Singapore gazettes Finance (Income Taxes) Act 2025, enacts global minimum tax standards
Singapore gazetted the Finance (Income Taxes) Act 2025 on 12 December 2025, enacting the Budget 2025 measures announced in February 2025. The Finance (Income Taxes) Act 2025, passed by the Parliament of Singapore in late 2025, introduces a range
See More
Latvia: Parliament revises capitalisation rules, introduces individual-owned company tax relief
Latvia has published Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Law on 18 December 2025, which were approved on 3 December 2025, introducing new provisions affecting port authorities, taxpayers composed only of natural persons, and interest payments on
See More
Kenya: Tax tribunal rules pre-2025 losses unaffected by new carryforward limit
Kenya’s Tax Appeals Tribunal delivered its decision in Patel v Commissioner for Legal Services & Board Co-ordination Services on 28 November 2025, which addresses how the loss carryforward restriction introduced under the Finance Act 2025
See More
Japan: MoF unveils FY 2026 tax reform proposals, covers income tax, investment incentives and digital economy measures
Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has released the highlights of the tax reform proposals for the fiscal year 2026. The key elements of the proposals are outlined below: （１）Income tax reform to address rising prices  Introduce
See More
Malaysia enacts key measures under 2026 budget
Malaysia gazetted the Finance Act 2025 and the Measures for the Collection, Administration and Enforcement of Tax Act 2025 on 31 December 2025. These laws give effect to selected measures announced in the 2026 Budget and additional tax
See More
Malawi: President assents to Value Added (Amendment) Act 2025, raises VAT rate as part of 25-26 budget
Malawi’s President has signed the Value Added (Amendment) Act 2025, raising the VAT rate from 16.5% to 17.5%. The Act received presidential assent on 20 December 2025 and was gazetted on 30 December 2025, entering into force the next day, 31
See More
Denmark publishes consolidated income tax assessment act
Denmark has gazetted the consolidated text of the Income Tax Assessment Act (Ligningsloven) on 5 December 2025. The updated Act sets out the rules for calculating taxable income and includes provisions on exemptions, deductions, and specialised
See More
China: STA extends high-cap tax deductions for advertising through 2027
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration (STA) have announced the extension of preferential tax deduction rules for advertising and promotional (A&P) expenses on 22 December 2025 under the newly issued Announcement No. 16
See More
Montenegro: Government adopts multiple draft laws, approves BEPS MLI ratification
The Government of Montenegro adopted a series of draft laws, amendments, and international agreements on 11 December 2025 during a telephone session held without a formal meeting. The Government’s Public Relations Service made the announcement
See More
Tunisia gazettes 2026 Finance Law, includes presumptive tax regime for small businesses
Tunisia has published the Finance Law for 2026 (Law No. 2025-17) in the Official Gazette on 12 December 2025, setting out a wide-ranging package of tax and fiscal measures aimed at strengthening public finances while supporting targeted sectors of
See More
US: Florida updates rules on corporate income tax conformity, addbacks
The Florida Department of Revenue has released TIP 25C01-01 on 1 December 2025, providing explanation on how Florida’s updated static conformity to the federal Internal Revenue Code, now effective from 1 January 2025, affects corporate income tax,
See More
Taiwan: Ministry of Finance clarifies business tax inclusive pricing
The Taiwan’s Taipei National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has stated that for goods or services subject to business tax, business operators must include the tax in their pricing and issue uniform invoices for business tax reporting
See More
US: New Jersey clarifies exclusion of OBBBA deductions
New Jersey’s Division of Taxation has clarified that it will not adopt the new federal deductions introduced by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) for Gross Income Tax (GIT) purposes. The state also clarified that the OBBBA’s changes to
See More
Hong Kong: IRD revises eligible debt instruments for tax concessions
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) released the updated lists of Qualifying Debt Instruments (QDIs) at the end of 30 September 2025, on 8 December 2025. The lists include: Qualifying Debt Instruments issued before 1 April 2018
See More
Finland: Parliament approves amendments to business tax, asset valuation law
Finland’s parliament (Eduskunta) has approved Bill No. HE 125/2025 vp on 25 November 2025, introducing amendments to the Business Income Tax Act and the Valuation of Assets in Taxation Act, along with temporary changes to the Income Tax
See More
Cameroon: Parliament adopts Finance Act for 2026, introduces significant economic presence (SEP) standard
Cameroon’s Parliament has adopted the 2026 Finance Act on 26 November 2025, introducing tax measures from the 2026 Budget designed to expand the country’s fiscal base and strengthen revenue mobilisation. The legislation establishes a new
See More
Brazil: RFB updates rules on credit losses, interest on equity
Brazil’s tax authority, the Federal Revenue Service (RFB) announced that it updated Normative Instruction RFB No. 1,700/2017 on 4 December 2025 to clarify the tax treatment of credit losses and interest on equity (JCP). The changes respond to
See MoreUS: IRS issues guidance on elimination of one-month deferral for specified foreign corporations
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-72 on 25 November 2025, stating that the Treasury Department and IRS plan to issue proposed regulations under section 70352 of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA), which repeals section
See More