Ghana: Parliament passes 2025 budget measures
Ghana's Ministry of Finance announced that the Parliament approved several 2025 Budget measures on 26 March 2025. The passage of these bills marks a major leap for economic reform and a significant step in fulfilling the government’s commitment
See MoreJapan publishes amended tax Laws for 2025 reform in official gazette
Japan published the amended laws, Cabinet orders, and ministerial ordinances for the 2025 tax reform in Special Issue No. 8 of the Official Gazette on 31 March 2025. Earlier, Japan’s Ministry of Finance released the legislative proposals
See MoreIndia proposes amendments to direct tax laws in Union Budget 2025
India’s government has introduced revisions to the proposed amendments to the Income-tax Act, 1961, as outlined in the Finance Bill, 2025. The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2025 on 25 March 2025, incorporating 35 government amendments. The
See MoreUK: HMRC to notify groups affected by Pillar Two taxes
The UK tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published Agent Update Issue 129 on 19 March 2025, revising technical updates and key reminders for tax professionals. The first liabilities under the United Kingdom's implementation
See MoreSweden considers further amendments to Pillar Two legislation
The Swedish Ministry of Finance released a memorandum proposing additional changes to the country's Pillar Two tax rules under the Additional Tax Act (2023:875) on 20 March 2025. These amendments aim to align Sweden’s legislation with the latest
See MoreOECD updates tax incentives database for 70 emerging and developing economies
The OECD has released the Investment Tax Incentives Database 2024 update on 19 March 2025. The 2024 update of the OECD Investment Tax Incentives Database (ITID) provides insights into corporate income tax (CIT) incentives for investment in 70
See MoreCanada: Manitoba announces 2025 budget, features contingency plan to address potential impact of US tariffsÂ
Canada’s provincial state of Manitoba’s Minister of Finance, Adrien Sala, announced the 2025 provincial budget for Manitoba on 20 March 2025, features a contingency fiscal plan to address the potential impact of widespread US tariffs on Canadian
See MoreSwitzerland: Tax Administration clarifies tax treatment of permanent establishments under Pillar two GloBE rules, Swiss minimum tax
The Swiss Federal Tax Administration published Communication-023-E-2025-f on 18 March 2025, addressing the tax treatment of constituent entities qualifying as permanent establishments under the GloBE rules and the Swiss Minimum Tax Ordinance. The
See MoreGermany updates group parent notification form for Pillar Two minimum tax groups
The German Ministry of Finance released a letter on 11 March 2025, introducing an updated official template and instructions for the group parent notification form. This form is required to be submitted by the parent entity of German minimum tax
See MoreChile sets tax rates for mining SMEs
Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) has issued Resolution No. 33 of 13 March 2025, which sets new tax rates for small miners and SMEs involved in mining and selling gold and silver ores. The rates for small artisan miners using the simplified
See MoreJamaica outlines new tax measures in 2025-26 budget
Jamaica’s Finance Minister Fayval Williams announced a JMD 1.26 trillion budget for 2025-26 on Tuesday, 11 March 2025. The Minister explained that the 2025/26 budget will be funded by JMD 949.5 billion in tax revenues, JMD 139.8 billion in
See MoreDenmark introduces new tax reporting rules to align with EU minimum tax
The Danish Tax Agency has introduced new reporting requirements for corporate income tax returns in 2024, following the implementation of the Minimum Taxation Act. This act brings Denmark in line with the EU’s Pillar Two directive, which enforces
See MoreAustralia: Greens Party propose ‘big tech tax’
The Australian Greens Party has announced its proposal for a 'Big Tech Tax' on 6 March 2025. The Greens will implement a Big Tech Tax to ensure companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are paying their fair share to support the
See MoreUAE: FTA releases FAQs to clarify domestic minimum top-up tax
The UAE Federal Tax Authority has released a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT) webpage to clarify the new legislation. Here are the key questions addressed: Has the OECD reviewed the legislation
See MoreAustralia suspends commercial broadcasting tax for a year
Australia’s federal government has enacted the Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Amendment (Transmitter Licence Tax Rebate) Rules 2025 on 13 February 2025, which suspends the Commercial Broadcasting Tax (CBT) for one year from 9 June 2025 to 8 June
See MoreIreland updates global minimum tax guidance
The Irish Revenue has released eBrief No. 045/25 on 17 February 2025, introducing updates to Tax and Duty Manual Part 04A-01-02. These revisions focus on the Global Minimum Level of Taxation applicable to Multinational Enterprise Groups and domestic
See MoreNetherlands: Inframarginal electricity levy tax due by April 2025
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration has announced it set the deadline for sending the tax return and payment of the inframarginal electricity levy (IME). The deadline is 1 April 2025. The inframarginal electricity levy (IME) is temporary
See MorePoland to consult R&D tax relief under Pillar Two GloBE Rules
The Ministry of Finance announced that it will hold consultations on the direction of modifications to the research and development (R&D) tax relief in the context of the Pillar Two GloBE Rules on 21 February 2025. Registrations for
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