US: Maine District Court upholds beneficial ownership reporting rule
The US District Court of Maine issued an order on 14 February 2025 on whether the beneficial ownership reporting rule under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is constitutional. This case concerns the constitutionality of the Corporate
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Spain: Constitutional Court to review early corporate tax payment rules for large entities
Spain has published Notice 1 and Notice 2 in the Official Gazette, announcing that the Constitutional Court will review the constitutionality of Spain's advance corporate income tax payment requirements. The questions focus on the
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Malaysia grants tax exemptions on payments to/from Labuan firms
Malaysia has released the Income Tax (Exemption) Order 2025 in its Official Gazette on 13 February 2025. This order grants tax exemptions on specific payments made to or received from Labuan companies. A Labuan company is incorporated under the
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Hungary: Economy minister seeks review of global minimum tax
Hungary's National Economy Minister, Márton Nagy, has called for a reassessment of the global minimum tax following the Trump administration's decision to withdraw the US from its commitment to the OECD Global Tax Deal, also known as the two-pillar
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Poland publishes list of qualified jurisdictions for Pillar Two rules
Poland’s Minister of Finance has issued a notice on 7 February 2025 listing jurisdictions that have adopted the qualified income inclusion rule (IIR), qualified for the domestic minimum top-up tax (QDMTT), or meet the criteria to be treated as
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Australia suspends commercial broadcasting tax for a year
Australia’s federal government has enacted the Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Amendment (Transmitter Licence Tax Rebate) Rules 2025 on 13 February 2025, which suspends the Commercial Broadcasting Tax (CBT) for one year from 9 June 2025 to 8 June
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Ireland updates global minimum tax guidance
The Irish Revenue has released eBrief No. 045/25 on 17 February 2025, introducing updates to Tax and Duty Manual Part 04A-01-02. These revisions focus on the Global Minimum Level of Taxation applicable to Multinational Enterprise Groups and domestic
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Chile releases 9th edition of tax schemes catalogue
Chile's tax authority (SII) has released the ninth version of the Catalogue of Tax Schemes on 22 January 2025. The Catalogue aims to provide clarity to taxpayers on tax compliance for various issues and business models that may impact the Chilean
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The US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert on its BOI webpage with an update on beneficial ownership reporting requirements on 19 February 2025, announcing the reinstatement of BOI reporting requirements
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Jamaica: Tax administration announces arrears settlement plan
Jamaica’s Tax Administration has announced the Special Arrears Settlement Programme on 29 January 2025, designed to waive/remit Interest, Penalty and Surcharge (IPS) accrued once outstanding principal taxes are paid by 31 March 2025. This
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Saudi Arabia extends deadline for new zakat rules
Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has extended the deadline for Zakat payers to apply new regulations for fiscal periods starting before 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025. The extension was issued in Ministerial Resolution
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Kenya introduces new income tax exemption rules for charities
The Kenya Revenue Authority has published a notice on 13 February 2025 regarding the implementation of the Income Tax (Charitable Organisations and Donations Exemption) Rules, 2024. These rules, which came into force on 18 June 2024, outlines the
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Cyprus issues 10-year bond yields for notional interest deduction
The Cyprus Tax Department announced, on 14 February 2025, the issuance of the 10-year government bond yield rates as of 31 December 2024 for various countries related to the Notional Interest Deduction (NID) on equity. These rates will determine
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Singapore: PM presents 2025 budget, CIT rebate and investment incentives amongst new tax measures
Singapore’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Lawrence Wong, presented the 2025 budget on 18 February 2025 outlining various tax changes which include corporate income tax (CIT) rebate and incentives to drive investments. The key tax
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Netherlands: MoF opens class action over corporate income tax interest
The Netherlands Deputy Minister of Finance has designated four categories of objections on 7 February 2025 as a class action regarding interest charges on overdue taxes. This follows after the tax authorities received about 6,000 objections to
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Panama revises tax compliance deadlines and rules
Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and tax authorities have recently announced tax developments, which include new regulatory obligations for resident agents and legal entities and deadline extensions for compliance requirements. Updated
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Netherlands: Inframarginal electricity levy tax due by April 2025
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration has announced it set the deadline for sending the tax return and payment of the inframarginal electricity levy (IME). The deadline is 1 April 2025. The inframarginal electricity levy (IME) is temporary
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EU: Council reviews list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
The European Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in a meeting on 18 February 2025, confirmed the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes without changes. During the meeting, the Council reviewed the EU list of
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