Lithuania: Parliament adopts state defence fund, increases corporate income tax and excise duties
Lithuania's parliament has approved a resolution to establish the State Defense Fund, but to achieve this goal, the parliament has raised the corporate tax rate and excise duties on alcohol, cigarettes and fuel, and enacted the Defence Fund
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Pakistan publishes new returns forms for tax year 2024
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) published a Notification S.R.O. 949(I)/2024 on 3 July 2024, which includes new returns forms available for companies, salaried persons, and business individuals for the tax year 2024. The forms are
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Italy issues decree for Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax
Italy's Ministry of Finance announced on 3 July, 2024, the publication of the “Decree of 1 July 2024”. The Decree contains the methods of implementing the national minimum tax or Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (QDMTT) provided for in
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Hong Kong gazettes patent box regime
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced the issuance of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Intellectual Property Income) Ordinance 2024 in the Official Gazette on 5 July 2024. One of the main aspects of the
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US: IRS cautions taxpayers about clean energy tax credit scams
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a release, IR-2024-182, on 3 July 2024, cautioning taxpayers about a scam in which unscrupulous tax return preparers misrepresent the rules for claiming clean energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act
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Taiwan issues currency conversion guidelines for offshore e-service suppliers
The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, has announced that offshore electronic service suppliers pricing their sales of digital services in foreign currencies are required to convert these amounts into New Taiwan Dollars (NTD)
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Turkey: Finance Minister outlines strategies to combat tax evasion, abolish certain tax incentives
In a recent televised interview, Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek discussed the country's economic strategies and reforms, which included schemes to broaden the country’s tax base and combat tax evasion. The government is
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Russia introduces tax reform draft laws
Russia's Ministry of Finance presented a set of draft laws to the Russian Government intended to enhance the tax system on 29 May, 2024. The package contains several major amendments to the Tax Code, Budget Code and Budget Law for 2024 and the
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Argentina passes tax reform bill
Argentina’s lower house of Congress (House of Representatives) approved the first tax bill requested by the new Executive Branch into law on 28 June, 2024. The outcome of the parliamentary procedures includes a moratorium tax regime for debts
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Australia passes instant asset write-off, energy incentives for small businesses
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released two updates for small businesses regarding the small business energy incentive and the temporary increase in the instant asset write-off threshold for the fiscal year 2023-24. Both initiatives
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Lebanon extends deadline for 2023 tax filings
Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance has extended the deadline for filing various annual tax forms and making tax payments for the fiscal year 2023. The new deadline is set for 25 July, 2024. This extension applies to sole proprietorships,
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Malta introduces online filing for Year of Assessment 2024 Corporate Income Tax Return
The Commissioner for Tax and Customs notified that the year of assessment 2024 electronic corporate income tax return is now available on their online services on 18 June, 2024. The supplemental document in case of a Fiscal Unit is also available
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Taiwan: Profit-seeking enterprises which have yet to file their annual income tax returns should declare supplementary as soon as possible
The Taichung Branch, National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance indicates that profit-seeking enterprises who have yet to file their 2023 income tax returns by the deadline 31 May, 2024, will soon be sent a delinquency notice
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US proposes regulations for tax payments by commercially acceptable means
The Department of the Treasury and the IRS have proposed regulatory changes regarding the payment of taxes through commercially acceptable means on 2 July, 2024. These updates align with the legislative changes introduced by the Taxpayer First
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Australia notifies implementation status of Pillar Two GloBe rules
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has shared key consultation feedback and findings regarding the implementation of the OECD/G20 Two Pillar Solution in Australia on 24 June 2024. It expects to complete the development of the necessary mechanisms
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Malaysia updates e-invoice guidelines
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) released updates regarding electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) on 28 June, 2024. These include revised versions of the e-invoice guideline (version 3.0) and the e-invoice specific guideline (version
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Russia issues guidance on 0% tax on gains from share sales involving immovable property
Russia’s Ministry of Finance issued Guidance Letter No. 03-03-06/1/47293, clarifying how to calculate the percentage of Russian immovable property within a legal entity's assets when assessing eligibility for the 0% tax rate on gains from the sale
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Saudi Arabia extends cancellation of fines and exemption of financial penalties initiative
The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the extension of the Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Financial Penalties Initiative for taxpayers subject to all tax laws for six months until 31 December, 2024. ZATCA stated
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