US: IRS offers tax relief for Maine taxpayers impacted by storms and floods
On 4 April 2024, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Maine affected by severe storms and flooding that began on 9 January 2024. These taxpayers now have until 15 July 2024, to file
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France publishes 2024 Q1 floating rate for shareholder loans
On 28 March 2024, the Official Journal of France released the inaugural quarterly average floating rate for bank loans and credit facilities exceeding two years in maturity for 2024. This rate is utilized in determining the yearly maximum interest
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Pakistan: FBR introduces special method for tax payments by traders and shopkeepers
The Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new tax procedure called the "Tajir Dost (Special) Procedure 2024" aimed at taxing small traders and shopkeepers. This procedure applies starting from 1 April 2024, with advance tax
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Turkey begins corporate tax declaration period for 2023
On 1 April 2024, the Revenue Administration of Turkey announced the beginning of the corporate tax declaration period for fiscal year 2023. Corporate taxpayers can submit their 2023 corporate tax returns electronically through the Digital Tax Office
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UAE: FTA introduces EmaraTax application and 15 new corporate tax services
On 1 April 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) published a release related to the introduction of its EmaraTax application. The EmaraTax application offers 15 smart services to facilitate compliance with corporate tax requirements. The FTA
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Belgium proposes reforming investment deduction regime
The Belgian government passed a draft law to overhaul the investment deduction system. Effective 1 January 2025, the reforms pertain to tax deductions for investments, which are categorized into three groups. The standard amortization for tax
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Comparative Tax Revenue Effects of Amount A and Digital Service Tax Regimes
As authors of several studies that estimate the tax revenue impact of Amount A for various countries and compare the Amount A impact with revenues from a model digital service tax (DST) regime, we observed certain patterns that hold true for various
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Ukraine issues controlled foreign companies (CFC) notification requirements
On 28 March 2024, the State Tax Service of Ukraine released a notice directed to companies and individuals residing in Ukraine, detailing their duty to report on controlled foreign companies. This notification outlines the requirement for
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Norway to tax foreign companies in aquaculture on continental shelf
On 2 April 2024, the Ministry of Finance of Norway announced a proposal introducing a new tax liability for foreign companies and employees generating income from aquaculture on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It is also proposed that tax
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New Zealand enacts tax bill with pillar 2 global minimum tax for 2023–24
On 28 March 2024, the government of New Zealand government announced that it passed the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill after receiving royal assent on 28 March 2024. The Bill provides key
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UK: Treasury launches public consultation on tax relief for visual effects costs
On 27 March 2024, the UK HM Treasury launched a public consultation regarding additional tax relief for visual effects costs. At the Spring Budget 2024, the government announced that UK visual effects costs in film and high-end programs would
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Hungary: Central bank lowers base interest rate
On 26 March 2024, Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration disclosed that the Hungarian National Bank has reduced the central bank base rate by 75 basis points from 9.00% and set it at 8.25%. The revised base interest rate went into
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Belarus introduces new 25% tax rate for foreign organizations with permanent establishments (PEs)
On 20 March 2024, the Belarusian Ministry of Taxes and Duties released Letter No. 4-2-21/00850 on March 20, 2024, addressing the tax obligations of foreign entities with permanent establishments (PEs) conducting business in the Republic of Belarus.
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Luxembourg publishes global minimum tax pillar 2 FAQs
On 25 March 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax (ACD) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Global Minimum Tax - Pillar 2. The FAQs are related to the enforcement of the Law of 22 December 2023 relating to effective minimum
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Malaysia proposes capital gains tax and e-invoicing changes
On 26 March 2024, Malaysia’s lower house of Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 and Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024. The bills include the following proposed tax-related changes: Capital
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France updates non-cooperative states and territories list
The French General Tax Code's list of non-cooperative States and territories (NCSTs) was updated via Decree on 16 February 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 17 February 2024. The list includes the following 16 states and territories:
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Pakistan introduces new regulations for withholding agents and online business integration
The Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued new regulations requiring withholding agents to update their profiles and integrate approved software for transactions subject to withholding tax. The rules, introduced for the Synchronized
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Taiwan sets deadline for R&D investment tax credit recognition applications
On 26 March 2024, the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan released a notice on the application deadline for the recognition of R&D activities for the R&D investment tax credit. According to the National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, the Ministry
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