Poland announces 2025 investment incentives, thresholds for reduced corporate tax and VAT
Poland has announced new thresholds for various tax regimes for small taxpayers in 2025. These include a reduced corporate tax rate, an investment incentive deduction, a simplified VAT regime and flat-rate tax. The new thresholds for reduced
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US: IRS urges taxpayers to prepare for 2025 filing with online tools
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a release (IR-2024-297) on 22 November 2024 reminding people of simple steps they can take now to prepare to file their 2024 federal tax returns. This reminder is part of the IRS's "Get Ready" campaign
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Colombia issues ruling on taxation for non-resident entities with significant economic presence
Colombia’s tax authority, DIAN, recently issued Ruling 890 on 17 October 2024, offering guidance on several tax matters for non-residents with a significant economic presence (SEP) in Colombia. Earlier, on 27 November 2023, the Colombian Ministry
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Chile extends deadlines for tax regularisation, penalty relief
Chile enacted Law No. 21.716 which extends the deadline for the Regularisation Regime for Foreign Assets and Income, allowing taxpayers to regularise undeclared foreign assets and income with a 12% tax, granting amnesty for any civil, criminal, or
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Bangladesh extends individual tax return deadline to 31 December 2024
Bangladesh tax authority, National Board of Revenue (NBR), announced in a circular on 17 November 2024 that it has extended the income tax return filing deadline for individual taxpayers by one month for the financial year 2023-24 (assessment year
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Hong Kong publishes consultation outcome on global minimum tax implementation, minimum top-up tax
Hong Kong SAR government and the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) released the Outcome of the Consultation on the Implementation of Global Minimum Tax and Hong Kong Minimum Top-up Tax on 30 October 2024. The Government launched a consultation
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IMF: Labour Market Participation in Latin America
On 25 October 2024 the IMF launched the latest Regional Economic Outlook for the Western Hemisphere. A background paper to the report with the title Closing the Gap: Labor Market Participation in Latin America examined ways to increase labour force
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Cyprus extends 2022, 2023 income tax returns deadlines for select taxpayers
The Cyprus Tax Department (CTD) announced, on 25 October 2024, that the submission deadlines of income tax declarations for 2022 and 2023 have been extended. The income tax return for the year 2022 has been extended until 28 February 2025 and the
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UK announces 2024 autumn budget
The UK autumn budget announcements were delivered today, 30 October 2024. Corporation tax The main rate of corporation tax will stay at 25% until the next election. National insurance National Insurance contributions for employers is to
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UK: HMRC issues notice on 2023-24 self-assessment tax returns
The UK HMRC issued a press release on 23 October 2024 reminding individual taxpayers of the imminent deadlines for self-assessment tax returns for the 2023-2024 tax year. The deadline for online submissions for tax returns for the 2023 to 2024
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US issues new rule for income tax withholding on foreign payees
The IRS and Treasury have published (RIN 1545-BN52, TD 10008) on 18 October 2024 outlining final regulations regarding income tax withholding on certain periodic payments and nonperiodic distributions from employer deferred compensation plans,
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Lithuania proposes higher tax-exempt income for PIT in 2025 budget
Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance submitted the draft Budget for 2025 to the parliament on 16 October 2024 which includes proposed amendments to the Law on Personal Income Tax, among other tax provisions. The proposal outlines an increase in the
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On 16 October 2024 the UN Tax Committee discussed progress in the work on wealth and solidarity taxes. The work of the relevant subcommittee aims to present practical options to assist countries in domestic resource mobilization and in addressing
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Portugal proposed reduced corporate tax rates in draft 2025 budget law
Portugal’s Finance Minister submitted the draft Budget Law for 2025 (Draft Law No. 26/XVI/1) to parliament on 10 October 2024, proposing reduced corporate tax rates for companies and SMEs and revised personal income tax rates and other tax
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OECD: Tax Arbitrage Through Closely Held Businesses
On 7 October 2024 the OECD published a taxation working paper with the title Tax arbitrage through closely held businesses: Implications for OECD tax systems, written by Tom Zawisza, Sarah Perret, Pierce O’Reilly and Antonia Ramm. The working
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Croatia consults amendments to General Tax Act: Shareholders to be considered as guarantors for failing to file
Croatia’s government has published proposed amendments to the General Tax Act and launched a public consultation. The consultation is set to conclude on 24 October 2024. Once enacted, the amendment will take effect on 1 January
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Slovak Republic: Parliament rejects plan to shorten property capital gains tax exemption to three years
The Slovak Republic parliament rejected a draft bill that proposed income tax exemptions on capital gains from the sale of immovable property for individuals and a suggestion to reduce the minimum holding period to three years. Earlier, on 16
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US: IRS direct file to expand to 12 states, cover more tax situations for 2025 filing season
The US Internal Revenue Service released IR-2024-258 on 3 October 2024, announcing that Direct File will be available for the 2025 tax filing season in double the number of states than last year’s pilot, and it will cover a wider range of tax
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