China grants tax credit for reinvested dividends by foreign investors
A new corporate income tax credit for foreign investors reinvesting dividends from Chinese companies, retroactive from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028, offers a 10% credit to offset current-year tax payable. China's State Administration of
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US: Senate bill accelerates phaseout of renewable tax credits, introduces new levy
The US Senate's upcoming budget bill aims to eliminate wind and solar tax credits from 2005 and introduce a new tax on projects with Chinese components starting after 31 December 2027. The US Senate's latest budget bill, set for a potential vote
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US: Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ advances in the Senate with amendments
The amended text temporarily raises the SALT cap to USD 40,000, accelerates the phase-out of green energy credits, and eliminates proposed Tax Code Section 899 on foreign tax remedies. The Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Lindsey Graham,
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Italy clarifies tax credits for property refurbishments
Tax credits for qualifying expenses are 36% (50% for first dwellings) in 2025, and 30% (36% for first dwellings) in 2026-2027. Italy’s tax authorities have issued Circular No. 8/E on 19 June 2025, clarifying tax credits for property
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US: Senate bill proposes higher tax credit for CO2 use in oil production
The panel proposed equalizing the tax credit for using captured carbon in oil recovery with the USD 85/metric ton credit for permanently storing carbon. A US Senate panel released a bill proposing to match the tax credit for capturing carbon
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Canada: Ontario unveils 2025 budget, proposes increased tax credit for corporations
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, of the Canadian province of Ontario, presented the 2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario on 15 May 2025. It confirms no new changes to corporate or personal income tax rates. However, qualifying
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US: IRS announces 2025 inflation adjustment for carbon sequestration credit
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation adjustment factor for the carbon oxide sequestration credit under IRC section 45Q for 2025 (Notice 2025-25, IRB 2025-20). The inflation adjustment factor for calendar year 2025 is
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Netherlands advances to close tax-free annuity loophole in new omnibus tax bill
The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance has submitted the 2026 Omnibus Tax Bill to Parliament for approval. The Ministry of Finance has published both the bill and its accompanying explanatory memorandum on 25 April 2025. This legislation
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Brazil reportedly plans to offer tax breaks to attract data centres
Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad will be heading to Silicon Valley in the US this week in a bid to lure data centres to Brazil by offering federal tax exemptions on related tech investments, according to sources familiar with the
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US: Arkansas offers tax credits for headquarters relocations and automation investments
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed new legislation on 17 April 2025, which introduces tax incentives to attract corporate headquarters and encourage modernisation investments. Tax credits for new corporate headquarters
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Nigeria plans new investment incentive with multi-year tax credits
Nigeria plans to launch a new Economic Development Incentive (EDI) scheme to promote sustainable economic growth and attract investment in key sectors. The scheme targets key sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure
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US: Republican lawmakers tackle clean energy dilemma as significant investments clash with Trump’s skepticism
Republican lawmakers planning to extend US President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, also known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA),” are facing a clean-energy dilemma as significant investments in their districts clash with Trump's skepticism of
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Italy approves tax credit forms for simplified logistics zone investments
Italy’s tax authorities have approved the forms that qualifying enterprises must submit to claim the tax credit for investments in simplified logistics zones (ZLS) under Law Decree No. 202/2024. The regulations are detailed in Protocol No.
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Canada: Quebec announces tax measures in 2025-26 budget
The Canadian province Quebec's finance minister, Eric Girard, delivered the province’s 2025-26 budget on 25 March 2025. The minister unveiled a budget projecting a CAD 13.6 billion deficit, with CAD 2.2 billion allocated for debt repayment and
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Ireland: Department of Finance consults R&D tax credit, potential measures to foster innovation
Ireland's Department of Finance has initiated a public consultation regarding the R&D tax credit and potential measures to foster innovation. A tax credit regime for Research and Development (R&D) was introduced in Ireland in Finance Act
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Canada announces 2025 budgets for New Brunswick, Saskatchewan
Canada’s provincial states New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have announced their budgets for 2025. New Brunswick 2025-16 budget Finance Minister René Legacy presented the provincial 2025-26 budget for New Brunswick on 18 March 2025. It
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Canada extends mineral tax credit to March 2027
Canada's Ministry of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs issued a release on 3 March 2025 proposing to extend the 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for investors in flow-through shares for an additional two years, until 31 March 2027. The
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Canada: British Columbia 2025 budget proposes real estate tax and film industry changes
The Canadian province of British Columbia unveiled its 2025 budget on 4 March 2025. The 2025 budget has no changes to corporate or personal tax rates. However, it proposes the following tax measures: Increase in the speculation and vacancy tax
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