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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Italy: MoF releases DAC8 implementation guidelines
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance published the Ministerial Decree of 30 December 2025 in the Official Journal No. 302 of 31 December 2025, which establishes the implementing rules for the recently transposed Amending Directive to the 2011
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Angola: MoF introduces mandatory e-invoicing for large companies from 2026
Angola’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has confirmed that electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) will become mandatory for large companies from 1 January 2026, with the obligation extending to all companies in 2027. The announcement was made on 9
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Sri Lanka: IRD revises betting and gaming levies from January 2026
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has announced updated levies for betting and gaming businesses following amendments to the Betting & Gaming Levy Act, No. 40 of 1988, under the Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Act No. 25 of
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UAE: FTA issues guidance on tiered volumetric excise tax for sweetened drinks
The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has issued Excise Tax Public Clarification EXTP013, dated 29 December 2025, detailing the implementation of a tiered volumetric model for Excise Tax on Sweetened Drinks. The new model came into effect for
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Russia: FTS updates jurisdictions list for automatic financial information exchange
Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has updated the list of jurisdictions that exchange financial account information under the CRS/AEOI framework. The update was made through FTS Order No. ED-7-17/883 dated 14 October 2025, registered with the
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Denmark publishes consolidated income tax assessment act
Denmark has gazetted the consolidated text of the Income Tax Assessment Act (Ligningsloven) on 5 December 2025. The updated Act sets out the rules for calculating taxable income and includes provisions on exemptions, deductions, and specialised
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China: STA extends high-cap tax deductions for advertising through 2027
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration (STA) have announced the extension of preferential tax deduction rules for advertising and promotional (A&P) expenses on 22 December 2025 under the newly issued Announcement No. 16
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