Iceland publishes CIT, VAT and PIT brackets for 2025
Iceland Revenue and Customs has published the key tax figures and percentages for 2025, including updates on Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax and Personal Income Tax. The updated rates are applicable starting 1 January 2025. Corporate
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Luxembourg gazettes bill amending global minimum taxation law
Luxembourg has published a Grand-Ducal Regulation in the Official Gazette on 23 December 2024, outlining the application of tax credits under the Law of 22 December 2023. This law ensures minimum effective taxation for multinational and large
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Canada: Tax Authority outlines changes that will affect business taxes in 2025
In 2024, there were several announcements about changes to business taxes that will take effect in 2025. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has published key updates, along with some helpful resources to make it easier to manage these
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Lithuania: Government proposes tax incentives to boost economic growth, reduce income inequality
The Lithuanian government has introduced new tax proposals focused on economic growth and equality in the tax system on 12 December 2024. The proposals include tax incentives for investment in advanced production technologies and green energy.
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Chile announces 2025 first semester daily late tax interest rate
Chile’s Tax Administration (SII) has issued Resolution Ex. SII 133-2024 on 26 December 2024, establishing the updated daily interest rate for late tax payments in accordance with the Tax Compliance Law (Law No. 21.713). As per this resolution,
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US: Treasury, IRS update rules on intragroup transactions and consolidated federal returns
The US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations (RIN 1545-BJ87) to provide clarity on the treatment of certain liabilities in intragroup transactions under IRC Section 351. This document
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Spain implements temporary energy tax for 2025, targets major energy companies
Spain has published the Royal Decree-Law 10/2024 of December 23, 2024 in the Official Gazette on 24 December 2024, establishing a temporary energy levy which targets major energy companies in 2025. The levy is set at 1.2% on the net turnover from
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Australia announces GIC, SIC rates for Q3 2024-25
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced the general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the third quarter of the 2024-25 income year on 9 December 2024. For the quarter commencing on 1 January 2025,
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Oman gazettes Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax for MNEs
Oman published Royal Decree No. 70/2024 in the Official Gazette on 5 January 2025, introducing the Supplementary Tax Law. Earlier, The Oman Tax Authority has confirmed that a Royal Decree has been issued which implements a domestic minimum top-up
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UAE updates participation exemption rules
The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced Ministerial Decision No. 302 of 2024 on 10 December 2024, which replaces Decision No. 116 of 2023, revising the regulations concerning the participation exemption as outlined in the Corporate Tax Law. The
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Denmark outlines tax measures for 2025
The Danish Official Gazette published Law No. 1691 on 30 December 2024, introducing several amendments to tax laws, including changes to the Corporation Tax Act, the Share Savings Account Act, the Share Profits Taxation Act, and the Personal Income
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Turkey increases tax penalties for 2025
The Turkish government has announced increased tax penalties effective from 1 January 2025, detailed in General Communiqué No. 577 and published in Official Gazette No. 32768 on 30 December 2024. These adjustments are based on a 43.93%
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Singapore gazettes minimum tax law, regulations
Singapore announced the publication of the Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Act 2024 and the Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Regulations 2024 in its Official Gazette on 30 December 2024. The Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Act
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Malaysia Gazettes Finance Act, Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2024
Malaysia published the Finance Act 2024 (Act No. 862) and Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2024 in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2024. Measures include amendments to income tax, global minimum tax, real property gains tax,
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Luxembourg announces 2025 property, business tax multipliers
Luxembourg's Tax Administration announced the rate multipliers for property tax and municipal business tax for the 2025 financial year. The Grand Ducal Decree confirms that Luxembourg City remains one of the most competitive municipalities,
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Oman gazettes Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax, Income Inclusion Rule
Oman issued Royal Decree No. 70/2024 in the Official Gazette on 5 January 2025 introducing Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax and Income Inclusion Rule (IIR). Earlier, the Oman Tax Authority confirmed that a Royal Decree issued which implements a
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Malaysia announces tax breaks for Special Economic Zone with Singapore
Malaysia announced several tax incentives to attract investments to the joint special economic zone with Singapore today, 8 January 2025. Jointly announced by the Johor state government and Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, the incentives
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Pakistan promulgates Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance 2024, increases corporate tax rate on banks
President Asif Ali Zardari has enacted the Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 on 28 December, which establishes new corporate tax rates for banks. Under the ordinance, banks will face a 44% tax rate for the 2025 tax year (from 39%), gradually
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