Slovenia proposes amendments to Corporate Income Tax Act
Slovenia's Ministry of Finance announced the Draft Bill on Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act on 6 June, 2024. The bill simplifies the interest deduction limitation rules by eliminating the existing thin capitalisation rule while
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Czech Republic amends Income Tax Act following new accounting law
In response to the new draft Accounting Act, the Czech Republic's Ministry of Finance has issued a draft amendment to the Income Tax Act, proposing significant changes set to take effect starting 1 January, 2025. The Key amendments include
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Australia: ATO releases 2024-25 tax withholding schedulesย
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced it registered the Taxation Administration (Withholding Schedules Instrument 2024). Effective from 1 July, 2024, this instrument outlines the withholding schedules under the "pay as you go" (PAYG)
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Singapore: MoF launches public consultation on new multinational enterprise tax bill, income tax amendments
On 10 June 2024, The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced a public consultation on the proposed Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Bill and associated legislative amendments to the Income Tax Act 1947 (ITA). The consultation period will run
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Saudi Arabia clarifies dispute resolution for zakat, tax, customs
The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has issued new guidelines outlining how to resolve disputes between taxpayers and the authority. It explains the process for settling disagreements related to zakat, tax, and customs matters. The
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Luxembourg approves amendments to Pillar Two tax rules
On 5 June, 2024, the Luxembourg Government Council approved a draft law to amend the Law of 22 December 2023. It introduces the Pillar Two income inclusion rule (IIR) and the undertaxed payment/profit rule (UTPR) in alignment with the Council
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Latvia initiates consultation on draft law to ease administrative burdens for taxpayers, authorities
Latvia's Ministry of Finance initiated a public consultation regarding amendments to a draft law "On Taxes and Fees" on 5 June, 2024. The draft law can be viewed on the Draft Legal Acts (TAP) portal. This legislation provides for a number of
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Georgia grants tax exemption on asset transfers from foreign enterprises
On 4 June, 2024, the Georgian Revenue Service published Law No. 4197-XIVะผั-Xะผะฟ of 29 May 2024, which outlines changes to the Tax Code of Georgia related to tax exemptions for transferring assets to Georgia from foreign enterprises registered in
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US: IRS extends tax relief for West Virginia taxpayers impacted by severe weather
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release โ IR-2024-160 โ published on 7 June 2024, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of West Virginia affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and
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Lithuania: Government approves state defence fund and tax increases
The Lithuanian government has approved a resolution to establish the State Defense Fund, accompanied by several tax increases. The measures, set to take effect on 1 January 2025, include extending the temporary solidarity contribution on banks
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Dominican Republic expands e-invoicing mandate to medium taxpayers
The Dominican Republic's Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) issued Notice 11-2024, on 7 June 2024, which revealed an expanded list of taxpayers who are required to adhere to the country's new mandatory electronic invoicing (e-invoicing)
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US: IRS extends tax relief for Iowa taxpayers impacted by storms and floods
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release โ IA-2024-04 โ published on 6 June, 2024,ย announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in Iowa affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred on 20 May, 2024. The
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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release โ IR-2024-159 โ published on 7 June 2024, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and
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Malaysia updates tax rules for investment holding companies
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) released Public Ruling No. 2/2024 on 28 May, 2024. This revised and replaced Public Ruling No. 10/2015 of 16 December 2015 regarding the taxation of investment holding organisations. This update
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Cyprus: Withholding tax declarations due by Julyย
In an announcement on 4 June 2024, the Cyprus tax authority declared that the withholding tax and contributions declaration (TF 7) can be submitted without an administrative fine until 31 July 2024. After this deadline, penalties as per the law
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Latvia: Parliament passes draft law to partially implement Pillar Two GloBE rules
Latviaโs parliament approved the Law on Ensuring a Global Minimum Tax Level for Large Enterprise Groups on 6 June, 2024. The law now awaits the president's approval and publication in the Official Gazette to take effect. Earlier Latvia had
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Taiwan clarifies land expenditure treatment for tax calculation
The Ministry of Finance in Taiwan has issued a notice, on 3 June 2024, stating that expenses related to preparing land for sale should be accounted for as part of the land cost when calculating net income. According to Paragraph 1, Article 24 of
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EU Commission reviews anti-avoidance tax directive
The European Commission has announced an initiative to evaluate the Anti-Avoidance Tax Directive (ATAD), which will also include a public consultation. The ATAD lays down minimum standard rules to address the most common forms of aggressive tax
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