Azerbaijan clarifies tax treatment of employee meal expenses, AZN 5 daily threshold
Azerbaijan’s tax authority has published a new administrative guidance clarifying the tax treatment of employees' meal expenses, including their deductibility, income tax withholding obligations, and the calculation of social insurance
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Bulgaria adopts civil servant contributions, raises insurance thresholds in 2026 budget bills
Bulgaria’s National Assembly gave final approval to the State Social Security Budget Bill and the National Health Insurance Fund Budget Bill, followed by the State Budget Bill on 22 July 2026. All three bills were tabled on 1 July, and adopted
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UK: HMRC issues guidance on PAYE addressing non-compliance in the umbrella company market
These rules are based on draft legislation and the government’s approach to tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market. HMRC issued guidance on 17 September 2025 outlining new rules that place responsibility on recruitment agencies
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Ireland: Revenue launches payroll tax adjustment period for 2024–2025
Revenue acknowledges that employers may have struggled to adjust payroll systems and is now allowing them to correct any genuine payroll tax classification errors for 2024 and 2025. Ireland Revenue published eBrief No. 172/25, a new Tax and Duty
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US: Texas introduces new tax incentives for businesses, seeks to ban transactions and occupation taxes
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed three bills into law on 14 May 2025, introducing tax incentives for businesses and securities market operators. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed three bills into law on 14 May 2025, offering tax incentives for
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Australia: Northern Territory presents tax measures for 2025 budget
Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) newly elected Country Liberal Party has presented its 2025-26 budget for the province on 13 May 2025. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Treasurer Bill Yan have emphasised key priorities in the budget,
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Australia: Payroll tax changes in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania
The governments of Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania have declared payroll tax-related changes. General practice businesses (GP) in Victoria will not be required to pay any outstanding or future assessment for payroll tax on payments to
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IMF Report Looks at Tax Reforms in Belgium
On 21 December 2022 the IMF issued a report following the conclusion of discussions with Belgium under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Owing to the energy price increases, the federal and regional authorities are supporting to
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OECD: Impact of Population Ageing on Government Revenue
On 30 August 2022 the OECD published a Fiscal Federalism paper dealing with the effect of population ageing on tax revenue across all levels of government. The study is part of a larger project examining the fiscal challenges of population ageing.
See MoreAustralia: State Budget 2017-18
On 22 June 2017, the Treasurer, Mr. Tom Koutsantonis released the 2017-18 Budget of South Australia with the following measures: Stamp duty surcharge for foreign purchasers From 1 January 2018, a surcharge of 4% will apply to all residential
See MoreCanada: Conservative party pledges payroll tax cut
The Prime Minister of Canada has declared that a re-elected conservative government would cut more than 20% payroll taxes in 2017. He promised that his government would not increase payroll taxes in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and also accused the
See MoreCanada: Pension payroll tax will not increase
The Finance Ministry of Canada has stated that the Government will not impose an obligatory increase in Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions but will instead consider choices for a supplement to the payroll tax. The government will consult with
See MoreCanada: Payroll tables has reflected tax raises
The Canada Revenue Agency has published updated Ontario payroll deduction tables that are effective from September 1, 2014. This table includes raises to individual income tax rates according to the Ontario budget of July 2014 and the tables are
See MoreCzech Republic: Flood-related tax relief and proposed payroll tax changes
New tax measures in the Czech Republic provide tax relief to flood damage and introduce a new payroll tax regime. The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic is providing tax relief to companies and individuals affected by floods this year. The
See MoreColombian Congress Approves Tax Reform
New Colombian tax rules have come into effect from 1 January 2013. Purpose behind this tax reform was to decrease the country’s unemployment rate and address society’s high wealth differences. The reforms have decreased the corporate income tax
See MoreBrazil: Plans Tax Cuts For 2013
It was reported on 19 September 2012 that the Brazilian government has confirmed two tax measures for next year designed to reduce the tax burden on many businesses after an alarming fall in economic growth. The government has approved plans to
See MoreNew Zealand Pushes Tax Credits for ‘Payroll Giving’
New Zealand's Revenue Minister has praised the creation of a new website which offers information for employers seeking to establish Payroll Giving schemes in their workplaces. The country's Payroll Giving is a scheme which allows an employee to
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