Malaysia Gazettes Finance Act, Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2024
Malaysia published the Finance Act 2024 (Act No. 862) and Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2024 in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2024. Measures include amendments to income tax, global minimum tax, real property gains tax,
See MoreOman gazettes Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax, Income Inclusion Rule
Oman issued Royal Decree No. 70/2024 in the Official Gazette on 5 January 2025 introducing Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax and Income Inclusion Rule (IIR). Earlier, the Oman Tax Authority confirmed that a Royal Decree issued which implements a
See MorePakistan promulgates Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance 2024, increases corporate tax rate on banks
President Asif Ali Zardari has enacted the Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 on 28 December, which establishes new corporate tax rates for banks. Under the ordinance, banks will face a 44% tax rate for the 2025 tax year (from 39%), gradually
See MoreSouth Africa gazettes Global Minimum Tax Act
South Africa published the Global Minimum Tax Act, 2024 (the GMT Act), in the Official Gazette on 24 December 2024. The legislation introduces two main components: an Income Inclusion Rule and a Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax, while notably
See MoreAustralia: ATO updates guidance on global and domestic minimum tax
The Australian Taxation Office has updated the guidance on the Global and Domestic Minimum Tax on 23 December 2024. This includes the subordinate legislation which outlines detailed computational rules under the Taxation (Multinational—Global and
See MoreThailand introduces Pillar Two top-up tax for MNEs
Thailand's Revenue Department has announced the publication of the Emergency Decree on Top-up Tax B.E. 2567 (2024) in the Official Gazette on 26 December 2024,introducing the implementation of a domestic minimum top-up tax for MNE groups with a
See MoreSingapore: IRAS publishes new guidance on MNE top-up tax, domestic top-up tax
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has released a new e-Tax Guide on the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) Top-up Tax (MTT) and Domestic Top-up Tax (DTT) on 31 December 2024. This e-Tax guide sets out the key parameters of the MTT and
See MoreOman introduces Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax for MNEs
The Oman Tax Authority has confirmed that a Royal Decree has been issued which implements a domestic minimum top-up tax, with a minimum effective tax rate of 15%, for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups in Oman, provided that these groups
See MoreKuwait introduces supplementary domestic minimum top-up tax for MNEs
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
See MoreLuxembourg enacts bill amending global minimum taxation law
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
See MoreBrazil enacts Pillar Two global minimum tax rules
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
See MoreQatar: Parliament approves introduction of Pillar Two global minimum tax
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
See MoreHong Kong gazettes amendment to Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups Bill 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
See MoreLuxembourg: Chamber of Deputies approve amendments to Pillar Two law
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
See MoreSweden gazettes law amending Pillar Two global minimum tax
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
See MoreSpain gazettes law implementing Pillar Two global minimum tax
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
See MoreArgentina introduces new rules to maintain foreign currency surcharge
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
See MoreRussia: Ministry of Finance to decide Pillar Two adjustments mid-2025
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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