EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on terephthalic acid from Korea (Rep.), Mexico
The European Commission's (EU) Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports from Korea (Rep.) ranging from 6.1% to 13.3%, while imports from Mexico are subject to a duty of 24.1%. The
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New Zealand revises fuel tax increase schedule
New Zealand has cancelled a planned 12-cent-per-litre fuel excise increase scheduled for 1 January 2027, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced on 31 August 2026. The next fuel excise increase will instead
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France: Ministry of Economy and Finance introduces mandatory e-invoicing
France has today introduced mandatory electronic invoicing and the transmission of transaction data to the tax authorities, marking the start of the country's phased e-invoicing reform. From 1 September 2026, all businesses must be able to
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Singapore updates EIS with AI activity
Singapore’s Enterprise Innovation Scheme (EIS) has been expanded to cover the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), allowing businesses to claim a 400% tax deduction or allowance on up to SGD 50,000 of qualifying AI expenditure per Year of
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France introduces tax neutrality for enterprise restructuring
France has clarified, on 19 August 2026, the tax treatment of sole proprietorship restructuring where an individual entrepreneur elects for Corporate Income Tax (IS), introducing optional mechanisms to defer, suspend or spread taxation of capital
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Malaysia gazettes Income Tax (Transfer Pricing) (Amendment) Rules 2026
Malaysia’s government has published Order No. P.U. (A) 300/2026, the Income Tax (Transfer Pricing) (Amendment) Rules 2026, in the Official Gazette on 27 August 2026, officially updating Malaysia's regulatory framework regarding transactions
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Cambodia clarifies VAT exemption for dental services
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) has clarified the scope of dental services that are non-taxable for VAT purposes, covering examinations, dental and gum treatments, surgery, restorative procedures, orthodontics and certain cosmetic
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Romania raises diesel excise duty reduction to 25% amid fuel price surge
Romania’s Ministry of Finance announced on 31 August 2026 that it has increased the temporary excise duty reduction on standard diesel to 25% for the first half of September 2026, up from the 20% reduction applied in August. The adjustment
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Belgium: MoF phases out marriage quotient under new spousal income transfer regime
Belgium’s Ministry of Finance has published Circular No. 2026/C/79, dated 26 August 2026, guiding the phase-out of the spousal income transfer regime introduced by the law of 15 July 2026. Circular 2026/C/79 provides detailed guidance on the
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Slovak Republic clarifies e-invoicing, Peppol and VAT coding rules ahead of 2027 mandate in updated FAQÂ
The Slovak Republic’s Financial Directorate updated its eFaktúra FAQ in August 2026, providing businesses and service providers with practical clarifications on the domestic e-invoicing requirements. The update also adds guidance on Peppol VAT
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Australia: ATO permanently extends AUD 20,000 instant asset write-off for small businesses
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its guidance on the permanent AUD 20,000 instant asset write-off for small businesses with annual turnover below AUD 10 million. The measure, previously due to end in June 2026, has been permanently
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Brazil: RFB strengthens Sintonia program through updated compliance standards
Brazil’s tax authority, the Federal Revenue Service (RFB), announced on 28 August 2026 that it amended its Tax Compliance Incentive Program through Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,339, issued on 21 August 2026. This revision updates Normative
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Thailand: DBD tightens documentation rules for foreign co-investors, signatories
Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) requires partnerships and limited companies involving foreign investors or foreign authorised directors to provide financial evidence when registering certain new entities or amendments, under
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Taiwan clarifies loss offset rules for multiple real estate transactions
Taiwan’s Fengyuan Branch of the National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, has clarified how profit-seeking enterprises should calculate and offset gains and losses when selling multiple properties subject to the Income Tax
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Sweden proposes tax exemption for employee skills support benefits
Sweden's Ministry of Finance has submitted a government referral (Lagrådsremiss) proposing to exempt competence support benefits (förmån av kompetensstöd) from income tax, in a move aimed at removing legal uncertainty that has discouraged
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Angola: AGT sets deadline for provisional industrial tax payment
Angola’s General Tax Administration (AGT) announced on 27 August 2026 that the deadline for the settlement and provisional payment of Industrial Tax for the 2026 fiscal year, for taxpayers under the general regime, ends on 31 August 2026. The
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Taiwan clarifies tax rules for medical aesthetic clinics
Taiwan's Northern Area National Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance, said that as public interest in body management and aesthetic appearance has grown in recent years, various slimming and beauty treatments, such as picosecond laser procedures, as
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Hungary moves prescription medicines to 0% VAT from September 2026
Hungary has gazetted Act XL of 2026 amending the Value Added Tax Act (Act CXXVII of 2007) on 13 August 2026. The amendments reclassify prescription-only human medicines and officially compounded preparations (magistral formulas) from Annex 3. The
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