Kenya enacts Finance Act 2025, reduces corporate tax rates
The Finance Act 2025 allows NIFCA-certified companies to benefit from reduced corporate tax rates, tax exemptions on dividends with reinvestment conditions. Kenya’s President William Ruto signed the Finance Act 2025 into law on 26 June
See MoreKuwait: Ministry of Finance details implementation of domestic minimum top-up tax
Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance issued Executive Regulations under Ministerial Resolution No. (55) of 2025 on 29 June 2025, detailing the implementation of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT) introduced by Decree-Law No. (157) of 2024. This
See MoreNigeria: President approves four new tax reform bills
The new legislation comprises the Nigeria Tax Act, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, the National Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has signed four major tax
See MoreUS: Treasury releases G7 statement on global minimum tax exemption for US-headquartered companies
The US Treasury announced the G7's agreement to exempt US companies from Pillar Two taxes, with plans to expand this exemption globally through the OECD-G20 Inclusive Framework. The US Treasury published the G7 Statement on Global Minimum Tax on
See MoreRomania issues draft form for pillar two top-up tax notification
The tax authority released a draft form for notifying and designating entities to handle domestic top-up tax under Pillar Two rules. Romania’s National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) released a draft order on 20 June 2025 outlining the
See MoreRomania announces 2025–28 tax reforms, raises dividend tax
The proposed tax reforms target increased taxes on dividends, reduced incentives, stricter expense deductions, and simplified VAT rates. Romania published its decision approving the 2025-2028 Government Programme in the Official Gazette on 23
See MoreOECD responds to G7 statement on US exemption from global minimum tax
The G7's side-by-side arrangement aims to limit corporate tax competition, protect government tax bases, and provide businesses with stable, predictable international tax frameworks. The OECD Secretary-General issued a statement on 28 June 2025
See MoreHong Kong releases illustrative examples for patent box regime
The patent box regime introduces a 5% concessionary tax rate, significantly lower than Hong Kong's standard 16.5% profits tax rate. The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has released illustrative examples for the patent box regime. The
See MoreCanada withdraws 3% digital services tax to revive US trade talks
Canada canceled its planned 3% digital services tax on US tech firms to revive stalled trade talks between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump. According to Canada's finance ministry, Canada scrapped its 3% digital services tax
See MoreUS: Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ advances in the Senate with amendments
The amended text temporarily raises the SALT cap to USD 40,000, accelerates the phase-out of green energy credits, and eliminates proposed Tax Code Section 899 on foreign tax remedies. The Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Lindsey Graham,Â
See MoreGermany: Bundestag approves EUR 46 billion business tax reform package
The tax reform package is aimed at promoting investment and growth through enhanced depreciation, phased corporate tax cuts, EV incentives, and expanded R&D relief. The German lower house of the parliament (Bundestag) approved the “Act for
See MoreFinland: MoF consults on mining tax increase
The ministry seeks to amend the Mining Minerals Tax Act includes raising the tax on metal ores to 2.5% and on other minerals to EUR 0.60 per tonne. Finland’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on 23 June 2025 on proposed
See MoreNorway: Ministry of Finance announces corporate tax rates effective from July 2025
Norway's Ministry of Finance announced tax updates effective July 2025, which includes reduced VAT for water services, limited CO2 tax exemptions for shipping, lower waste incineration tax for non-ETS enterprises, a military refuelling reimbursement
See MoreUS to drop ‘Unfair Foreign Taxes’ from budget bill, G7 to exempt US companies from Pillar Two
The US Treasury and G7 nations agreed to exempt US companies from Pillar Two taxes in exchange for removing section 899 from the "One Big Beautiful Bill". US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced, on 27 June 2025, that the US has reached
See MoreThailand introduces reduced corporate income tax rate to promote SEZ investments
Thailand cuts corporate tax rate to 10% for qualifying businesses in Special Economic Zones for ten years under Royal Decree No. 797 starting 6 June 2025. The Thai Revenue Department has issued Royal Decree No. 797, dated 2 June 2025 and
See MoreBelgium publishes draft XSD schema for Pillar Two top-up tax return
Belgium has issued a draft schema outlining how groups should file their Pillar 2 top-up tax return under the new QDMTT rules. Belgium’s tax authorities, Federal Public Service (FPS) Finance has issued a draft XSD schema for the annual
See MoreLithuania: Seimas advances tax reform package to boost defence funding from 2026
Tax reforms to fund defence are targeting over EUR 500 million in annual revenue from 2027. The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) has approved for further consideration of a package of tax law amendments designed to increase state revenues,
See MoreUruguay to implement Pillar Two global minimum tax
Uruguay plans to include the Pillar Two global minimum tax in its upcoming budget, which aims to generate USD 350 million in revenue. Uruguay's Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, MartÃn Vallcorba, announced plans to include
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