Australia: ATO consults top 1,000 businesses on supplementary GST returns
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) initiated a public consultation on 4 June, 2024, regarding the Supplementary annual GST returns for the Top 100 and Top 1,000 public and multinational business taxpayers. The consultation is set to conclude in
See MoreAustralia: ATO introduces caps on petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) deductions
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released an update concerning the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) deductions cap on 5 June, 2024. The petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) deductions cap is now law and will take effect from 1 July, 2023. A
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US: Tennessee implements destination sourcing under the Tennessee Works Tax Act
Tennessee’s Department of Revenue has issued Notice 24-08, outlining the sales and use tax sourcing changes introduced in the "Tennessee Works Tax Act". On 11 May, 2023, Governor Lee signed into law the Tennessee Works Tax Act (TWTA), Public
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Italy extends plastic and sugar tax suspension
Italy has enacted Law No. 67 of 23 May 2024, now published in the Official Gazette, which converts Decree-Law No. 39 of 29 March 2024 into law with specific amendments. The key measure in this legislation is the continued suspension of the
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Spain: CJEU rules regional excise duty on hydrocarbons breach EU directive on energy and electricity
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), on 30 May, 2024, delivered its judgement regarding the compatibility of the regional excise duty on hydrocarbons in Spain, from 2013 to 2018, under the harmonised excise legislation. The CJEU has
See MoreUS: Tennessee introduces bill to allow cities to reduce or exempt food sales tax
The state of Tennessee has introduced House Bill 2641 which allows specific municipalities to exempt the city sales tax on food and food ingredients. The Bill also authorises municipalities to impose a reduced sales tax rate if a full exemption
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Czech Republic: Potential changes to windfall tax on fuel
The Czech Statistical Office has revised the statistical classification of economic activities as per the CZ-NACE. This change may impact the range of entities subject to the "windfall tax" on fuel sales. Additionally, the General Financial
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Colombia to tax sales of single-use plastics in home and abroad
In a landmark decision, Colombia's tax authority (DIAN) published Ruling 294 on 25 April 2024, marking a significant turn in the country's battle against single-use plastics. This ruling clarifies the application of taxes on the sales of single-use
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Australia announces consultation on draft bill to amend GST treatment for vehicle supplies
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) issued a draft, on 10 May, 2024, for public consultation of the legislation A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax): Waiver of Tax Invoice Requirement (Motor Vehicle Incentive Payment Made to Motor Vehicle
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New Zealand enacts tax bill with pillar 2 global minimum tax for 2023–24
On 28 March 2024, the government of New Zealand government announced that it passed the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill after receiving royal assent on 28 March 2024. The Bill provides key
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Malaysia imposes sales tax on import of low value goods
On 1 January 2024, Malaysia imposed a 10% sales tax on imported low-value goods (LVG) sold in the country. The LVG rules came into effect on 1 January 2023 and were initially intended to be effective from 1 April 2023. However, it was postponed
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Algeria publishes finance law for 2024 introducing new local solidarity tax
On 31 December 2023, Algeria's Ministry of Finance published the Finance Law for 2024 in the Official Gazette. The Finance Law for 2024 eliminates the 1.5% tax on professional activity (TAP) and introduces the new local solidarity tax
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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: Consumption tax trends 2022
On 30 November 2022 the OECD released Consumption Tax Trends 2022, an annual publication setting out comparative data on consumption taxes and trends in consumption tax policy in OECD countries. The data indicate that as e-commerce increases the
See MoreIMF: Report Looks at Japan’s Economic Position
On 27 January 2022 the IMF issued a report on Japan’s economy following consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that Japan’s economy has begun to recover from the pandemic following a supportive
See MorePuerto Rico extends sales tax exemption in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 2 June 2020, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department has announced a new period of exemption from payment of sales and use tax in response to COVI-19 pandemic. Through Administrative Determination 20-16, the Treasury Department extends the sales
See MoreGovernment of Iraq issued 2018 Federal Budget
The Iraqi Parliament passed its 2018 Budget Act (the Budget) on 3 March 2018. The Budget includes several measures to support economic growth and fiscal stability as Iraq recovers after the 2017 military defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
See MoreIndia: Cabinet approves four GST Supplementary Bills
The Union Cabinet on 20 March 2017, approved four GST related bills and that would now be sent to Parliament and are likely to be presented in the Lok Sabha as money bills later this week. These four supporting legislations are: Compensation
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