Sri Lanka reminds bookmakers and gaming operators to pay October levy by 7 November
Sri Lanka's Inland Revenue Department has issued a reminder to taxpayers carrying on bookmaking or gaming businesses to settle their levy for October 2026 by 7 November 2026. The levy applies at 18% of gross collection and is payable monthly. It
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Singapore: IRAS clarifies tax treatment of foreign limited partnership
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) published Advance Ruling Summary No. 19/2026 on 2 November 2026, addressing the Singapore income tax treatment of a foreign limited partnership (X LP) and distributions made to its Singapore-based
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Bangladesh Bank eases preference share issuance for foreign investors
Bangladesh Bank (BB) announced on 3 November 2026 that resident companies in the manufacturing and service sectors can now issue preference shares to non-resident investors to facilitate foreign investment and dividend repatriation. Under Foreign
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Greece submits bill to parliament to cut income tax, business fees and VAT
Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance submitted the bill to parliament on 3 November 2026, putting into law the tax measures announced at the Thessaloniki International Fair. The draft cuts taxes for businesses, individuals and
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European Commission assesses EU accession progress of 10 candidate countries in 2026 Enlargement Package
The European Commission has adopted its annual Enlargement Package on 5 November 2026. This report assesses the progress made by 10 countries towards EU membership over the past year and outlines key reform priorities for advancing their accession
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Latvia updates list of low-tax and tax-free jurisdictions effective 1 November
Latvia has published a notice in its Official Gazette updating the list of low-tax and tax-free jurisdictions (tax havens), effective from 1 November 2026. The revised list is based on the latest EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions and
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Philippines weighs ending tax break on cheap imports
The Philippines Department of Finance (DoF) is studying whether to remove the tax exemption on imported packages worth less than PHP 10,000, a rule known as the de minimis rule. The government wants to recover lost revenue and give local
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OECD reports record MAP closures, faster resolution of cross-border tax disputes in 2025
The OECD has released new tax dispute statistics on 4 November 2026 as part of Tax Certainty Day 2026, showing that tax disputes were resolved more quickly and Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) closures reached a record high in 2025. Competent
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Chile approves Capital Markets Reform Bill, introduces tax incentives for investment funds, holding companies
Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the Capital Markets Reform Bill (MK4, Boletín No 18,643-05) in its first constitutional stage on 27 October 2026. The legislation was then moved to its second constitutional stage before the Senate Finance
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Poland: Government proposes new PIT scale from 2027
The Polish government has decided to submit a separate bill to introduce changes to the personal income tax system, with the proposed measures set to take effect from 2027, according to a release by the Ministry of Finance on 4 November 2026. The
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Qatar: GTA extends global and domestic minimum tax registration deadline
Qatar’s General Tax Authority (GTA) announced on 4 November 2026 that it has extended the registration deadline for the Global and Domestic Minimum Tax to 31 January 2027. The extension applies to multinational enterprise groups and joint venture
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Sri Lanka: IRD reminds taxpayers to settle October withholding taxes by 15 November
Sri Lanka's Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued a notice reminding taxpayers to pay the Advance Income Tax (AIT), Withholding Tax (WHT) and Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) withheld in October 2026 by 15 November 2026. Taxpayers must use
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Portugal cuts PIT rates for first six brackets
Portugal published Decree-Law No. 212/2026 on 4 November 2026, amending article 68 of the Portuguese Personal Income Tax Code (Código do IRS) to lower the general rates on the first six taxable income brackets. The reduction applies to income
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India extends e-invoicing to reverse charge self-invoices
India will extend e-invoicing from 1 January 2027 to self-invoices generated by recipients under the reverse charge mechanism, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced. The change covers domestic supplies from
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Dominican Republic: DGII publishes inflation multiplier, exchange rates for September 2026 year-end
The Dominican Republic’s Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) has issued Resolution No. DDG-AR1-2026-00008, setting the multipliers and adjustments for the fiscal year closing 30 September 2026. Director General Pedro Urrutia Sangiovanni
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Kuwait approves draft excise tax law on tobacco, drinks
Kuwait’s Cabinet approved a draft decree-law on 27 October 2026 to adopt the GCC Unified Excise Tax Agreement and its amendment, proposing new selective excise taxes on tobacco products and beverages. The draft was referred to Emir Sheikh Mishal
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South Africa cuts diesel price from 4 November after fuel-tax relief
South Africa’s Department of Petroleum announced on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, that the wholesale diesel price will fall by up to ZAR 1.20 a litre from 4 November. The regulated petrol price will decline by only 1 cent a litre. The finance
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Dominican Republic: DGII reminds large local, medium taxpayers to issue ‘E’ invoices
The Dominican Republic’s tax authority, the Directorate General of Internal Taxes (DGII), has reminded taxpayers classified as Large Local and Medium that, from 1 November 2026, they must issue their tax receipts exclusively in electronic format
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