UK: HMRC reduces interest rates for late payments, overpayments
The UK's tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has announced a reduction in interest rates for late payments and overpayments of taxes: The new rates are 7% for late payments and 3.5% for overpayments. This development follows
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Angola approves 2025 state budget
Angola’s parliament has approved the General State Budget for 2025 on 30 December 2024, introducing amendments to corporate income tax, VAT and personal income tax. The key tax measures are as follows: Corporate income tax Corporate
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Lithuania raises dividend tax rate from January 2025
Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate (STI) has introduced new guidelines on the increase of the dividend tax rate from 15% to 16%, effective from 1 January 2025. A dividend tax is levied by a jurisdiction on dividends paid by a corporation to its
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Italy releases jurisdictions with transitional qualified status for Pillar Two
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has released a document listing jurisdictions with transitional qualified status for implementing the domestic minimum top-up tax (DMTT) and income inclusion rule (IIR). The list also shows which DMTTs
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The UK tax authority, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), published amendments to the Finance Bill 2024-2025 on 27 January 2025, introducing changes to the UK’s Pillar Two regulations. The bill includes modifications to the Undertaxed
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Ecuador adjusts withholding rates for large taxpayers’ self-withholding obligation
Ecuador's Internal Revenue Service (SRI) issued Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC25-00000003 of 31 January 2025, updating withholding tax rates under monthly self-withholding obligation for large taxpayers. The self-withholding obligation is a credit
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Japan: MOF presents tax reform bill to parliament
Japan's Ministry of Finance has released the legislative proposals submitted during the 217th session of the National Diet (parliament) – which includes the draft tax reform bill for 2025 and related materials – on 4 February 2025. The key
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Armenia introduces tax incentives for the tech sector
Armenia’s National Assembly has passed legislation introducing support measures and tax incentives aimed at advancing programs in the high-tech sector on 4 December 2024. These laws were presented by Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar
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Iceland includes Pillar Two global minimum tax bill in 2025 parliamentary agenda
Iceland’s government has published the 2025 parliamentary agenda which includes a bill to introduce a 15% minimum tax on multinational corporations with annual revenues over EUR 750 million aligning with the OECD Inclusive Framework and the EU
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UK: HMRC consults multinational, domestic top-up tax guidance
The UK tax authority, HMRC, has opened a public consultation on the supplementary draft guidance regarding the Multinational Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax on 28 January 2025. This release of draft guidance contains sections on flow-through
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Slovak Republic: Parliament considers corporate tax rate cuts, extension of loss carryforward period
The Slovak Parliament is reviewing proposed bills to lower corporate tax rates and extension of the loss carryforward limit in the country. One of the draft bills advocate reducing the corporate tax rate to 16% from the standard rate of 21% and
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Kuwait gazettes Pillar Two global minimum tax law for MNEs
Kuwait has adopted OECD's Pillar Two global minimum tax with the publication of Decree No. 157/2024 in the Official Gazette on 30 December 2024. The decree imposes a 15% minimum tax rate on multinational enterprise (MNE) groups that generate over
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Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has published a list of jurisdictions, on 23 January 2024, that have enacted supplementary minimum tax and national minimum tax laws. These jurisdictions have obtained the transitional “qualified” status
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French updates notification form for CbC reporting, Pillar Two global minimum tax
The French tax authorities introduced a Form n°2065-INT-SD intended for entities subject to the French Pillar Two law on 24 January 2025. The form was previously used to submit the Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting notification alongside the
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Ukraine raises key interest rate to 14.5%
The National Bank of Ukraine has announced, on 23 January 2025, to raise the key policy rate from 13.5% to 14.5%, effective 24 January 2025. This decision is aimed at maintaining the stability of the foreign exchange market, keeping inflation
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Slovak Republic drafts bill for DAC9, Pillar Two global minimum amendments implementation
The Slovak Republic’s Ministry of Finance has announced plans to draft an amendment to Law No. 507/2023, enacted on 8 December 2023. This law partially implemented the Pillar Two global minimum tax in alignment with Council Directive (EU)
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Chile to cut SME tax rates from 2025 to 2028
Chile's Chamber of Deputies is reviewing a proposal from 22 January 2025 to temporarily reduce the corporate tax rate for qualifying SMEs under the Pro Pyme regime. The proposal includes a 12.5% rate for 2025–2027 and 15% for 2028. Earlier,
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Argentina announces corporate tax brackets, rates for 2025
Argentina’s tax authority (ARCA) has released revised corporate income tax brackets and rates for 2025 on 23 January 2025. Starting from fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2025, corporate income tax rates will be applied based on the
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