France: National Assembly passes first-reading amendments to the 2026 finance bill, focuses on major corporations
France’s National Assembly introduced several amendments to the Finance Bill for 2026, some of which have been approved during its first reading on 30 October 2025. The changes primarily target large corporations and business groups, introducing
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Turkey: MHP proposes higher digital tax for foreign platforms
RF Report Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has submitted a bill to the parliament that would raise the digital services tax (DST) for foreign companies from 7.5% to 12.5%, while keeping the
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Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand sign agreement to scrap implementation of digital services taxes on US firmsÂ
Regfollower Desk The White House recently announced trade agreements with Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand, which include commitments from these nations to avoid imposing digital services taxes (DSTs) or similar measures that could unfairly
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Malaysia: Customs department amends service tax rules, introduces new exemptions
Malaysia’s Customs Department will implement revised service tax policies with additional exemptions from 1 July 2025, following the Ministry of Finance’s announcement of expanded SST regulations. Malaysia’s Customs Department has revised
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Brazil issues updated rules for indirect tax reporting
The updated guideline requires taxpayers to include IBS, CBS, and IS amounts in the total value reported on fiscal documents. Brazil has published new guidelines on the reporting of indirect taxes for the 2026 fiscal year, titled, Practical Guide
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Canada announces GST/HST filing deadlines for distributed investment plansÂ
These rules also impose responsibilities on both investors and securities dealers. Canada’s government announced that distributed investment plans, such as mutual fund trusts and investment limited partnerships are required to reach out to
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Australia: ATO proposes updated GST rules for copyright holders, digital media products
The draft determinations refine GST rules, introducing specific attribution rules for copyright transactions via collecting societies and updating intermediary arrangements for multimedia products, replacing the expiring 2015 version. The
See MoreAustralia: ATO consults on top 100 GST program changes
The deadline to submit comments is 29 September 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has opened a consultation on 8 September 2025 regarding updates to its Top 100 Goods and Services Tax (GST) program. These changes are aimed at high
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Singapore: IRAS updates GST guide for businesses
The guide provides an overview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Singapore. It covers three broad categories: GST Concepts and Principles, GST Administration and GST Schemes. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has released the
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US: Maryland clarifies 3% sales tax rules for multi-state it services
The 3% sales and use tax takes effect on 1 July 2025. The Comptroller of Maryland has released Technical Bulletin (TB) 54, offering comprehensive guidance for buyers and vendors on complying with the expanded 3% sales tax on data, IT, and
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Malaysia exempts imported fruits from sales and service tax
Malaysia exempts imported apples, oranges, mandarin oranges, and dates from sales tax as part of revised sales and service tax changes aimed at easing living costs and supporting small businesses. Malaysia's Ministry of Finance revised the Sales
See MoreUS: Maine to broaden sales tax to include digital content
Maine's new budget law will impose a 5.5% sales tax on streaming platforms and digital services starting 1 January 2026. Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a new budget law (LD 210) on 23 June 2025, which expands the state’s sales tax to include
See MoreAustralia: ATO consults draft GST, foreign ownership register rulesÂ
The ATO is consulting on three draft instruments regarding GST and the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets. Feedback is open until 16 July 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) opened a consultation on three draft instruments
See MoreUS: Maryland clarifies expanded sales tax on data and IT services
The 3% sales and use tax goes into effect on 1 July 2025. The Comptroller of Maryland clarified the 3% sales and use tax on certain data, IT, and software publishing services in Technical Bulletin No. 56, released on 10 June 2025. The expanded
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Tanzania presents 2025-26 budget, introduces withholding tax and higher AMT
The budget speech highlighted key fiscal changes, which included a new withholding tax, higher alternative minimum tax, and VAT adjustments. Tanzania's Minister of Finance, Mwigulu Nchemba, has presented the 2025-26 Budget Speech to parliament on
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Malaysia: MoF announces sales and service tax amendments
Malaysia announced revisions to the sales tax and an expanded service tax scope, effective 1 July 2025. Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance announced on 9 June 2025 revisions to the sales tax and an expanded scope for the
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Italy issues guidance on DST for online gaming and betting
Italy's tax authority issued guidance on applying the 3% digital services tax (DST) to the online gaming and betting industry. Italy’s tax authority (ITA) released Tax Law Principle (TLP) No. 6/2025 on 3 June 2025, offering guidance on the
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Australia: ATO consults draft GST instruments
Comments are open until 25 June 2025. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued two draft legislative instruments, LI 2025/D6Â and LI 2025/D7, for public consultation on the goods and services tax (GST) on 28 May 2025. The key measures
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