Oman establishes international financial centre with competitive tax incentives
The Sultanate of Oman issued Royal Decree No. 8/2026 on 12 January 2026, establishing the International Financial Centre of Oman (IFC Oman). Effective 13 January 2026 upon its publication in the Official Gazette, IFC Oman will operate with legal
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Tanzania enacts 2025-26 budget measures, includes new transfer pricing penalty
The measures will apply from 1 July 2025, unless otherwise specified. Tanzania's Finance Act 2025 was enacted on 30 June 2025, implementing tax measures from the 2025-26 Budget Speech with some adjustments to the initially announced
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Tanzania presents 2025-26 budget, introduces withholding tax and higher AMT
The budget speech highlighted key fiscal changes, which included a new withholding tax, higher alternative minimum tax, and VAT adjustments. Tanzania's Minister of Finance, Mwigulu Nchemba, has presented the 2025-26 Budget Speech to parliament on
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Nigeria publishes new withholding tax ratesÂ
Nigeria’s federal government passed a new withholding tax regime on 2 July 2024, following the country’s ongoing efforts to reform its fiscal and taxation system. The new withholding tax regime introduces exemptions for small businesses,
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Brazil publishes law reducing WHT rate on cross-border payments
On 28 February 2023, the government of Brazil has published Law no. 14,537, which reduces the withholding tax rates for cross-border payments related to travel to foreign individuals or entities residing or having their registered offices
See MoreNigeria: President signs Finance Bill 2019 into Law
On 13 January 2020, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the 2019 Finance bill into law. It was submitted alongside the 2020 budget to the National Assembly. The new law contains over 90 changes to 7 different tax laws. Corporate income
See MoreKenya publishes draft income tax bill for 2018
National Treasury of Kenya has published the Draft Income Tax Bill 2018 for public comment. The draft Bill is intended to replace the current Income Tax Act with some certain provisions. Some of the main points are condensed as follows: Corporate
See MorePoland publishes corporate income tax reform bill for 2018
On 27 November 2017, the Budget Bill for 2018 was approved by the parliament. The bill particularly amending the Polish Corporate Tax Act which published in the Official Journal. According to the bill the changes will enter into force on 1st
See MoreMalaysia introduces tax exemption on payment paid for offshore services
The Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 9) Order 2017 (Exemption Order) was published in the Federal Gazette on 24 October 2017. The Exemption Order excludes non-residents from payment of income tax in respect of certain categories of income derived from
See MoreCanada: CRA delays implementation of advantage rules
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that the proposed implementation date for applying the advantage tax rules to investment management fees will be delayed until January 1, 2019. The rule could tax investment management fees paid outside of
See MoreAngola: Tax provisions released in Budget Law 2017
The budget law 2017 was officially made available to the public on 10th February 2017. The budget law was approved by the National Assembly on 17 November 2017 and was enacted on 31 December 2016. According to Budget Law 2017, the 10% withholding
See MoreDTA protocol between Brazil and Canada confirm WHT rate on technical services
A Private Ruling 5/2017 (Solução de Consulta 5/2017) has been published in the Official Gazette on 18th January 2016. This ruling confirms that payments made by Brazilian sources to individual or companies resident in Canada for technical
See MoreLatvia: Parliament adopts the State Budget for 2015
The Latvian Parliament adopted the state budget for 2015 on 17 December, 2014. The state budget for 2015 preserves the existing tax policy and does not envisage an increase in current tax rates. The income gap will be reduced by increasing the
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