Hong Kong addresses feedback on global minimum tax bill
Hong Kong's Legislative Council has published a letter from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in response to comments from eight submissions on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups) Bill
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UAE joins crypto-asset reporting framework for tax data exchange
The UAE's Cabinet of Ministers approved the country's participation in the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on 14 April 2025. This agreement facilitates the automatic exchange of tax
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US: IRS urges taxpayers to file late returns quickly to minimise penalties
The US IRS has issued a statement urging taxpayers who missed the filing deadline to file their tax returns promptly in order to reduce interest and penalties on 16 April 2025. The IRS encourages taxpayers who missed the filing deadline to
See MoreUAE adopts OECD Commentary and Agreed Administrative Guidance top-up tax for QDMTT for MNEs
The UAE Ministry of Finance has published “Ministerial Decision No. 88 of 2025 on the Commentary and Agreed Administrative Guidance for the Purposes of Cabinet Decision No. 142 of 2024 on the Imposition of Top-Up Tax On Multinational
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Sweden: Tax Agency proposes national e-invoicing rules
The Swedish Tax Agency has announced that it prevented incorrect VAT payments amounting to SEK 534 million in 2024 as part of its ongoing measures to combat VAT fraud. This announcement was made by the Swedish Tax Agency on 14 April 2025. The
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Ireland: Revenue issues guidance on general anti-avoidance rule and protective notifications
Irish Revenue has published eBrief No. 085/25 on 16 April 2025, introducing a new Tax and Duty Manual Part 33-02-03, which offers guidance on the general anti-avoidance rule and the use of protective notifications. This manual provides guidance
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France: Tax Authority issues guidance on new capital reduction tax for share buybacks
The French Tax Authority issued guidance on the declaration and payment procedures for the new tax on capital reductions involving share buybacks by certain companies on 11 April 2025. The tax must be reported and paid alongside the taxpayer’s
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Romania consults on draft legislation to ratify Pillar Two STTR instrument
Romania’s government has initiated a public consultation on a draft law to ratify the Multilateral Convention to Facilitate the Implementation of the Pillar Two Subject to Tax Rule (STTR MLI). In September 2023, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework
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OECD updates signatories list for MCAA-CbC as of April 2025Â
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released an updated list of signatories, along with their signing dates, for the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the Exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reports
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UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation releases Roadmap and Working Methods
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation has released a Roadmap and working methods on 4 April 2025 for developing the Framework Convention and two initial protocols. It outlines
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Cyprus issues VAT rules for unredeemed expired vouchers
The Cyprus tax department issued Circular 3/2025 on 8 April 2025 to clarify value added tax (VAT) rules for unredeemed expired vouchers. The Circular focuses on single-purpose and multi-purpose vouchers. Single-purpose vouchers: VAT on
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Cape Verde joins OECD agreement on exchange of CbC reports
Cape Verde has signed the OECD Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA) on 9 April 2025. Under BEPS Action 13, all large multinational enterprises (MNEs) are required to prepare a
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Canada: Prince Edward Island announces 2025-26 budget, includes corporate tax cuts
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island presented the 2025-26 Operating Budget to the legislative assembly on 10 April 2025. The province’s 2025-26 budget includes CAD 294.6 million in new spending, bringing total expenditure to over CAD
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Poland: Delay proposed for parts of mandatory e-invoicing system (KSeF)
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a legislation on 12 April 2025 to delay the ban on using cash register invoices and Polish tax identification number (NIP-bearing receipts) as simplified invoices. The proposed law also calls for the
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Greece enacts crypto tax, debt settlement reforms
The Greece's Ministry of Finance enacted Law (A 56/2025) introducing various tax and financial measures on 11 April 2025. These include rules on carried-forward losses in mergers, taxation of crypto assets, out-of-court debt settlement procedures,
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US: Georgia speeds up corporate tax rate cuts
The US state of Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp signed the House Bill (HB) 111 into law on 15 April 2025, expediting the planned reduction of the corporate and individual income tax. The individual income tax rate cut was established by HB 1437 in
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Sweden proposes temporary boost in ROT deduction subsidy for construction sector
Sweden's government has approved a proposal (2024/25:156)Â on 10 April 2025 to temporarily raise the ROT deduction subsidy rate for the construction sector from 30% to 50%. The ROT deduction, introduced in 2008, provides tax breaks for home
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Switzerland updates MCAA-CbC participation list, adds Antigua and Barbuda, Serbia
The Swiss Official Gazette published Decision No. RO 2025 243 on 11 April 2025 which updates the list of countries participating in the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for the exchange of country-by-country reports (CbCR). The
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