Malta extends deadlines for electronic filing of corporate tax returns in 2025
Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has revealed the extended deadlines for submitting corporate income tax returns electronically in 2025. This announcement was made by the Government of Malta on 25 March 2025. The Commissioner for Tax and
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Trade war escalades: China imposes 125% tariffs on US imports
Beijing announced it has increased its tariffs on US imports to 125% earlier today, 11 April 2025. "The US side's imposition of excessively high tariffs on China seriously violates international economic and trade rules, runs counter to basic
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Germany: Coalition government to lower corporate tax rate amongst other policy changes
Germany’s new coalition government, formed by the conservative alliance led by Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), announced a set of tax measures on 9 April 2025 as part of their policy agreement. The measures include a
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Luxembourg: Chamber of Deputies approves tax treaty with Colombia
Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies gave its approval for the ratification of the tax treaty with Colombia concerning income and capital on 2 April 2025. The tax treaty agreement was signed on 19 January 2024. It seeks to eliminate double taxation
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Germany, Switzerland renew changes to tax treaty arbitration agreement
The German Ministry of Finance announced a new agreement on 28 March 2025 with Switzerland that permanently extends the 2019 amendments to the 2016 mutual agreement concerning arbitration procedures under the 1971 tax treaty between the two
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France: Senate approves protocol to tax treaty with Switzerland
The French upper house of Parliament (Senate) approved a new law on 3 April 2025 to ratify a protocol that will update the existing tax treaty between France and Switzerland. This protocol, which was signed on 27 June 2023, is the fifth amendment
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Mexico announces tax incentive guidelines under ‘Mexico Plan’ decree with new evaluation committee
Mexico published a resolution detailing the guidelines for tax incentives under the “Mexico Plan” decree on 21 March 2025, effective from 24 March 2025. The resolution establishes the role of a new Evaluation Committee, composed of members
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New Zealand opens consultation on GST reform for joint ventures
The Government has launched public consultation on proposals to reform the GST rules for joint ventures on 7 April 2025. The proposals in the discussion document are largely aimed at ensuring the GST rules are fit for purpose for joint venture
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Singapore: IRAS revises e-tax guide on record-keeping for GST and non-GST registered businesses
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has updated two e-Tax Guides on record-keeping requirements for businesses on 31 March 2025. The Record Keeping Guide for GST-Registered Businesses (Eleventh Edition) outlines the necessary
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Sri Lanka issues guidance on AIT relief for low-income interest earners
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department released Circular No. SEC/2025/E/03 on 28 March 2025, outlining procedures for resident individuals to claim relief from Advance Income Tax (AIT) on interest income. Residents earning interest from banks or
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UAE: Tax Authority issues guide on interest deduction limitations
The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) issued a corporate tax guide (CTGIDL1) on 7 April 2025, outlining the rules for interest deduction limitations. The guide clarifies how businesses should calculate interest expenditures when determining taxable
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Germany releases 2025 CRS reporting list with new jurisdictions
The German Federal Central Tax Office has published a provisional list of jurisdictions for the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) financial account information exchange for 2025 on 26 March 2025. . This list covers jurisdictions that will
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Thailand approves tax incentive to support investment in large commercial EVs
The Thai Cabinet approved a royal decree on 27 March 2025, offering corporate income tax deductions to encourage investment in commercial electric vehicles (EVs), such as electric buses and trucks. The tax relief will be available until 31 December
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South Africa: Parliament approves 2025 budget with controversial VAT hike
South Africa’s parliament approved the 2025 budget which was presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, despite strong opposition to a controversial increase in value-added tax (VAT). To address government
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India: CBDT signs record number of advance pricing agreements in FY 2024-25
The Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced that India has entered into a record 174 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers in FY 2024-25. These include Unilateral APAs (UAPAs), Bilateral APAs (BAPAs) and Multilateral
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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA urges taxpayers to benefit from fines cancellation initiative until June 2025
The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has urged all taxpayers to leverage from the “Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties Initiative" which ends on 30 June 2025. This announcement was made by ZATCA on 6 April
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Ireland: Revenue revises VAT repayment offset rules following debt warehousing conclusion
Irish Revenue has published eBrief No. 080/25 on 7 April 2025 announcing an update to the VAT Repayment Offset section of the Tax and Duty Manual, reflecting the conclusion of the debt warehousing scheme. Tax and Duty Manual VAT Repayment Offset
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Ecuador extends 0% remittance tax on essential imports amid energy crisis
The Ecuadorian government issued Executive Decree No. 589 on 29 March 2025 to extend the 0% tax rate on foreign currency outflows (ISD) for essential imports. The measure continues the temporary relief first introduced for January to March 2025
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