Posts by Abdur Rouf

South Africa: SARS urges non-provisional taxpayers to submit annual returns

October 16, 2025

ARS reminded non-provisional taxpayers to submit their annual income-tax returns, urging compliance and early filing. The South African Revenue Service...

Colombia: DIAN updates reporting rules for digital platform operators

October 16, 2025

DIAN updated digital platform reporting rules with Resolution 228, clarifying definitions, expanding obligations for operators, and refining due diligence and...

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Pakistan: FBR extends 2025 income tax return deadline

October 16, 2025

FBR extended the Tax Year 2025 corporate income tax return filing deadline to 31 October 2025, after earlier pushing it...

Greece: IAPR clarifies tax incentives for corporate reorganisations

October 16, 2025

IAPR issued Circular E.2088/2025 on 10 October 2025, detailing rules for the new corporate reorganisation tax incentives. Greece’s Independent Authority...

Russia: State Duma reviews draft 2026–2028 federal budget

October 16, 2025

Russia’s State Duma committee began reviewing the 2026–2028 federal budget, focusing on social spending, defence, regional development, and technological leadership....

Kyrgyzstan, Japan agree in principle on new income tax treaty

October 15, 2025

Kyrgyzstan and Japan agreed in principle on a new income tax treaty to prevent double taxation and boost cooperation. Kyrgyzstan...

Congo Republic ratifies income tax treaty with Turkey

October 15, 2025

Congo ratified its income tax treaty with Turkey, setting 10% withholding tax and easing double taxation. The Republic of the...

UAE: FTA issues VAT guide on input tax apportionment

October 15, 2025

FTA issued VATGIT1 on Input Tax apportionment and special methods. The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has published a VAT...

Oman: Tax Authority introduces five-year withholding tax suspension for Omani vessels

October 15, 2025

Oman suspends withholding tax on Omani-flagged vessels to boost its maritime sector. Oman’s Tax Authority has announced a five-year suspension...

Saudi Arabia: ZATCA urges WHT form submission for September 2025

October 15, 2025

ZATCA reminded Saudi businesses to submit September 2025 WHT forms by 12 October to avoid penalties, with a 1% charge...

Turkey updates guidance on ‘invitation to explanation’ tax procedure

October 14, 2025

Turkey updated its Invitation to Explanation guide to clarify procedures and encourage voluntary tax compliance. Turkey’s Revenue Administration has issued...

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Iceland consults kilometre tax bill

October 14, 2025

Iceland opened a public consultation until 24 October 2025 on a bill proposing a kilometre-based road usage tax from 1...

Romania approves prefilled VAT return

October 14, 2025

Romania approved prefilled VAT return under Order 2351/2025. Romania has issued Order No. 2351/2025, which was published in Official Gazette...

Greece signs Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information on Income Derived Through Digital Platforms

October 14, 2025

Greece signed the DPI-MCAA on 11 September 2025,  joining the OECD framework for automatic annual exchange of tax data from...

Kazakhstan: NBK raises base interest rate

October 14, 2025

The rate is used to calculate late payment interest on overdue taxes. The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) raised its...

Dominican Republic: DGII extends deadline for obtaining free digital certificates

October 14, 2025

DGII extended the deadline for free digital certificates required under its electronic invoicing system ahead of 2025–2026 compliance mandates. The...

Dominican Republic: DGII to accept credit card tax payments

October 13, 2025

Tax Authority allowed taxpayers to pay taxes by credit card through Banco de Reservas’ digital channels starting in October 2025. ...

Lithuania adopts excise tax on sweetened drinks from 2026

October 13, 2025

Lithuanian Parliament approved an excise tax on sweetened drinks from 1 January 2026 to promote healthier consumption and fund the...