Kuwait introduces supplementary domestic minimum top-up tax for MNEs

02 January, 2025

Kuwait's Ministry of Finance announced on X that a supplementary domestic minimum top-up tax (DMTT) for large multinational enterprises (MNEs) has been introduced through Decree No. (157) of 2024 on 30 December 2024. The Decree is designed to

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Luxembourg enacts bill amending global minimum taxation law

01 January, 2025

Luxembourg has enacted the bill amending the law that implements the Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523) on 23 December 2024, known as the Minimum Taxation Law of 22 December 2023 (MTL), incorporating guidance and clarifications from the OECD’s

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Brazil enacts Pillar Two global minimum tax rules

01 January, 2025

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, enacted Bill No. 3,817/24, which is now known as Law No. 15,079/24, implementing the OECD's Pillar Two global minimum tax and introduces the global anti-base erosion (GloBE) regulations within

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Qatar: Parliament approves introduction of Pillar Two global minimum tax

31 December, 2024

Qatar's General Tax Authority has announced that the Shura Council (parliament) has approved amendments to implement measures for the Pillar Two global minimum tax. During its regular weekly session convened on 23 December 2024 at the Council’s

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Hong Kong gazettes amendment to Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups Bill 2024

31 December, 2024

Hong Kong announced that the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups) Bill 2024 was published in the Gazette  on 27 December. The Bill seeks to implement the international tax reform framework, Base Erosion and

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Luxembourg: Chamber of Deputies approve amendments to Pillar Two law

30 December, 2024

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies has passed Bill No. 8396 amending the Law of 22 December 2023, (Global Minimum Taxation Law, commonly referred to as the Pillar Two law) on 20 December 2024. Earlier, the Luxembourg government published a revised

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Sweden gazettes law amending Pillar Two global minimum tax

30 December, 2024

The Swedish Official Gazette published Law No. SFS 2024:1248 on 11 December 2024, amending the Additional Tax Act to implement the Pillar Two global minimum tax into domestic law. The new regulations are set to come into force on 1 January

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Spain gazettes law implementing Pillar Two global minimum tax

30 December, 2024

Spain has published Law No. 7/2024, on 20 December 2024, in the Official Gazette establishing the implementation of the Pillar Two global minimum tax in line with Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. Earlier, Spain’s Council of

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Argentina introduces new rules to maintain foreign currency surcharge

24 December, 2024

Argentina’s tax authority (ARCA) announced a new regime for the ongoing application of the additional tax (surcharge) on foreign currency purchases (PAIS tax) on 19 December 2024. The surcharge on foreign currency transactions was tied to the

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Russia: Ministry of Finance to decide Pillar Two adjustments mid-2025

24 December, 2024

The Russian Ministry of Finance has announced that it will decide by mid-2025 whether to adjust national legislation in response to the global tax reform under Pillar Two. This announcement was made in a release on 11 December 2024. The

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Korea (Rep.): National Assembly passes 2024 Tax Law Amendment Bill

24 December, 2024

The South Korean National Assembly approved the 2024 Tax Law Amendment Bill on 10 December 2024. The amendments will affect various tax regulations which include: Deferral of Crypto Gains Tax The bill introduces a two-year deferral on the

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Canada mandates digital tax registration for big businesses next year

20 December, 2024

Canada’s government has mandated that large businesses whose online revenues are above specific thresholds must register for a Digital Services Tax (DST) programme account by 31 January 2025, and file and pay their first DST returns by 30 June

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Germany: MoF issues final decree on anti-hybrid rules

18 December, 2024

The German Ministry of Finance (MoF)  released the final decree on the application of Germany's anti-hybrid rules on 5 December 2024, providing clarifications over the draft version published in 2023. The decree addresses how foreign controlled

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Greece announces new tax rules for venture capital mutual funds (AKES funds)

18 December, 2024

Greece’s Law 5162/2024 introduces amendments to the taxation framework for venture capital mutual funds governed by Law 2992/2002, known as AKES funds. New tax rules for venture capital mutual funds (AKES funds) AKES funds established on 1

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Argentina extends PAIS tax payment deadline

18 December, 2024

Argentina’s tax authority (ARCA) has extends the payment deadline for the solidarity tax (PAIS), published in General Resolution No. 5615/2024 in the Official Gazette on 13 December 2024. The new deadline is now set for 26 December 2024 and

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Thailand: Cabinet approves draft law for Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax

17 December, 2024

The Thai Cabinet approved a draft law to introduce the Pillar Two global minimum tax on 11 December 2024 which will implement a 15% global minimum tax on qualifying multinational enterprise (MNE) groups starting from January 2025. Finance

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Kenya enacts Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, Tax Procedures (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2024

17 December, 2024

Kenya’s President William Ruto has signed the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Tax Procedures (Amendment) Bill 2024 into law on 11 December 2024. Key provisions of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Tax Procedures (Amendment) Bill

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US: Louisiana adopts flat income tax rates, ends corporation franchise tax

12 December, 2024

The Governor of Louisiana signed multiple tax reform bills into law on 4 December 2024, marking a significant tax reform in the state. The state is determined to eliminate uncompetitive taxes like the franchise and inventory taxes, and broaden tax

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