Brazil: RFB tightens monitoring of tax benefit compliance
Brazil’s tax authority, the Federal Revenue Service (RFB) announced on 2 September 2026 that it updated its rules for tracking corporate use of tax benefits through Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,341, released 31 August 2026, which modifies the
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Italy: Revenue Agency introduces automatic VAT settlement for unfiled returns
Italy’s Revenue Agency has published implementation rules for a new automatic VAT settlement process introduced by the 2026 Budget Law. The provision, signed on 28 August 2026, details how authorities can determine amounts owed when taxpayers
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Poland advances VAT modernisation through ViDA package implementation
Poland's Council of Ministers backed a draft amendment to the Act on Goods and Services Tax and related legislation, according to a release on 2 September 2026. The modifications target the VAT e-commerce package, which took effect on 1 July
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Panama introduces preferential real estate transfer tax exception regime, reduced progressive rates
Panama has published Law No. 546 of 31 August 2026, in the Official Gazette, which modifies Article 4 of Law 106 of 1974 to establish a preferential tax regime for the first sale of new housing units. The primary focus is a tax exemption on the
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Kenya: KRA, Treasury integrate invoice systems to tighten government procurement
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the National Treasury have completed integrating two major systems: the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) and the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), according to a public
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Poland proposes extending corporate withholding tax pay & refund suspension to 2028
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has published draft corporate income tax and personal income tax regulations for consultation that would extend the temporary exemption from the “pay and refund” withholding tax mechanism for so-called technical
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Bolivia: SIN extends payment deadline for relief plan participants
Bolivia’s tax authority, the National Tax Service (SIN) has approved Regulatory Resolution (RND) No. 102600000032 on 1 September 2026, granting an extension until 15 September 2026 for instalment payments under the Payment Facilities program
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Canada extends fuel tax relief through March 2027
Canada’s Department of Finance announced that it has extended its temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on 2 September 2026, providing continued relief as global economic pressures persist. Honourable François-Philippe Champagne,
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Finland proposes reduced corporate tax rate in 2027 budget
Finland’s government has announced the 2027 budget proposal, on 1 September 2026, with the intention to stimulate the economy through targeted tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners and a significant reduction in the corporate tax rate to
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Hungary: NAV unveils eVAT tool ahead of 2027 filing overhaul
Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has published a new eVAT Tool on its website from July 2026 to help businesses shift towards mandatory digital VAT reporting, ahead of the eVAT system becoming compulsory from 1 January
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UAE sets minimum excise price for electronic smoking liquids
The UAE will introduce a minimum excise price of AED 1 per millilitre for liquids used in electronic smoking devices and tools from 1 September 2026, under Cabinet Decision No. 137 of 2026. Issued on 24 July 2026, the decision applies to such
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Vietnam: National Assembly passes two-year income tax relief for individuals, enterprises
Vietnam's National Assembly has adopted a resolution cutting personal income tax and corporate income tax by 30% for eligible individuals and enterprises during the 2026 and 2027 tax periods. The 16th National Assembly passed Resolution No.
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Taiwan clarifies gift tax exclusion rules for charitable and religious donations
Taiwan's National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung, operating under the Ministry of Finance, has stated that property donated by individuals to educational, cultural, public welfare, charitable, religious organisations and ancestral worship associations
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Taiwan outlines instalment rules for tax debts
Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of Taipei has reminded taxpayers that those facing administrative enforcement over unpaid taxes may apply for instalment payments if they are unable to pay the full amount due. The measure applies to overdue
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Austria extends temporary fuel tax relief
Austria’s Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism announced on 31 August 2026 that the temporary reduction of the mineral oil tax on petrol and diesel fuel will be extended until 30 September 2026. The mineral oil tax will remain
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Zimbabwe ratifies multilateral tax convention
Zimbabwe has formally deposited its instrument of ratification for the OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as amended by the 2010 protocol, according to an update released by the Organisation for
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Montenegro enacts BEPS multilateral instrument
Montenegro enacted the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) on 1 September 2026. The convention will modify covered tax agreements where the required conditions for its
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Singapore: IRAS clarifies tax treatment of foreign trust distributions
Singapore’s Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has ruled that certain tax deferred distributions received by a Singapore tax-resident company from a foreign property trust will not be subject to Singapore income tax, provided the
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