New Zealand consults on draft 2025 long-term insights briefing
New Zealand Inland Revenue is seeking public feedback on its draft 2025 Long-Term Insights Briefing, which explores the impact of fiscal pressures on the tax system and options to strengthen fiscal resilience. New Zealand Inland Revenue has
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Saudi Arabia extends tax penalty relief through 2025
Saudi Arabia has extended its tax penalty waiver initiative until 31 December 2025. The initiative offers relief from fines on late filings, payments, and e-invoicing violations. To qualify, taxpayers must submit outstanding returns and settle
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Finland: MoF consults on DAC8 reporting rules
Comments from interested parties are due by 10 August 2025. Finland’s Ministry of Finance is conducting a public consultation on implementing the Amending Directive (2021/514) to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8) into
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UN Tax Cooperation Framework releases key highlights from first virtual stakeholder session
The sessions aim to improve stakeholder engagement and transparency in advancing the Convention and its early protocols through topic-focused meetings. The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (UNFTC) is
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Poland: Parliament approves amendments to the CIT Act, VAT exemption threshold increase
Poland's Sejm approved amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act and raised the VAT exemption threshold during sessions from 24-26 June 2025. Poland’s lower chamber of the parliament (Sejm) approved amendments to the Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
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Czech Republic: MoF issues draft forms for pillar two tax and reporting
The tax return form includes sections for Czech top-up tax, allocated top-up tax, and additional top-up taxes, completed using annexes. The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance has released draft forms for tax and information returns related to
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Kenya enacts Finance Act 2025, reduces corporate tax rates
The Finance Act 2025 allows NIFCA-certified companies to benefit from reduced corporate tax rates, tax exemptions on dividends with reinvestment conditions. Kenya’s President William Ruto signed the Finance Act 2025 into law on 26 June
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US: Senate passes ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
The bill permanently extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts, adds small business tax relief, introduces new breaks, boosts military and immigration spending, repeals green-energy incentives, and adds USD 3.3 trillion to the national debt US Senate
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Kuwait: Ministry of Finance details implementation of domestic minimum top-up tax
Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance issued Executive Regulations under Ministerial Resolution No. (55) of 2025 on 29 June 2025, detailing the implementation of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT) introduced by Decree-Law No. (157) of 2024. This
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Ethiopia issues new VAT proclamation on cross-border digital services
 Ethiopia now imposes a 15% VAT on nonresident digital service providers, with new registration and compliance rules. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance has issued VAT Proclamation No. 1341/2024, introducing a 15% value-added tax on digital
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Ecuador grants tax amnesty for pre-2025 debts under integrity law
Ecuador’s new tax cancels interest and fines on debts before 31 December 2024, if the principal is fully paid by year-end. Ecuador has enacted a tax amnesty that cancels interest and fines on tax debts incurred before 31 December
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The US Senate's upcoming budget bill aims to eliminate wind and solar tax credits from 2005 and introduce a new tax on projects with Chinese components starting after 31 December 2027. The US Senate's latest budget bill, set for a potential vote
See MoreFinland: President approves extension of residency exemption for UCITS and AIF funds
The law extends the corporate residency exception for certain investment funds until 31 December 2026. Finland’s President ratified a law on 27 June 2025 extending the exception to corporate residency rules for certain investment funds until 31
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Nigeria: President approves four new tax reform bills
The new legislation comprises the Nigeria Tax Act, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, the National Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has signed four major tax
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Slovak Republic: President signs DAC8, excise duty, and tax rate amendments
The President signs DAC8 bill, streamlines excise registration, standardises CNG/LNG tax, adjusts product tax rates, and cuts VAT on select goods. The Slovak Republic’s President has signed a bill amending the Act on Automatic Exchange of
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OECD releases new BEPS Action 14 MAP peer review results as of June 2025
The OECD's 36 new peer review results under BEPS Action 14, released on 26 June 2025, showcase progress in enhancing treaty-related dispute resolution through the MAP by Inclusive Framework members. The OECD released 36 new peer review results
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Netherlands: MoF outlines ViDA implementation plans
The Ministry of Finance announced a four-phase plan—policy research, legislation, technical elaboration, and implementation—to introduce VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Ministry of Finance published
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US: New Mexico extends tax deadlines for fire-affected taxpayers
Taxpayers affected by the fires can file returns due on 25 June or 25 July 2025, by 25 September 2025. Estimated tax payments due on 16 June 2025 are extended to 16 September 2025. The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department announced on 24
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