US: FinCEN won’t impose fines or penalties for missing beneficial ownership information reporting deadlines
The US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced, on 27 February 2025, that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update
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Poland: Parliament passes tax law amendments
Poland’s lower house of Parliament (Sejm) has approved two legislative measures to amend the nation's tax laws during its 20-21 February 2025 session. The tax measures are as follows: Tax Code updates: Easier submissions and interest on
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Netherlands: MoF opens class action over corporate income tax interest
The Netherlands Deputy Minister of Finance has designated four categories of objections on 7 February 2025 as a class action regarding interest charges on overdue taxes. This follows after the tax authorities received about 6,000 objections to
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El Salvador raises interest rates for late tax payments
El Salvador's Ministry of Finance has raised interest rates for late tax payments applicable from 1 February to 31 July 2025. The annual interest rate is set at 7.99% (up from 7.53%) and will increase to 11.99% (up from 11.53%) if payment is
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Argentina lowers late tax payment interest rates
Argentina has announced a reduction in the interest rate for late tax payments, effective from 1 February to 31 March, 2025. The compensatory interest rate for late payments is 7.26% per month, down from 7.47% per month from 1 December 2024 to 31
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Chile announces 2025 first semester daily late tax interest rate
Chile’s Tax Administration (SII) has issued Resolution Ex. SII 133-2024 on 26 December 2024, establishing the updated daily interest rate for late tax payments in accordance with the Tax Compliance Law (Law No. 21.713). As per this resolution,
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Italy announces statutory interest rate for 2025
Italy has published the Decree of 10 December 2024 in the Official Gazette, which sets a 2.0% statutory (legal) interest rate (down from 2.5%) with effect from 1 January 2025. The statutory interest rate applies to interest income taxation as a
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Cyprus announces provisional submission calculation, second provisional tax payment deadline
Cyprus tax authority has reminded taxpayers the deadline for submitting a revised provisional tax calculation (if applicable) and making the second provisional tax payment for the 2024 tax year is 31 December 2024. Taxpayers whose taxable income
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Argentina announces new interest rates for late tax payments
Argentina’s Federal Tax Authority (ARCA) announced the new interest rates in Auction Rate Securities (ARS) applicable to late tax payments for the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 January 2025. The rates have been calculated in accordance with
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Lithuania proposes tax reforms on DAC8, reporting tax information
Lithuania’s government has proposed several tax reforms to curb tax evasion and improve compliance as per international standards. These include DAC8 and amending the Code of Administrative Offences, among others. On 9 October 2024, the
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Hong Kong lowers tax reserve certificate interest
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department announced on 1 November 2024 that starting from 4 November 2024, the new annual rate of interest payable on Tax Reserve Certificates will be 0.7167% against the current rate of 0.8000%, i.e., the new rate
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Australia consults proposed provision denying deductions for ATO interest charges
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced a proposed provision that will disallow the deduction of general interest charges (GIC) and shortfall interest charges (SIC) for income years beginning on or after 1 July 2025. After 1 July 2025,
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Armenia withdraws plan to toughen tax crime penalties
Armenia’s government announced that it is reconsidering its proposal to impose stricter criminal penalties for tax violations after receiving criticism from entreprenuers. This has compelled the Armenian tax authority, the State Revenue
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Armenia increases late payment interest rate
Armenia’s Parliament has approved the draft law to increase the late payment interest rate from 0.04% to 0.075% for each overdue day. The revised interest rate will go into effect from 1 January 2025. This law was adopted by parliament in
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Australia revises promoter penalty laws, fines up to AUD 780 million
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced updates to the promoter penalty laws in a release on 28 August 2024. The maximum penalties have significantly increased, now reaching up to AUD 780 million. Promoter penalty laws deter and take
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Israel: Central Bank won’t cut interest rates again in 2024
Andrew Abir, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel, said that the central bank will not reduce short-term interest rates in its final two policy meetings in 2024 on Wednesday, 28 August. The Governor said that this decision was taken due to
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Colombia offers interest, penalty relief for delayed returns and payments
The Colombian tax authority (DIAN) announced on 8 August 2024, that it is extending the deadline for submitting income tax returns of natural or similar persons, assets abroad, gasoline and diesel fuel, and withholding tax without interest and
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UK revises late payment interest rates
The UK HMRC has announced a revision of late payment and repayment interest rates following the Bank of England's recent cut to the base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% on 1 August 2024. New interest rates Late payment interest rate: From 20 August,
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