Congo (DRC) becomes 35th Yaoundé declaration signatory
The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially joined the Yaoundé declaration on 22 November 2025, when the Hon. Dudu Fwamba Likunde Li-Botayi, Minister of Finance, endorsed the initiative. The move underscores the country’s commitment to
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Oman: OTA issues draft e-invoicing data dictionary
The Oman Tax Authority (OTA) has released the draft e-invoicing data dictionary to selected taxpayers ahead of the August 2026 rollout. It defines standard data elements, validation rules, and code lists for all transaction types across B2B, B2C,
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Ghana: Parliament approves Value Added Tax Bill 2025
Ghana’s Parliament has passed the Value Added Tax 2025 on 27 November 2025. The purpose of the Bill is to revise and consolidate the framework governing the Value Added Tax. Presenting the Finance Committee’s report to Parliament, the
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Guatemala revises regulations on tax credit offsets, refund procedures
Guatemala issued Decree No. 17-2025 in the Official Gazette, introducing amendments to the Tax Code, the Value Added Tax Law, and the Law on Legal Provisions for Strengthening Tax Administration. Decree 17-2025 establishes a new law intended to
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Slovak Republic: Government announces tax amnesty from January 2026
The Slovak Republic government has announced a new tax amnesty program on 1 December 2025, which is set to take effect in January 2026, offering taxpayers the opportunity to settle outstanding debts without paying penalties or interest. The
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UK: HMRC outlines reforms to transfer pricing, PE rules, DPT for 2026
The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on 26 November published a policy paper outlining extensive reforms to the UK’s transfer pricing framework, permanent establishment (PE) rules and the Diverted Profits Tax (DPT). The update follows a
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Philippines: DoF halts all on-site tax audits and related activities
The Philippine Department of Finance (DoF) has announced that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will temporarily halt all field audits and related activities on 24 November 2025. This pause was formalised through Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC)
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Poland gazettes law raising corporate income tax rate for banks
Poland has published the “Act of 6 November 2025 amending the Corporate Income Tax Act and the Act on the Tax on Certain Financial Institutions”, in the Official Gazette on 28 November 2025, raising the corporate income tax rate for
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Portugal: Parliament approves 2026 budget, lowers corporate tax rates
Portugal’s parliament has approved the new 2026 Budget Bill on 27 November 2025. The Bill will proceed to presidential promulgation, followed by the formal publication of the law. The main tax measures of the 2026 Budget Bill are the reduced
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Singapore: Government announces property tax rebate for owner-occupied homes
The Singapore Government will provide a one-off Property Tax (PT) rebate in 2026 for all owner-occupied residential properties. All one- and two-room HDB flats will continue to pay no PT. Owner-occupiers of three-room and larger HDB flats will
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Switzerland: Voters reject mega-inheritance tax proposal
Swiss voters decisively rejected a proposed 50% tax on inheritances of CHF 50 million (USD 62 million) or more on 30 November 2025, with 78% voting against it. This was higher than the two‑thirds opposition predicted in polls. The plan, put
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Singapore: IRAS updates GST rules for remote services from overseas providers
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has published updated guidance on purchasing remote services from overseas service providers, clarifying the GST application for consumers in Singapore. Under the guidance, non-GST registered
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Ireland: Revenue updates guidance on territorial scope of VAT Groups
Irish Revenue issued eBrief No. 216/25 on 19 November 2025, providing new and updated guidance on the territorial scope of VAT Groups. The updates aim to clarify how VAT Groups operate in Ireland and which entities can be included under
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Taiwan: MoF reminds businesses of Master File and CbC report deadline
The Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MoF) reminded profit-seeking enterprises that the deadline for submitting Master Files and Country-by-Country (CbC) reports for the fiscal year 2024 is 31 December 2025. This announcement was made on 28 November
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Greece extends tax payment deadline after banking issues
The Greek Ministry of National Economy and Finance, together with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), extended the payment deadline for all confirmed tax obligations and instalments to Monday, 1 December 2025. The ministry and
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UAE: MoF decree revises tax refund timeframes, extends FTA audit powers beyond limitation periods
The UAE’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced, on 29 November 2025, that the issuance of Federal Decree-Law No. (17) of 2025 amending certain provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. (28) of 2022 on Tax Procedures, as part of the its continuous
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Zimbabwe: Government announces 2026 budget, proposes digital services withholding tax
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion (MoFEDIP) has presented the 2026 national budget to the Parliament on 27 November 2025, proposing higher VAT rates and digital service withholding taxes. The
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Australia: ATO issues final guidance on global and domestic minimum tax filing requirements
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released Practical Compliance Guideline (PCG) 2025/4, Global and domestic minimum tax lodgment obligations - transitional approach, on transitional approaches for global and domestic minimum tax lodgment
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