Poland reduces interest rates on tax arrears
Poland’s Ministry of Finance and Economy has announced reduced interest rates on overdue tax payments, effective immediately, according to the Tax Ordinance Act. Under the new regulation, three different interest rates will apply depending on
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Netherlands: Supreme Court strikes down higher tax interest rate for corporations
The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on 16 January 2026 that the higher tax interest rate for corporate taxpayers, set by the Tax and Recovery Interest Decree, is invalid. The court found it unfairly singles out companies by imposing a heavier burden than
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Argentina: Congress raises penalties for late, missing tax filings
Argentina’s Federal Congress has enacted Law 27,799, which raises penalties for formal tax violations under the Procedure Tax Law (Law 11,683). The law was published in the Official Gazette on 2 January 2026 and entered into force upon its
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Bulgaria: NRA clarifies tax payment, reporting rules ahead of euro adoption
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) has issued detailed guidance, on 31 December 2025, on how taxpayers should handle tax and social security payments following the country’s adoption of the euro (EUR) from 1 January 2026, replacing the
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Chile: SII announces daily interest on overdue taxes for January – June 2026
Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) issued Resolution No. 205 on 30 December 2025, setting the daily interest rate for late tax payments for the first half of 2026 (January - June 2026). Under Law No. 21.713, the late payment penalty changed
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Netherlands: Senate approves 2026 Tax Plan package
The Netherlands Senate approved the legislative proposals contained in the 2026 Tax Plan package on 16 December 2025. The measures will enter into force once they receive royal assent and are published in the Official Gazette. The Ministry of
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Netherlands: Government to raise late payment interest rate from 2026
The Netherlands government has published an amendment to the Decree on tax interest and late payment interest in Official Gazette No. 383 on 21 November 2025, raising the late payment interest rate from 4% to 4.3%, starting 1 January 2026. Late
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Costa Rica: MoF raises interest rate for late payments, penalties
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance has published Resolution MH-DGH-RES-0063-2025/MH-DGA-RES-1766-2025 in the Official Gazette on 19 November 2025. Resolution MH-DGH-RES-0063-2025/MH-DGA-RES-1766-2025 repeals Resolution
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Turkey: Revenue Administration cuts late payment, deferred tax interest rates
Turkey’s Revenue Administration announced on 13 November 2025 that it had reduced both the monthly interest on late tax payments and the annual interest on deferred taxes. Under Presidential Decision No. 10556, the monthly interest rate for
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UAE: MoF updates administrative penalties for tax violations
The UAE Ministry of Finance has issued a consolidated version of Cabinet Decision No. 40 of 2017, which outlines administrative penalties for tax law violations, as updated by Cabinet Decision No. 129 of 9 October 2025. The updated decision
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Australia: ATO cautions of heavy penalties for global entities delaying TPAR submission
The ATO warns that Significant Global Entities (SGEs) that missed the 28 August TPAR deadline may face penalties for late lodgment. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced on 8 October 2025 that Significant Global Entities (SGEs) may face
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Canada: CRA simplifies tax adjustments through revised voluntary disclosures program
The VDP lets taxpayers voluntarily correct past tax errors for potential penalty and interest relief, but only for tax years overdue by at least one year. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced, on 10 September 2025, that it will update the
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Czech Republic updates guidelines for waiving tax penalties, interest, fines
Starting 1 July 2025, taxpayers can receive a full 100% penalty waiver, contingent on their cooperation and compliance, replacing the previous 75% limit. The Czech Republic has published Financial Bulletin No. 12/2025 on 10 September 2025, which
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Latvia: Parliament amends tax administration rules on late payment interest
The amendments mainly focused on the new rules on late payment interest and are aimed at improving the tax administration. Latvia’s parliament adopted the Law on Amendments to the Law on Taxes and Duties on 4 September 2025, which was
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Australia: ATO announces GIC, SIC rates for Q2 2025-26
From 1 October 2025, the GIC annual rate will be 10.61%, and the SIC annual rate will be 6.61%. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced the general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the second
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Qatar: General Tax Authority extends submission period for 100% Financial Penalty Exemption Initiative until end of 2025
The extension is in response to the growing interest in benefiting from the initiative, and in line with the Authority’s commitment to supporting taxpayers and enabling them to regularise their status. The General Tax Authority announced the
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Poland: President rejects bill to ease fiscal offence penalties
The government’s deregulation package, vetoed by the President, would have cut maximum fines for tax offences from PLN 44.8 million to PLN 29.9 million and from PLN 14.9 million to PLN 7.5 million. Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki
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Panama: DGI extends deadline for taxpayer registry
The deadline for updating the taxpayer registry information has been extended due to technological disruptions. Panama’s tax authority (DGI) has published Resolution 201-6695 of 12 August 2025 in Official Gazette No. 30348 of 21 August 2025,
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