Colombia clarifies currency requirements for foreign branches of local companies
The Colombian tax authority ( DIAN) has issued Ruling 524 on 8 July 2024, which clarifies the currency regulations for foreign branches of Colombian companies. This ruling specifies that transactions conducted by foreign branches in currencies
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Austria generates additional EUR 185 million in tax income from AI
The Austrian Ministry of Finance has announced that the use of artificial intelligence has generated approximately EUR 185 million in tax revenue in 2023 from income tax, corporation tax, and value-added tax. The Predictive Analytics Competence
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Italy enacts decree on tax credits for energy saving investments
Italy’s Ministry of Business and Made in Italy published the Decree of 24 July 2024 in the Official Gazette, on 6 August 2024, introducing a new tax credit aimed at promoting investments in innovative energy-saving technologies for qualifying
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Ukraine enacts ‘White Business Club’ law
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Law No. 11084 enacting the “White Business Club”. This legislation amends the Tax Code of Ukraine and introduces several tax incentives and benefits for taxpayers exhibiting a strong commitment to
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Russia lowers tax thresholds for monitoring system participation
Russia enacted Law No. 259-FZ, published in the Official Gazette on 8 August 2024, which lowers the financial thresholds for businesses to participate in the country’s tax monitoring system. This system offers taxpayers a streamlined process
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Ireland updates guidance on Pillar Two global minimum tax
Irish Revenue has released eBrief No. 213/24, which provides new guidance on administering the Pillar Two global minimum tax, along with updated information on the implementation of the Pillar Two rules, on 8 August 2024. The Tax and Duty Manual
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Greece imposes special levy on gas-fuelled electricity producers for August
Greece has implemented a new law imposing a special levy on electricity producers that use natural gas as fuel for August 2024. This levy, set at EUR 10 per thermal megawatt-hour of the higher heating value of natural gas, is part of the
See MoreItaly issues decree on tax compliance, preventive composition procedure
Italy’s government has published Legislative Decree No. 10 of 5 August 2024 in the Official Gazette, which implements new measures aimed at enhancing the preventive composition procedure and simplifying tax compliance. The Legislative Decree
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US: IRS, Treasury propose dual consolidated loss rules
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Department of Treasury have released Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, in which it proposed regulations that offer guidance on the dual
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Puerto Rico: Nonprofit releases report on Pillar Two global minimum tax
Puerto Rican organisation Espacios Abiertos (Open Spaces) has released a report that quantifies and analyses the effect of the 15% global minimum tax (GMT) and the opportunities and risks that it represents for Puerto Rico. The study also discusses
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Thailand announces new incentives for car parts manufacturing JVs
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) approved a series of new incentives to promote investment in joint ventures (JV) between Thai and foreign companies regarding the manufacturing of automotive parts and components for vehicles using all types of
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UK: HMRC revises guidance on multinational, domestic top-up taxes
The UK HMRC released updated guidance on ‘How to prepare for the Multinational Top-up Tax and the Domestic Top-up Tax’ on 6 August, 2024. HMRC online service HMRC is developing a new online service to enable businesses to meet their MTT
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South Korea: President reportedly urges National Assembly to scrap financial investment income tax
The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reportedly urged the National Assembly to abandon the current plan to impose a financial investment income tax on capital gains earned by individuals from listed securities on Wednesday, 7
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Nicaragua announces tax incentives for tourism projects
Nicaragua published Law No. 1210 (General Law on Tourism) and Law No. 1211 (Law on Incentives for Tourism Developments), in the Official Gazette on 2 August, 2024. Law No. 1210 introduces new regulations for the tourism sector that will replace
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UK revises late payment interest rates
The UK HMRC has announced a revision of late payment and repayment interest rates following the Bank of England's recent cut to the base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% on 1 August 2024. New interest rates Late payment interest rate: From 20 August,
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Turkey extends Q2 2024 provisional tax return deadline
Turkey's Revenue Administration has announced an extension for the submission of the provisional tax return for the second quarter of the 2024 accounting period. The deadline has been moved from 19 August 2024 to 27 August 2024. Normally,
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Kazakhstan publishes updated tax code draft
Kazakhstan's Ministry of National Economy has updated the draft of its new tax code, introducing several amendments, on 24 July 2024. Key amendments Sector-specific corporate tax rates The draft proposes new sector-specific corporate tax
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Chile issues guidance on optional tax for accumulated profits
Chile’s tax authority (Servicio de Impuestos Internos - SII) published Circular No. 34 of 30 July 2024 in the Official Gazette on 1 July 2024. It offers guidance on the optional substitute tax for final taxes (impuesto sustitutivo de los impuestos
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