US: California pushes ahead on EV incentives amid federal rollbacks
The US state of California is moving quickly to strengthen vehicle emissions standards and expand electric vehicle (EV) incentives, even as the Trump administration dismantles federal environmental protections. This week, state officials,
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Ireland: Revenue updates guidance on residential zoned land tax
The Irish Revenue has issued eBrief No. 024/26 on 29 January 2026, updating Tax and Duty Manual Part 22A-01-01 with guidance on the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT). The update reflects amendments introduced under the Finance Act 2025. Key
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Malta: Tax and Customs Administration clarifies VAT for taxi operators using ride-hailing platforms
The Malta Tax and Customs Administration has issued an explanatory note on 26 January 2026, outlining the Value Added Tax (VAT) obligations for taxi operators using online ride-hailing platforms. The explanatory note clarifies VAT treatment for
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Slovenia to ratify multilateral GloBE tax info exchange
The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced on 27 January 2026 that it has submitted a draft regulation to the National Assembly to ratify the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Global Anti-Base
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Uruguay updates incentive regimes for housing, construction projects
Uruguay issued Decree No. 353/25 on 15 January 2026, revising and consolidating existing incentive regimes for housing and construction projects. The decree updates provisions previously set out in Decree No. 329/016 of 2016 for housing and
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Luxembourg: Tax Authority publishes 2025 EUR reference exchange rates
The Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax has issued Circular L.G.-A No. 60bis/11 on 27 January 2026, providing the reference exchange rates of the euro for the year 2025. The rates, which include both year-end (31 December 2025) and annual
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OECD convenes Sixth Global Forum on VAT
The OECD has released a statement on the Sixth OECD Global Forum on VAT, held from 26 to 28 January 2026 in Paris, France. The meeting brought together more than 300 representatives from 104 jurisdictions, international organisations, businesses,
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El Salvador announces benefits to encourage business expansions, tax credits range from 10% to 30%
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly enacted Decree No. 498 on 16 January 2026, which took effect on 24 January 2026, with the aim to stimulate the national economy by offering tax incentives to established companies that increase their local
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Bangladesh: NBR further extends individual income tax return deadline
Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced a further extension for the submission of income tax returns by individual taxpayers and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) taxpayers for the 2025–26 tax year on 29 January 2026. According to
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Sweden proposes withholding tax exemption on dividends paid to certain foreign states
The Swedish Ministry of Finance has released a proposal on 27 January 2026, introducing a withholding tax exemption for dividends paid to foreign governments and foreign entities equivalent to Swedish regions, municipalities, or municipal
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France: Tax Authority updates deductible interest rates for shareholder loans
The French tax authorities have published updated interest rates (BOI-BIC-CHG-50-50-30), on 28 January 2026, that determine the deductibility of interest payments made by companies to their shareholders. In accordance with the provisions of the
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Taiwan: Tax authority clarifies use correct industry codes when filing income tax
Taiwan’s Central District National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has reminded profit-seeking enterprises to declare profit-seeking enterprise income tax using the correct industry code based on their actual economic activities for the
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US: IRS asks tax professionals to prepare for filing season
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice on 29 January 2026 urging tax professionals to prepare for the upcoming filing season. “Tax professionals can play a key role in furthering the IRS’s mission to ensure taxpayers understand
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Poland proposes new digital services tax legislation
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced on 27 January 2026 that it has submitted draft legislation to introduce a Digital Services Tax (DST). First discussed in August 2025, the draft proposes a DST of up to 3% on a broad range of
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Netherlands: Government pushes for upper house approval of DAC8 crypto-asset reporting, information-exchange legislation
The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance published Letter No. 2026-0000019577 on the Ministry of Finance’s website on 28 January 2026, urging the upper house of parliament to swiftly approve the bill implementing the Amending Directive to the
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Romania amends D100 tax declaration form
Romania has published Order No. 57/2026 in the Official Gazette No. 55 on 23 January 2026, amending the D100 tax declaration form originally introduced under Order No. 587/2016 by the President of Romania’s tax authority, the National Agency for
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Canada consults draft legislations for corporate taxation, anti-avoidance rules and other measures
Canada’s Department of Finance launched a consultation on several draft legislative proposals to implement a range of previously announced tax measures on 29 January 2026. The proposed changes aim to clarify and improve tax rules, close gaps to
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China releases 16th annual APA report (2024), highlighting strong growth, efficiency
China’s State Taxation Administration (STA) published its 16th Annual Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Report on 25 November 2025, providing a comprehensive overview of the country’s APA programme and its development between 2005 and 2024. The
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