India scraps tax cases due to higher appeals thresholds
India's Press Information Bureau released a statement from the Ministry of Finance regarding the Supreme Court's resolution of 573 tax cases on 24 September 2024. The measures are expected to significantly reduce the burden of tax litigation and
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UK: HMRC releases corporate tax registration guide for foreign companies
The UK HMRC released guidance on Corporation Tax registration for non-UK residents and non-UK incorporated companies, on 17 September 2024, outlining who is required to register and how a non-UK resident company trading in the UK through a dependent
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UK: HMRC to consult e-invoicing
The Chancellor of HMRC, Rachel Reeves, announced a public consultation on electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) on 23 September 2024. The public consultation will gather input from businesses on how HMRC can support investment in and encourage
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Czech Republic offers tax relief for individuals and businesses due to widespread flooding
The Czech Financial Administration announced several notices – providing information on tax payment deferments, penalty waivers, and various forms of tax relief – for citizens and businesses in light of the significant flooding on 18 September
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US: IRS publishes guidance for tax-exempt bond issuers to claim refunds
The IRS published a guidance (Rev. Proc. 2024-37) for issuers of tax-exempt and other tax-advantaged bonds for claiming refunds of any overpayment of certain amounts paid to the US government on 18 September 2024. The guidance pertains to issuers
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Malaysia unveils tax incentives for Forest City special financial zone
Malaysia’s Deputy Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan introduced proposed tax incentives during the announcement ceremony for the Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ) on 20 September 2024. The Forest City is situated within the Iskandar
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Australia: ATO publishes guidance on approved forms for thin capitalisation tests
The Australian Taxation Office has issued guidance regarding the approved form that allows taxpayers to choose between the group ratio test and the third-party debt test. This form is used when making a choice to apply the group ratio test or
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Argentina: Budget Bill 2025 proposes scrapping foreign currency purchase tax
The Argentine National Executive Branch presented the 2025 Budget Bill to Congress, which made no significant changes to the current tax framework except for eliminating the tax on foreign currency purchases (PAIS tax rate) starting 1 January
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Ukraine to align tax legislation with OECD standards
Representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and State Tax Service of Ukraine announced that the country will align its tax legislation with OECD standards. Representatives of Ukraine at the invitation of the Organisation for Economic
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US proposes new regulations for electric vehicle charging stations
The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released IR-2024-240 on 18 September 2024, announcing proposed regulations to provide guidance for the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit. The Inflation Reduction Act amended
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Chile updates annual global tax affidavit form
Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) has released SII Exempt Resolution No. 84 of 30 August 2024, which includes an updated Form No. 1913 (Annual Affidavit of Global Tax Characterisation) along with filing instructions. The Form No. 1913 is
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Brazil updates reporting requirements for legal entities with tax benefits
Brazil published Normative Instruction No. 2.216 in the Official Gazette, on 5 September 2024, which updates and supersedes the annex of Normative Instruction No. 2.198 from 17 June 2024 (Declaration of Incentives, Waivers, Benefits, and Immunities
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Nigeria to launch e-invoicing for improved tax compliance
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced it will introduce the FIRS e-invoicing system under the the Tax Administration and Enforcement Act 2007 on 18 September 2024. The FIRS e-invoicing system will be an online digital
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Netherlands updates decree on participation exemption
The Netherlands’ government announced that the Decree on applying for participation exemption was updated and gazetted on 20 September 2024. The Decree No. 2024-20865 of March 19, 2020, was published in Official Gazette No. 29719. This Decree
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Finland proposes amendments to minimum tax act
Finland's government presented the draft legislation HE 98/2024 vp to the parliament to amend the Minimum Tax Act on 20 September 2024. The Minimum Tax Act was enacted at the end of 2023 to facilitate the implementation of the Pillar Two global
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Taiwan issues guidance on foreign tax credit evidence requirements
The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, stated that for any profit-seeking enterprise having its head office within the territory of the China, profit-seeking enterprise income tax shall be levied on its total profit-seeking
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Malta updates income tax deduction rules for capital expenditure on intellectual property
The government of Malta has issued a legal notice revising the local rule on deductions for capital expenditure related to intellectual property or intellectual property rights for income tax purposes on 13 September 2024. The provisions of these
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Armenia withdraws plan to toughen tax crime penalties
Armenia’s government announced that it is reconsidering its proposal to impose stricter criminal penalties for tax violations after receiving criticism from entreprenuers. This has compelled the Armenian tax authority, the State Revenue
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