UK: Finance Act 2026 receives Royal Assent
The UK’s Finance (No. 2) Bill 2025-26 was granted Royal Assent on 18 March 2026 and has now been enacted as the Finance Act 2026, introducing measures across income, corporate, and inheritance taxes, environmental levies, and tax
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UN Tax Committee Discusses Extractive Industries Taxation
The 32nd session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters commenced on 23 March 2026. The Committee discussed the continuing work on aspects of taxation in the extractive industries. The relevant subcommittee
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Australia gazettes 2026 global, domestic minimum tax amendment determinationÂ
Australia's government has gazetted the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Qualified GloBE Taxes) Amendment (Measures No. 1) Determination 2026 on 20 March 2026, which amends the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic
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Cyprus mandates new documentation requirements for cross-border payments to low-tax jurisdictions
Cyprus' Council of Ministers introduced three decrees (K.D.P. 131/2026, 132/2026, and 133/2026) to combat tax abuse involving payments to low-tax and non-cooperative jurisdictions on 13 March 2026. These measures, effective from 1 January 2026,
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Australia: ATO releases overview of Australian company tax rates for 2025-26
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revised its guidance on company tax rates, providing an updated overview of the applicable rates for the 2025–26 income year, as outlined below: Companies Income category Rate (%) Base rate
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Italy: Government introduces tax credits to counter rising fuel costs
Italy’s Revenue Agency has introduced emergency tax relief measures to combat surging fuel prices, including temporary excise duty cuts and EUR 110 million in tax credits for transport and fishing sectors through Decree Law No. 33 on 18 March
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Russia clarifies corporate tax refund deadline for foreign entities
The Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has clarified the timeframe for refunding corporate income tax previously withheld from payments made to foreign organisations. The official position was outlined on 12 March 2026 in Letter No.
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Puerto Rico: Treasury sets e-filing procedure for 2025 corporate income tax return
The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury has issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 26-06 on 13 March 2026, setting out the procedure for the electronic filing of the Corporate Income Tax Return for tax year 2025. The guidance is issued
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Belgium consults Pillar Two IIR top-up tax returns for 2024–25
Belgium’s Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance has launched a public consultation on 17 March 2026 on draft top-up tax returns under the Pillar Two Income Inclusion Rule (IIR) for the 2024 and 2025 tax years, along with accompanying explanatory
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France issues guidance on treaty-based dividend withholding relief
France’s tax authority has issued guidance clarifying its taxation methods for dividends and similar income under international tax treaties, particularly focusing on treaty benefits for distributions to residents of countries with specific
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Poland gazettes DAC8 crypto-asset reporting, DAC9 Pillar Two top-up tax exchange directives
Poland has published the Act of 13 February 2026 amending the Act on the Exchange of Tax Information with Other Countries and certain related legislation in the Official Gazette on 17 March 2026, implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 of
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EU Commission presents proposal for single set of corporate rules (28th company regime)
The European Commission, on 18 March 2026, presented its proposal and a dedicated FAQ page for EU Inc., a new single set of corporate rules, building the cornerstone and starting point for the EU's 28th regime. EU Inc. is an optional,
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Romania gazettes GloBE deferred tax accounting rules
Romania’s Ministry of Finance has published Order No. 203/2026 in the Official Gazette No. 196 on 13 March 2026, detailing how deferred tax is to be recorded in the accounting records of constituent entities subject to Law No. 431/2023, which
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Hong Kong temporarily suspends profits tax return filings to accommodate system upgrade
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced, on 18 March 2026, a temporary suspension of its electronic profits tax return filing service in preparation for the rollout of a new version on 1 April 2026. To facilitate system update,
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Montenegro: Parliament adopts Pillar Two global minimum tax law
Montenegro’s parliament has adopted the Law on Global Minimum Corporate Income Tax, aligning the country’s tax framework with international standards under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two initiative.
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Poland publishes tax non-cooperative jurisdictions present in EU list, absent from own
Poland’s Ministry of Finance and Economy issued an official notice on 10 March 2026 regarding countries and territories identified by the European Union as tax non-cooperative jurisdictions that are not included in Poland's domestic harmful tax
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Greece opens myAADE portal for 2025 income tax returns
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has opened the myAADE online portal for the submission of individual and corporate income tax returns for the 2025 fiscal year, with filing windows beginning in mid-March 2026. For
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Oman: OTA issues reminder for 2025 tax return deadlines
The Oman Tax Authority (OTA) has reminded taxpayers of the filing deadlines for the 2025 fiscal year. Taxpayers subject to the standard 15% income tax rate must submit their returns by 30 April 2026, four months after the fiscal
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