Ireland: Revenue revises guidance on Interest Limitation Rule
Irish Revenue has published eBrief No. 292/24 updated guidance on the Interest Limitation Rule on 29 November 2024. This includes revisions to sections 8 and 9 of the guidance, reflecting changes introduced by the Finance Act 2024. In sections 8
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Bulgaria: National Assembly reviews VAT Act amendments to align with EU small business scheme
Bulgaria's National Assembly is reviewing a draft bill, presented on 2 December 2024, to amend the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act to implement the EU small business scheme for cross-border supplies. The draft bill is under parliamentary review and
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Singapore publishes updated GST guide for motor vehicle traders
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has released an updated e-Tax Guide, GST: Guide for Motor Vehicle Traders (Eighth Edition) on 2 December 2024. This guide is for GST registered businesses selling new and/or second-hand motor
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Ukraine raises tax on banks, financial institutions
Ukraine has signed Law 4015-IX (The Law on Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine to Ensure the Balance of Budget Revenues during Martial Law) into law on 28 November 2024. One key provision of this new law is the increased
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Kenya introduces pre-filled VAT returns for November 2024
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued a public notice announcing to all VAT registered taxpayers that the VAT return will be pre-filled with tax information available to KRA starting from the November 2024 tax period. This measure is being
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India scraps windfall tax on fuel and crude oil domestic production, exports
India's Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBITC) has issued Notification 29/2024 on 2 December 2024, which repeals the previous directives related to implementing the Special Additional Excise Duty (windfall tax) on the domestic production
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Portugal approves Budget Bill 2025
Portugal’s parliament has approved the Budget Bill 2025 on 29 November 2024. The President will promulgate the 2025 Budget Bill, after which the corresponding law will be officially published. Earlier, Portugal’s Finance Minister submitted
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Qatar: Council of Ministers approve Pillar Two global minimum tax
Qatar's Council of Ministers approved the proposed amendments to the Income Tax Law, on 4 December 2024, for the implementation of measures aligned with the Pillar Two global minimum tax framework. As part of the inclusive framework on Base
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US: Treasury, IRS finalise rules on tax credit for clean energy investments
The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released the final rules for the Section 48 Energy Credit – also known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), on 4 December 2024. The rules were scheduled to be published in
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US: IRS extends filing research credit claim deadline to January 2026
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the transition period for refining Section 41 research credit refund claims, addressing the additional information requirements introduced in October 2021. The extension was highlighted in a
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Canada: Parliamentary Budget Officer revises fiscal multiplier estimates
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has updated estimates of fiscal multipliers on 20 November 2024. To assist parliamentarians’ deliberations of the current economic and fiscal situation, this additional analysis provides PBO’s
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European Commission issues final rules for CbC reporting directive
The European Commission has published the final version of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2952 of 29 November 2024 in the Official Journal of the EU on 2 December 2024. This document establishes a common template and electronic
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Poland extends reduced VAT on agricultural production
Poland’s Ministry of Finance released a draft regulation proposing a three-month extension of the reduced 8% value-added tax (VAT) rate on specific goods used in agricultural production. This extension covers agents improving soil properties,
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Italy gazettes decree on VAT scheme for small businesses
Italy’s government has gazetted the Legislative decree No. 180/2024 in the Official Journal No. 281, on 30 November 2024, which implements the provisions of the Amending Directive to the VAT Directive (2020/285) and the Amending Directive to the
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Hungary scraps several windfall taxes on profits, adjusts and extends others
Hungary issued the Government Decree 356/2024 in the Official Gazette on 21 November 2024, amending Government Decree 197/2022 on temporary windfall taxes on additional profits. The Decree also scraps some windfall taxes while modifies and extends
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Slovenia gazettes amendments to Corporate Income Tax Law
Slovenia published amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act (ZDDPO-2U) in the Official Gazette on 26 November 2024. The changes, applicable to tax periods starting 1 January 2025, introduce new rules for corporate taxation. Tax loss
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OECD: Norway signs multilateral agreement on exchange of information on CRS avoidance
A recent OECD update reported that Norway has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information on CRS Avoidance Arrangements and Opaque Offshore Structures (MDR-MCAA) on 26 November 2024. This
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South Africa: SARS clarifies tax allowances, deductions for renewable energy generation assets
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released a guide “Guideline on the on Allowances and Deductions Relating to Assets Used in Generation of Electricity from Specified Sources of Renewable Energy” on 23 November 2024. It provides
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