Bolivia: SIN extends unified agricultural tax system compliance deadline to January 2026
Bolivia’s tax authority (SIN) issued Normative Board Resolution RND 102500000053 on 30 December 2025, extending certain obligations for the 2024 tax year under the Unified Agricultural Regime (Régimen Agropecuario Unificado, RAU). The
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Zimbabwe: President assents 2026 national budget, maintains gold royalty rate
Zimbabwe’s President has formally approved both the Finance Act and the Appropriation Act, giving legal effect to the measures outlined in the 2026 National Budget. Together, these laws implement the government’s fiscal and tax policy agenda for
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Chile: SII publishes 2026 luxury tax list
Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) has issued Resolution No. 194, detailing the assets and market values for the 2026 luxury tax. The 2% annual tax applies to high-value items owned by individuals or companies in Chile. Asset Type Tax
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Azerbaijan: STS raises VAT limit to encourage cashless payments
Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service (STS) has announced changes to the VAT registration threshold for businesses using cashless payments, aiming to encourage the adoption of electronic transactions in retail trade and public services. The
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Taiwan: Northern District National Taxation Bureau expands mobile payment tax benefits until 2028
Taiwan’s Northern District National Taxation Bureau has announced on 5 January 2025 that the 1% business tax incentive for small-scale businesses using mobile payments or multimedia information service machines (KIOSKs) will be extended until 31
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Ecuador: SRI announces individual income tax rates for 2026
Ecuador’s Internal Revenue Service (SRI) issued Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC25-00000043 on 29 December 2025, establishing the official individual income tax brackets for 2026. The rates are structured as follows: Taxable Income (USD) Tax
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Turkey announces 2026 individual income tax rates
Turkey’s Income Tax General Communiqué No. 332, published in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2025, updates individual income tax brackets for 2026. The rates differ slightly between employment and other income types. These changes took
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Malta: MTCA implements EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)
Malta’s Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) has confirmed that the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will enter full operation on 1 January 2026. This announcement was made on 24 December 2025. Under the new
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Russia updates VAT, corporate tax rules
Russia has enacted a series of tax reforms for 2026 under Federal Law No. 425-FZ of 28 November 2025, introducing changes across VAT, corporate taxation, and digital asset regulation. The reforms took effect on 1 January 2026. The standard VAT
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Peru: SUNAT sets deadlines for 2025 income tax and ITF returns
Peru’s National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) has issued Superintendency Resolution No. 000386-2025/SUNAT, establishing the filing and payment schedule for annual Income Tax and Financial Transactions Tax (ITF) returns
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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA extends tax penalty waiver initiative to June 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the issuance of a decision by the Minister of Finance approving the extension of the Initiative to Cancel Fines and Exempt Taxpayers from Financial Penalties for those subject to
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Malaysia enacts key measures under 2026 budget
Malaysia gazetted the Finance Act 2025 and the Measures for the Collection, Administration and Enforcement of Tax Act 2025 on 31 December 2025. These laws give effect to selected measures announced in the 2026 Budget and additional tax
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Finland: Government seeks revisions to Pillar 2 tax rules
Finland’s government has presented a legislative proposal (HE 196/2025) to parliament (published on 2 January 2026), which seeks to amend the Act on the Minimum Tax for Large Groups (1308/2023) to incorporate the OECD and G20 Inclusive Framework
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Chile: SII announces daily interest on overdue taxes for January – June 2026
Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) issued Resolution No. 205 on 30 December 2025, setting the daily interest rate for late tax payments for the first half of 2026 (January - June 2026). Under Law No. 21.713, the late payment penalty changed
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Malawi: President assents to Value Added (Amendment) Act 2025, raises VAT rate as part of 25-26 budget
Malawi’s President has signed the Value Added (Amendment) Act 2025, raising the VAT rate from 16.5% to 17.5%. The Act received presidential assent on 20 December 2025 and was gazetted on 30 December 2025, entering into force the next day, 31
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OECD presents ‘side-by-side’ Pillar 2 deal as a stabilising compromise for the global minimum tax, critics argue it does the opposite
The OECD announced, on 5 January 2026, that the 147 countries and jurisdictions working together within the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS have agreed on the key elements of a side-by-side arrangement,
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Croatia updates tax ordinance on automatic exchange of information (AEOI)
Croatia published Ordinance No. 2396 in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2025, amending the rules governing the automatic exchange of tax-related information (AEOI). The ordinance expands reporting obligations for financial institutions,
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Chile: SII revises lists of large taxpayers
Chile’s tax authority (SII) published Resolution Ex. SII No. 208-2025 of 30 December 2025 on its website and entered into effect on 1 January 2026. The Resolution updates the large taxpayer list, including taxpayers no longer classified as such
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