Vietnam extends 2025 tax payment deadlines
The Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 82/2025/ND-CP on 2 April 2025, outlining extensions to tax payment deadlines for various taxes including individual income tax, VAT, corporate income tax, and land rental taxes in 2025. These measures
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Hong Kong publishes 2024-25 profits tax filing guide
Hong Kong has published a guide for 2023-25 profits tax filings. The 2024-2025 profits tax filing season began on 1 April 2024 with the mass distribution of profits tax returns. Who should file Newly registered business Generally, a
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UK consults advance tax clearance service for large innovative investment projects, transfer pricing treatment of CCAs
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the government launched a consultation on a proposed new service aimed at providing advance statutory certainty on the application of UK corporation tax rules for businesses undertaking the "very
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Hong Kong introduces upgraded electronic profits tax filing services
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has launched the new versions and enhanced features of electronic filing of profits tax return services on 1 April 2025. The IRD Taxonomy Package and IRD iXBRL Data Preparation Tools enables all
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US: Arkansas offers tax relief for storm affected residents
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed an executive order on 20 March 2025 announcing tax filing and payment relief for individuals and businesses impacted by the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept through the state on 14
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Malaysia updates e-invoice guidelines for system disruptions
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) released e-Invoice Guideline Version 4.3 on 18 March 2025. This update adds subsection 2.5.4, which provides guidance for handling MyInvois System disruptions, failures, or outages. The MyInvois System
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Australia unveils 2025-26 budget, proposes amendments to tax laws for managed investment trusts
Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the 2025-26 Budget on 25 March 2025. The tax measures are limited and include plans to amend tax laws for managed investment trusts, allowing legitimate investors to access concessional withholding tax
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US: FinCEN drops beneficial ownership reporting rules, updates foreign company deadlines
The US Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced, on 21 March 2025, that it is removing beneficial ownership reporting requirements for US companies and US persons to report beneficial ownership information
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Australia to tax digital assets under current tax laws
Australia’s government announced its upcoming initiative regarding the development of its digital asset industry on 21 March 2025. The Albanese Government is developing a fit for purpose digital asset regime to help build a more dynamic and
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Malaysia introduces new consolidated income tax and employer audit framework
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has released a new Tax Audit Framework on Income Tax and Employer on 15 March 2025. The updated framework replaces several previous audit frameworks, including: Tax Audit Framework (2022); Tax
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Hong Kong notifies tax representatives of 2024-25 tax return filing block extension scheme
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has released a Circular Letter to Tax Representatives on the Block Extension Scheme for the Lodgement of 2024/25 Tax Returns. As in previous years, the letter confirms that the Block Extension Scheme
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Nigeria: House keeps corporate tax at 30% and VAT at 7.5%
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has approved and adopted the recommendations of its Committee on Finance, which retains the value added tax (VAT) rate at 7.5%. The previous proposal was to increase to 12.5%, which was set for 2026. The House
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Italy releases 2024 corporate tax return forms
Italy’s tax authorities have released tax return forms for the fiscal year of 2024. The return forms are: Corporate tax (IRES) return form: Redditi 2025–SC and instructions, approved by Protocol No. 131067/2025 of 17 March 2025;
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Uganda launches new 30% tax payment option for tribunal cases
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) informs all taxpayers that a new basis for payment has been introduced on the URA web portal (www.ura.go.ug) to cater for payment of 30% tax assessed in respect of matters before the Tax Appeals Tribunal for purposes
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Italy: Council of Ministers approve tax reform adjustments, bans e-invoicing for healthcare professionals
Italy’s Council of Ministers have preliminarily approved a Legislative Decree with supplementary and corrective provisions to the recent tax reform on 13 March 2025. The provisions cover compliance, penalties, litigation, and the two-year
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European Commission: March infringement package targets Spain on royalty withholding tax and capital gains tax issues
The European Commission has released its March infringements package: key decisions on 12 March 2025. The European Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for having failed to remedy an infringement in
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US: IRS announces tax relief for West Virginia taxpayers impacted by adverse weather
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release – IR-2025-34 on 14 March 2025, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of West Virginia affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides
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Ghana: 2025 budget to ease economic pressures on households, businesses
Ghana's Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, presented the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on 11 March 2025 outlining tax policies and proposals designed to restore fiscal discipline, boost revenue generation, and ease economic
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