South Africa announces ten-year extension of R&D tax incentive

16 March, 2023

On 22 February 2023, the Minister of Finance has announced the extension of the section 11D tax incentive for research and development (R&D) in South Africa for another 10 years, until 31 December 2033. This incentive allows companies to claim a

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Cyprus: Cabinet approves financial incentives for energy saving investments

12 March, 2023

The Cypriot Ministry of Finance announced that the Cabinet has passed a bill amending the Income Tax Act, providing for an additional tax exemption in the form of a capital deduction for certain investments for Cypriot companies wishing to implement

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Malaysia: PM presents the revised budget for 2023

28 February, 2023

On 24 February 2023, Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, presented the revised budget for 2023. The budget was first introduced on 7 October 2022, but Parliament dissolved shortly after that ahead of the November 2022

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South Africa: Finance Minister delivers Budget 2023-2024 in parliament

25 February, 2023

On 22 February 2023, the South African Finance Minister presented the Budget 2023 in the parliament providing following tax proposals related to corporate taxation: Expansion of the renewable energy tax incentive: Under the expanded incentive,

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Hong Kong: Tax measures proposed in 2023-24 Budget

24 February, 2023

On 22 February 2023, the Financial Secretary delivered the budget speech for 2023-24 proposing the following tax measures. The Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the year of

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Russia: MoF Clarifies Tax Incentives for IT Sector

10 February, 2023

On 1 February 2023, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Russia published a Guidance Letter 03-03-06/1/5102 clarifying the application of tax incentives in the IT sector, that reducing the corporate income tax rate and social security

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Peru extends tax incentives for R&D investments until 2025

29 January, 2023

On 30 December 2022, Peru published Law No. 31659 in the Official Gazette modifying Law No. 30309. The Law promotes scientific research, technological development and technological innovation (R&D investments). The tax benefits are extended for

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IMF report on Japan’s economy

27 January, 2023

On 25 January 2023 the IMF issued a report following discussions with Japan under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement. Japan is recovering from the pandemic and the economic recovery is projected to continue in the near term supported

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Kazakhstan provides exemptions on income from IP and IT

27 January, 2023

On 23 December 2022, the State Revenue Committee of Kazakhstan issued a press release clarifying the corporate income tax exemption for intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) income. The release was issued in accordance with the

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Peru extends tax incentives for real estate investment funds until 2026

26 January, 2023

On 29 December 2022, Peru published Law No. 31650 in the Official Gazette modifying Legislative Decree 1811. The Law approves the extension of the validity of tax incentives to promote real estate investment funds until 31 December 2026. The Law is

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South Korea approves budget for 2023

19 January, 2023

On 23 December 2022, South Korea’s National Assembly approved the budget for 2023 including the tax reform proposal for 2023. Accordingly, South Korea changes the existing tax-related measures including transfer pricing measures. The key tax

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Turkey extends additional R&D and design deduction until 2028

15 January, 2023

On 10 January 2023, Turkey issued Presidential Decision No. 6652 in the Official Gazette on additional research and development (R&D) and design deduction. According, Turkey extends the application of additional deduction for R&D and design

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Philippines: FIRB finalizes tax incentive guidelines

15 January, 2023

On 12 January 2023, the Philippines Department of Finance has announced that the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is finalizing the guidelines on the suspension or withdrawal of tax incentives, and the cancellation of project or activity

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Dominican Republic: DGII extends exemptions for agricultural sector

10 January, 2023

On 5 January 2023, the Dominican Tax Authorities (DGII) published General Rule No. 01/2023 regarding temporary exemptions for the agriculture sector. The major benefits include following measure: Exemption from the requirement to pay income tax

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Malaysia: IRBM issues public ruling on tax incentives for investments in R&D companies

10 January, 2023

On 29 December 2022, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) issued Public Ruling No. 12/2022 and Public Ruling No. 13/2022, on tax incentives for investments in R&D companies. The objective of this Public Ruling (PR) is to provide an

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Algeria releases finance law 2023

07 January, 2023

On 29 December 2022, Algeria published the Law No. 24-22 in the official gazette implementing the 2023 finance law. The law includes the following tax measures. Increase in cash expense deductible thresholds for corporate income tax (BIS) and

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Finland approves new tax support for R&D activities

06 January, 2023

On 29 December 2022, the Finnish Ministry of Finance has announced the approval of legislation regarding new tax support for research and development activities (R&D). The new incentive is combined deduction of a general additional deduction

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Greece increases additional deduction for advertising expenses

24 December, 2022

On 21 December 2022, Greece published Law No. 5005 in the Official Gazette, which extended the application of the 30% special deduction for advertising expenses to the tax year 2023 as well as 2022. In some circumstances, a 100% additional deduction

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