US: Treasury, IRS issue Section 892 proposed regulations to provide grandfathering protection and transitional relief to sovereign investors
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced on 29 May 2026 that it has issued additional guidance addressing the applicability dates of recent proposed regulations under Section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code, which
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Poland further extends fuel tax relief until mid-June 2026
Poland's government announced on 29 May 2026 that it has prolonged its fuel pricing relief programme through 15 June 2026, continuing temporary cuts to VAT and excise duties on petrol, diesel, and biofuel components. The extension builds on
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OECD releases report on corporate income taxation and business dynamism
The OECD has issued a tax policy brief on Corporate Income Taxation and Business Dynamism on 27 May 2026. In recent decades, concerns have grown over the decline in business dynamism, the process by which firms enter, expand, contract, and exit
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OECD: Fiji joins multilateral agreement on exchange of CbC reports
Fiji signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA) on 22 April 2026. Under BEPS Action 13, all large multinational enterprises (MNEs) are required to prepare a country-by-country
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Turkey clarifies domestic minimum corporate income tax, REIT exemption rules
Turkey’s Revenue Administration has issued General Communiqué No. 25, providing detailed implementation guidance on recent amendments to the Corporate Tax Law introduced by Law No. 7524 and Law No. 7566. The Communiqué, published in the
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UK: HMRC updates DOTAS guidance on disclosure rules, reporting duties, and penalties
The UK HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revised its guidance outlining the statutory requirements for the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime on 29 May 2026. The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime is designed to
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Hong Kong gazettes Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department has announced the Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 on 29 May 2026, which was published in the Official Gazette the same day. The Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 provides for the calculation
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Sweden proposes statutory definition of permanent residence for tax purposes
The Swedish government has proposed introducing a statutory definition of “permanent residence” in the Income Tax Act, a key concept used to determine whether an individual is subject to unlimited tax liability in Sweden. An individual who is
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South Africa: SARS updates global minimum tax return, payment guidance
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued revised guidance and additional instructions for the submission of Global Minimum Tax (GMT) Returns and the payment of related liabilities. The Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Model
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El Salvador broadens deductibility of business costs, expenses under new tax decree
El Salvador has released a more taxpayer-friendly interpretation of how businesses can deduct operating costs. On 11 May 2026, the Legislative Assembly issued Decree No. 568, replacing a seven-year-old rule that had restricted deductions in several
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Bolivia: SIN further extends 2025 filing deadline for financial statements, transfer pricing documentation
Bolivia’s National Tax Service (SIN) has issued Resolution No. 102600000017 of 27 May 2026 to further extend the deadline for the digital submission of financial statements, the annual report, the transfer pricing study, and the related-party
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OECD publishes updated GIR MCAA signatories list
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on 29 May 2026, released an updated list of signatories to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Information Returns (GIR
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Czech Republic sets 1 July deadline for top-up tax information returns as OECD guidance takes effect
The Czech Financial Administration released a statement on the Pillar Two global minimum tax forms recently approved under Decree No. 68/2026, published in the Official Gazette on 20 May 2026. A key point of the statement is the confirmation that
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Belgium gazettes model form for qualified domestic minimum top-up tax
Belgium has gazetted the Royal Decree of 25 May 2026, which officially approves the model form for the supplementary national tax return for the 2024 tax year. The supplementary national tax represents Belgium’s qualified domestic minimum
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Taiwan: Tax Authority reiterates invoicing rules for franchise arrangements
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance stated that when a business operator (franchise headquarters) charges a franchisee a one-time franchise fee for opening a store, the fee is regarded as consideration for the
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Austria court limits use of extended statute of limitations in VAT case
The Austrian Ministry of Finance has published a decision of the Federal Fiscal Court (BFG) confirming that the extended 10-year statute of limitations for tax evasion cannot be applied without evidence of intent, overturning a tax office's attempt
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Spain completes MLI procedures for tax treaty with Argentina
Spain has confirmed the completion of its internal procedures for the entry into effect of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) in relation to its covered tax
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Greece updates CRS reportable, participating jurisdiction lists for 2026 information exchange
The Greek Public Revenue Authority (AADE) has updated the lists of Reportable Jurisdictions and Participating Jurisdictions used for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), following the
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