Posts by Abdur Rouf

Zambia extends relief on copper concentrate exports

October 20, 2025

Zambia extended 10% copper export tax relief to deadline to address the growing stockpile of unprocessed copper concentrates resulting from...

Lithuania: VMI updates crypto reporting rules

October 20, 2025

Under Article 55 of the Law on Tax Administration (MAĮ) and the Law on the Bank of Lithuania, certain entities...

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US: Trump pledges to keep ‘massive’ tariffs on India until Russian oil imports stop

October 20, 2025

Trump said Modi had assured him India would stop buying Russian oil, warning New Delhi it would face “massive” US...

Germany: Bundestag approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Switzerland

October 17, 2025

The agreement seeks to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion.  Germany’s  lower house of parliament (Bundestag) approved the amending...

Germany: Bundestag approves amending protocol to tax treaty with the Netherlands

October 17, 2025

The agreement seeks to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion. The German lower house of parliament (Bundestag) approved the...

OECD proposes automatic exchange of property tax information

October 17, 2025

The OECD released a report introducing a framework for the automatic exchange of information on cross-border real estate holdings and...

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El Salvador to introduce tax amnesty programme for outstanding tax, customs debts

October 17, 2025

Finance Commission approved a plan allowing taxpayers to clear overdue tax and customs debts without interest or penalties. El Salvador’s...

Taiwan clarifies calculation of deductible foreign tax credits

October 17, 2025

Ministry of Finance clarified how businesses could calculate deductible foreign tax credits on income earned at home and abroad. Taiwan’s...

Singapore: IRAS reminds companies to file 2025 CIT ahead of November deadline

October 17, 2025

 IRAS reminded companies of their YA 2025 Corporate Income Tax filing obligations, outlining penalties for late submissions and available support...

Finland: Government submits third supplementary budget for 2025 to the Parliament

October 17, 2025

Finland submitted its third supplementary 2025 budget, proposing changes to spending, revenue, and borrowing. Finland’s Government submitted its third supplementary...

Russia: State Duma approves draft law on financial platform transactions

October 17, 2025

State Duma approved a draft law letting platforms trade their own securities. The State Duma, the lower house of the...

Kazakhstan: MOF updates list of countries with active double taxation treaties

October 17, 2025

MOF approved a new list of 40 international tax treaty partners whose nominal profit tax rate exceeded 75 percent of...

UAE: Dubai Executive Council introduces framework for free zone companies to operate on the mainland

October 16, 2025

Dubai is allowing Free Zone companies to operate on the mainland under new branch and temporary permit rules. The Dubai...

Lithuania: State Tax Inspectorate clarifies DAC6 reporting rules

October 16, 2025

The State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania published an updated commentary on 13 October 2025 regarding Article 61-2 of the Law...

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Germany proposes broader implementation of BEPS MLI

October 16, 2025

Germany unveiled a draft bill to expand the BEPS MLI to additional tax treaties. The German Ministry of Finance has...

UK updates Pillar 2 jurisdiction list

October 16, 2025

HMRC issued an updated Notice 2 expanding the list of territories and qualifying domestic top-up taxes recognised under the Multinational...

Lithuania: Government approves draft order for crypto-asset service providers, financial institutions under DAC8

October 16, 2025

Lithuania approved DAC8 rules imposing new reporting and due diligence obligations on crypto-asset providers and financial institutions from January 2026....

Russia: State Duma approves VAT exemption for precious metal deposits

October 16, 2025

State Duma approved a draft law exempting banks from VAT on interest paid in precious metals, aiming to boost deposits...