Korea (Rep.): 2026 tax reforms introduce QDMTT, higher corporate tax
The Korea (Rep.)’s 2026 tax reforms, enacted following budget-related amendments approved in December 2025, introduce several changes to corporate and individual taxation. Corporate tax rates are increased by 1% in each of the four brackets,
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Luxembourg: Tax Authority publishes Pillar 2 online filing guidance
The Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax has issued guidance on Pillar 2 global minimum tax filings, covering registration and submission of Global Information Returns (GIR) and Supplementary tax returns. The guidance includes links to XML
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Hong Kong secures interim qualified status under domestic Pillar 2 regime
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) updated its guidance on the global minimum tax and Hong Kong minimum top-up tax for multinational enterprise groups on 8 January 2026. The updates indicate that Hong Kong has received transitional
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Singapore: IRAS updates guidance on MTT, DTT
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) released the second edition of its e-Tax Guide on Multinational Enterprise Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax on 7 January 2026. The guide explains the new Pillar 2 Income Inclusion Rule—referred
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Australia: ATO finalises exemptions for Pillar 2 tax filings, GloBE-aligned global minimum tax amendments
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released updated guidance on Pillar 2 compliance, and finalised its first round of technical updates to its global and domestic minimum tax framework. The updated guidance, published on 6 January 2026,
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Bahrain: NBR updates DMTT guidance on scope, registration
Bahrain’s National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) released Version 1.2 of its DMTT Law guide on 31 December 2025, covering the law’s scope and registration requirements. The purpose of this guide is to provide a high-level overview of the scope of
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Singapore: MoF issues regulations on MNE minimum tax filing, record-keeping
The Singapore Ministry of Finance (MOF) has published the Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) (Administrative Matters) Regulations 2025 (S 861) on 30 December 2025, providing detailed rules for the designation of local filing entities, record
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Netherlands to implement Pillar 2 side-by-side legislation by mid-2026
The Netherlands Ministry of Finance sent a letter to the House of Representatives on 5 January 2026 outlining the Side-by-Side arrangement for the Pillar 2 global minimum tax, which was recently agreed by the BEPS Inclusive Framework. The letter
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Uruguay implements domestic minimum top-up tax exemption for qualifying fiscal stability entities
Uruguay Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance issued Decree No. 325/025 on 29 December 2025, detailing how fiscal stability clauses that existed before the introduction of the Pillar 2 Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT), or Impuesto
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OECD: Side by Side Arrangement on Global Minimum Tax
On 5 January 2026 the OECD issued a document with the title Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy – Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar Two), Side-by-Side Package. This document set out more details of the
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Russia updates VAT, corporate tax rules
Russia has enacted a series of tax reforms for 2026 under Federal Law No. 425-FZ of 28 November 2025, introducing changes across VAT, corporate taxation, and digital asset regulation. The reforms took effect on 1 January 2026. The standard VAT
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Finland: Government seeks revisions to Pillar 2 tax rules
Finland’s government has presented a legislative proposal (HE 196/2025) to parliament (published on 2 January 2026), which seeks to amend the Act on the Minimum Tax for Large Groups (1308/2023) to incorporate the OECD and G20 Inclusive Framework
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Germany gazettes global minimum tax reporting rules
Germany has introduced detailed rules for filing and exchanging Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) information returns for multinational enterprises under the Pillar 2 global minimum tax, as set out in the Mindeststeuer-Bericht-Verordnung (MinStBV)
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Singapore: IRAS issues guidelines for multinational, domestic top-up tax registration
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has issued the Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) (Administrative Matters) Regulations 2025 (Administrative Regulations) on 29 December 2025, which entered into force on 31 December 2025. This
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Bahrain updates DMTT FAQs, VAT deregistration guidance
Bahrain’s National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) has updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT), which applies from 1 January 2025. The DMTT introduces a 15% minimum tax on large multinational enterprise
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Thailand enacts draft law for Pillar 2 top-up tax implementation
Thailand’s Revenue Department announced that the Cabinet approved draft secondary legislation on 30 December 2025 to implement the Emergency Decree on Top-up Tax B.E. 2567 (2024). These draft instruments set out detailed rules for determining
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Israel: Parliament passes law for Pillar 2 global minimum tax
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) approved the Corporate Minimum Tax for Multinational Groups Law in its second and third readings, implementing the OECD’s Pillar 2 rules into domestic legislation on 29 December 2025. The legislation
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South Africa: SARS updates Global Minimum Tax registration guidance
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released an informal guidance document on 19 December 2025, outlining the registration and notification procedures for the Global Minimum Tax (GMT). As part of South Africa’s implementation of the
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