Chile: SII updates 2% luxury tax asset, price lists for Q2 2026
Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) issued Resolution No. 89 dated 26 June 2026, updating the lists of assets and their corresponding market values for purposes of applying the 2026 luxury tax. This tax framework imposes a 2% annual tax on the
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Kenya: President assents Finance Act 2026, introduces reduced CIT
Kenya's President has enacted the Finance Act 2026, bringing amendments across multiple tax statutes effective from 1 July 2026. The Presidential assent was given on 24 June 2026. The Finance Act, 2026, does not raise taxes. Instead, it
See MoreKenya lowers corporate tax rate in Finance Bill 2026
Kenya’s government released the Finance Bill, 2026, proposing amendments across key tax laws, including the Income Tax Act (Cap. 470), VAT Act (Cap. 476), Excise Duty Act (Cap. 472), Stamp Duty Act (Cap. 480), Tax Procedures Act (Cap. 469B), and
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Canada: 2025 Budget Implementation Act overhauls transfer pricing rules, scraps digital services tax
Canada’s Bill C-15, or the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1, which received Royal Assent on 26 March 2026, introduces a major overhaul of Canada's transfer pricing regime, repeals the Digital Services Tax, and enacts a wide array of business
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Malawi doubles VAT threshold, introduces digital services tax in 2026-27 budget policy statement
Malawi’s Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation has presented the 2026-27 Budget Policy Statement to the National Assembly of Malawi on 27 February 2026. Framed under the theme of "Driving Economic Recovery and Sustainable
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Argentina updates income tax, VAT rules
Argentina’s government has published Law No. 27,802/2026 in the Official Bulletin on 6 March 2026, which entered into force on the same day, introducing amendments to the existing income tax, VAT, excise duties, and other taxes. Income
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Colombia enacts several tax reforms amid economic emergency
Colombia’s government issued Legislative Decree No. 1474 on 29 December 2025, introducing several temporary tax measures to fund the national budget in response to the state of emergency declared earlier under Decree No. 1390 of 22 December
See MoreCanada: DoF releases 2025 budget, includes corporate tax and transfer pricing measures
Canada’s Department of Finance released the details of the Budget 2025 on 4 November 2025. The main tax measures of the budget are as follows: Business Income Tax Measures Immediate Expensing for Manufacturing and Processing
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Chile: SII revises 2026 luxury tax values for aircraft, yachts, vehicles
Resolution Ex. SII No. 121-2025 updates the fair market values for helicopters, airplanes, yachts, and vehicles subject to the 2% luxury goods excise tax for 2026. Chile’s tax administration (SII) has published Resolution Ex. SII No. 121-2025
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China lowers consumption tax threshold on ultra-luxury vehicles
China will lower the consumption tax threshold for super luxury cars from CNY 1.3 million to CNY 900,000. China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration will lower the consumption tax threshold for super luxury cars from CNY
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Romania: Government proposes revisions to local taxation, land taxes, and high-value assets
The tax changes include increasing building, land, and high-value asset taxes, abolishing reductions for residential and mixed-use properties, standardising agricultural building taxation, and introducing specific vehicle taxes with limited
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Chile updates fair market value of assets subject to luxury tax
Chile's tax administration Internal Revenue Service (SII) has published Resolution No. 39 in the Official Gazette on 27 March 2025, introducing updated asset lists along with their fair market values for the implementation of the luxury
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Costa Rica announces gradual cut in selective consumption tax
Costa Rica issued Executive Decree No. 44921-MH on 25 March 2025, introducing a gradual reduction of the selective consumption tax on goods previously classified as luxury items. Products categorised as luxury items include personal care items
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Chile outlines assets and market prices eligible for 2% luxury tax
Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) has published Resolution No. 127 of 23 December 2024, listing assets and their market prices eligible for the 2% luxury tax on 23 December 2024. The 2% annual tax applies to luxury goods in Chile owned by
See MoreChile clarifies luxury goods tax rules
The Chilean Tax Administration (SII) has released new guidance on the recent amendments to the luxury goods tax introduced under Article 5 of Law 21,713-2024. This guidance, outlined in Circular 50-2024, was published and came into effect on 28
See MoreChile consults luxury goods tax amendments
Chile’s Tax Administration (Servicio de Impuestos Internos, SII) has launched a public consultation regarding a Draft Circular which proposes various amendments to the luxury goods tax. It outlines provisions regarding tax law amendments,
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Lithuania: Social Democratic Party proposes higher corporate income tax, luxury asset tax
Lithuania’s Social Democratic Party Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, announced her party's tax reform plans in anticipation of the upcoming election on 24 September 2024. She stated that if her party comes to power after the forthcoming parliamentary
See MoreVenezuela: President signs off on tax increases
In order to increase and diversify government revenue, Venezuela`s President has accepted tax increases on 18th November 2014. 28 laws have been passed to incorporate an increment in the excise duty for buying luxury goods from 10% to 15%. This
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