Dominican Republic: DGII extends e-invoicing implementation deadline for large local, medium taxpayers
The Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) has announced a six-month extension for large local and medium-sized taxpayers who were originally required to implement electronic invoicing by 15 May 2025. This extension,
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Sweden: Ministry of Finance announces tax proposals for Autumn Budget 2026, includes reduced corporate tax
Sweden's Ministry of Finance announced various tax proposals for the 2026 Autumn Budget on 19 May 2025. It includes reduced corporate tax, energy tax on electricity, special income tax for non-residents, amongst others. Reduced corporate
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US: Alabama opts out of federal R&D tax deduction rules, reduces grocery sales tax
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the bill (HB 163) on 14 May 2025, which decoupled Alabama from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) treatment of research and experimental (R&E) expenditures. On the same day, the governor also signed a bill
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Canada: Ontario unveils 2025 budget, proposes increased tax credit for corporations
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, of the Canadian province of Ontario, presented the 2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario on 15 May 2025. It confirms no new changes to corporate or personal income tax rates. However, qualifying
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Norway consults proposed list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
Norway’s Ministry of Finance opened a public consultation on a proposed list of jurisdictions deemed non-cooperative for tax purposes on 14 May 2025. The establishment of this list is part of the Ministry's work to implement EEA Joint Committee
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Australia: ATO updates guidance on Pillar Two minimum tax rules
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published new guidance on the Pillar Two minimum tax rules on 16 May 2025. It now includes: Guidance about how the ATO will administer potential amendments to Australian law to address
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Hong Kong: Government approves new company re-domiciliation regime
The Hong Kong Government has approved the Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2024 on 14 May 2025, which introduces a new company re-domiciliation regime. Under the company re-domiciliation regime, non-Hong Kong-incorporated companies which fulfil
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Czech Republic: Lower Chamber passes bill introducing complete waiver of tax penalties
The Czech Republic’s lower house of parliament passed a bill on 23 April 2025 amending the Tax Code. The bill introduces a provision under Article 259a that allows for the complete waiver of tax penalties. If passed, most proposed changes
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Taiwan: Ministry of Finance makes available interest-free extension, installment plan for business affected by US tariffs
In response to the impact of the US “Reciprocal Tariffs” policy on various industries, the National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung states that taxpayers who are unable to pay the full amount of tax in a single payment during the income tax return
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US: IRS announces 2025 inflation adjustment for carbon sequestration credit
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation adjustment factor for the carbon oxide sequestration credit under IRC section 45Q for 2025 (Notice 2025-25, IRB 2025-20). The inflation adjustment factor for calendar year 2025 is
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Costa Rica extends beneficial ownership filing deadline for non-profit entities
Costa Rica's Tax Administration (DGT) and Drug Institute (ICD) published Joint Resolution No. MH-DGT-RES-0006-2025/icd-DG-0032-2025 in the Official Gazette on 9 May 2025 whicht establishes a transitional provision for specific non-profit
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Norway: Government presents revised 2025 budget, introduces modest tax measures
Norway’s government presented its Revised National Budget for 2025 with a primary focus on safeguarding the economy on 15 May 2025. The revised budget introduces modest tax measures, including a reduction in electricity tax, a tax deferral
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Taiwan: MOF clarifies that businesses with minor tax overdue can still offset profits and losses
Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced that profit-seeking businesses with minor outstanding tax payments may still request to offset profits and losses. This clarification was made by the Ministry on 6 May 2025. The National Taxation
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OECD updates 2025 globe rules commentary with new Annex B for global minimum tax
The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS issued an updated consolidated commentary to the global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules, part of Pillar Two of the Inclusive Framework’s Two-Pillar Solution, on 9 May 2025. The 2025 edition expands
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Peru: SUNAT revises digital services definition, excludes human-driven support from withholding tax rules
Peru’s tax authority (SUNAT) updated its guidance on digital services in Report No.46-2025 issued on 29 April 2025. The updated report was made publicly available on 8 May 2025. It reversed its earlier 2024 position that classified online
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Italy: Council of Ministers approves draft decree on local taxes and fiscal federalism
Italy’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft Legislative Decree on 9 May 2025, introducing measures on local taxes and regional fiscal federalism as part of a tax reform. The Decree introduces greater fiscal autonomy for territorial
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Brazil delists UAE and Austrian holding regime from low-tax jurisdiction and privileged tax regime
Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service (RFB) has published the Normative Instruction No. 2,265/2025 in the Official Gazette on 13 May 2025, in which it removed the UAE from the list of low-tax jurisdictions and the Austrian holding company regime (for
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Portugal extends 2024 CIT, property tax deadlines due to power outage
Portugal’s Tax and Customs Authority has issued Order No. 79/2025 - XXIV on 8 May 2025, extending key tax deadlines due to the recent large-scale power outage affecting Portugal, France, and Spain. The filing deadline for the 2024 annual
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