill 2024
Hong Kong announced that the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups) Bill 2024 was published in the Gazette on 27 December. The Bill seeks to implement the international tax reform framework, Base Erosion and
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Croatia: Parliament approves amendments to VAT Act, establishes EU small business scheme for cross-border supplies
The Croatian parliament has approved the Bill on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act on 13 December 2024, raising the VAT registration threshold from EUR 40,000 to EUR 60,000, surpassing the initially suggested EUR 50,000. In light of this new
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Turkey increases withholding tax on dividend distributions
The Revenue Administration of Turkey has announced the release of Presidential Decision No. 9286 on 22 December 2024, updating the withholding tax rate on dividend distributions. The withholding tax rate on dividends distributed under Article 94
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Luxembourg: Chamber of Deputies approve amendments to Pillar Two law
Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies has passed Bill No. 8396 amending the Law of 22 December 2023, (Global Minimum Taxation Law, commonly referred to as the Pillar Two law) on 20 December 2024. Earlier, the Luxembourg government published a revised
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Luxembourg enacts law reducing CIT rate
Luxembourg has enacted the bill on the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate reduction on 20 December 2024. The law was published in Official Gazette No. A 589 on 24 December 2024. Earlier, the Parliament passed legislation that introduced
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Sweden gazettes law amending Pillar Two global minimum tax
The Swedish Official Gazette published Law No. SFS 2024:1248 on 11 December 2024, amending the Additional Tax Act to implement the Pillar Two global minimum tax into domestic law. The new regulations are set to come into force on 1 January
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Spain gazettes law implementing Pillar Two global minimum tax
Spain has published Law No. 7/2024, on 20 December 2024, in the Official Gazette establishing the implementation of the Pillar Two global minimum tax in line with Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. Earlier, Spain’s Council of
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Morocco publishes Finance Law 2025
Morocco has published Finance Law 2025 on the Ministry of Finance website on 20 December 2024. Earlier, Morocco’s Ministry of Finance released the draft Finance Law 2025 on 19 October 2024, proposing various measures for corporate income tax,
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