Canada: Manitoba announces 2025 budget, features contingency plan to address potential impact of US tariffs 

24 March, 2025

Canada’s provincial state of Manitoba’s Minister of Finance, Adrien Sala, announced the 2025 provincial budget for Manitoba on 20 March 2025, features a contingency fiscal plan to address the potential impact of widespread US tariffs on Canadian

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Canada announces 2025 budgets for New Brunswick, Saskatchewan

21 March, 2025

Canada’s provincial states New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have announced their budgets for 2025. New Brunswick 2025-16 budget Finance Minister René Legacy presented the provincial 2025-26 budget for New Brunswick on 18 March 2025. It

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IMF: Labour Market Participation in Latin America

01 November, 2024

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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IMF Report looks at Luxembourg’s Economy

12 March, 2023

On 10 March 2023 the IMF issued a report following consultations with Luxembourg under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Luxembourg’s economy has recovered well from the pandemic despite the external challenges in 2022, although

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Singapore: Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2017 approved

15 October, 2017

The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2017 was approved by the Singaporean lawmakers on 2 October 2017.The amendments to the Income Tax Act comprise of tax changes announced in the 2017 Budget. According to the approved Bill existing corporate income tax

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Pakistan: Proposes 5% rebate for timely filing of annual income tax returns

16 April, 2017

Recently, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been advised to give the rebate of 5% as an incentive to taxpayers in timely filing of annual income tax returns. As this incentive will significantly improve the number of tax filers and will provide

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South Africa: SARS Issues Draft Tax Interpretation Notes On HQs, Currencies

17 February, 2015

The South African Revenue Service has issued two draft tax interpretation notes for public comments regarding special tax relief for the regional headquarter companies of foreign multinationals, and on the application of foreign-currency conversion

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US: publication on foreign tax credit for individuals

09 February, 2014

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2014 revision of Publication 514 (Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals). The publication of 24 January 2014 is intended for use in preparing 2013 tax returns. Publication 514 explains the

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Spanish Supreme Court allows domestic tax credit to transfer of shares by EU residents

05 December, 2013

The Spanish Supreme Court has approved the application of a tax credit to elude double taxation to capital gains derived by EU (European Union) resident entities from the transfer of shares in Spanish entities. The decision has been taken after the

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New Zealand – Increase in the Family Tax Credit

18 November, 2013

The New Zealand Inland Revenue has announced that the minimum family tax credit will be increased starting from 1 April 2014. Low income families who work the minimum number of hours and who are not receiving a benefit will have an after-tax income

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Canada – Tax credits temporarily refundable in Quebec

14 November, 2013

The Quebec government declared three new temporary repayable tax credits. Individuals who investing in “eco-friendly” renovation work these temporary tax credits are for them. Certain corporations that acquire, or add to, buildings applied in

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