Latvia announces to implement pillar two minimum tax rules partially
Latvia's Ministry of Finance announced it had finalized a draft legislation for partially implementing the Pillar 2 global minimum tax (GloBE) rules as per Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The partial implementation
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Costa Rica announces CIT brackets for 2024
On 7 December 2023, the Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica published Executive Decree No. 44276-H in the Official Gazette, outlining the corporate and individual income tax brackets and rates for 2024. The updated corporate income tax is set at
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Colombia implements comprehensive regulatory framework for taxation of SEP rule
On 27 November 2023, the Colombian Ministry of Finance issued Decree No. 2039, through which Colombia implements comprehensive regulatory framework for taxation of significant economic presence (SEP) rule as a part of Law 2277 of 2022 (tax reform
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Malaysia: House of representatives passes finance bill (No. 2) 2023, including pillar two
On 28 November 2023, Malaysia’s Dewan Rakyat, also known as the House of Representatives, passed the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023. Earlier, the House of Representatives, which is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia, deliberated the
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Czech Republic approves tax reform measures for FY 2024
The Parliament of the Czech Republic approved the Act on the Consolidation of Public Budgets. Most of the proposed amendments are scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2024. Some of the key tax measures are following: The corporate income tax
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Kuwait set to implement corporate income tax for all entities
According to a recent report, the Kuwaiti government is planning to broaden the scope of corporate income tax to include all entities in Kuwait at a rate of 15%, except for small enterprises. Currently, the CIT is 15% for foreign companies carrying
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Russia: CBR raises key interest rate to 15%
On 27 October 2023, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) increased its key interest rate from 13% to 15% to combat rising inflation in the country. Increasing domestic demand is exceeding the capacity to produce goods and services, leading to elevated
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Finland proposes minimum tax law in parliament
On 19 October 2023, the Government of Finland formally introduced domestic legislation in parliament for implementing the European Union’s (EU) Minimum Tax Directive-Pillar 2. According to this directive, large multinational (MNE) groups must pay
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Ukraine proposes to temporarily double the corporate income tax rate for banks
On 19 October 2023, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) passed Draft Law 9656-d in the first reading. Accordingly, Ukraine proposes to temporarily double the corporate income tax rate from 18% to 36% for banks for tax periods starting from 1
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Hungary: MoF initiates public consultation regarding a draft bill on pillar two
On 17 October 2023, Hungary’s Ministry of Finance initiated a public consultation process regarding a draft law for implementing the corporate minimum tax under Pillar 2 as per the Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The
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Czech Republic: Chamber of Deputies passes tax reform bill
On 13 October 2023, the Czech Chamber of Deputies approved a tax reform bill that would consolidate the two reduced rates of value-added tax (VAT) and increase the corporate tax rate. The draft law on the consolidation of public budgets includes
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Latvia presents proposed tax measures for the 2024 budget
On 26 September 2023, the Latvian Ministry of Finance released an official statement announcing that the Cabinet of Ministers has reviewed an informative report on developing the National Tax Policy Guidelines for 2024-2027. The report includes
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South Africa: SARS updates guidance on tax rates, duties and levies
On 24 August 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued a latest guide for tax rates, duties and levies (Issue 16). The latest version of the SARS guide for tax rates, duties, levies include following: Corporate tax
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United Kingdom Enacts Finance Bill 2023
On 11 July 2023, the United Kingdom (UK) Finance (No.2) Act 2023 was enacted, that incorporates provisions to adopt the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Pillar Two income inclusion
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Turkey implements corporate income tax rate hike
On 15 July 2023, the Turkish Revenue Administration published Law No. 7456 in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, the general corporate income tax rate has been raised from 20% to 25%. The corporate income tax rate for companies operating in the
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Czech Republic plans to increase tax rates
On 14 July 2023, the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic released a statement indicating that the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of parliament, has given its initial approval to the government's recovery package. The package, which
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Kenya: President signs the finance bill 2023
On 26 June 2023, the Kenyan president signed the finance bill 2023. The bill was published on 28th April 2023 and tabled in Parliament for the first reading on 4 th May 2023. The Parliament passed the bill on 14 June 2023. Tax proposals under the
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Estonia: Parliament approves law to increase income tax rates
On 19 June 2023, the Estonian Parliament approved Income Tax Act and Defense Service Act Amendment Act 148 SE which increases both the personal income tax and corporate income tax rates by 2 percentage points to reach 22% from 20%. Also, the income
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