Bulgaria: Parliament approves lower VAT registration threshold starting April 2025
Bulgaria's parliament passed the State Budget Bill for the year on 21 March 2025 which includes amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act. The amendments lower the mandatory VAT registration threshold from the current BGN 166,000 to BGN
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India to abolish 6% equalisation levy on online advertising from April 2025
India is set to remove the 6% equalisation levy on online advertising services starting 1 April 2025, following government approval of amendments to the Finance Bill 2025 as part of the 2025-2026 Budget. The levy was first introduced in the 2016
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Norway signs renegotiated agreement with the EU to combat international VAT fraud
Norway's Ambassador to the EU, Anders H. Eide, signed a renegotiated agreement with the EU on administrative cooperation in VAT on 2 October 2024. The agreement aims to combat international VAT fraud. The full announcement was published on 21
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US: Arkansas offers tax relief for storm affected residents
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed an executive order on 20 March 2025 announcing tax filing and payment relief for individuals and businesses impacted by the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept through the state on 14
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Costa Rica increases tax on tobacco, derivatives
Costa Rica’s tax authority (DGT) has announced an increase in the specific tax on tobacco and tobacco-derived products, raising the rate from CRC 26.59 to CRC 26.92 per unit. This adjustment is outlined in Resolution No. MH-DGH-RES-0023-2025,
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US: Arkansas increases property tax credit, raises homestead property tax credit by USD 100
The Arkansas Senate has approved a property tax cut to save Arkansas homeowners USD 56 million annually. The tax reduction is in Senate Bill 263, which will take effect for assessment years beginning on or after 1 January 2025. It raises the
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Bulgaria: Parliament adopts 2025 state budget
Bulgaria’s National Assembly has adopted the draft law on the state budget for 2025 at its second reading on 21 March 2025. The 2025 budget proposes no tax increases and projects a deficit of 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP). It forecasts
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Australia: Hydrogen, critical minerals tax incentives enter into force in April 2025
The hydrogen production tax incentive (HPTI) and critical minerals production tax incentive (CMPTI), introduced under the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Act 2025, which was passed on 11 February 2025, will take
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EU approves proposal to delay certain corporate sustainability reporting, due diligence requirements
The EU Member states' representatives (Coreper) have approved the EU Council's position (“negotiating mandate”) on one of the Commission's proposals to simplify EU rules and thus boost EU competitiveness on 26 March 2025. This proposal (the
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Malaysia updates e-invoice guidelines for system disruptions
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) released e-Invoice Guideline Version 4.3 on 18 March 2025. This update adds subsection 2.5.4, which provides guidance for handling MyInvois System disruptions, failures, or outages. The MyInvois System
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Russia mandates transfer pricing method in controlled transaction notifications
Russia's Federal Tax Service (FTS) issued Letter No. ШЮ-4-13/2827@ on 13 March 2025 about the notification of controlled transactions. It clarifies that from 2024, taxpayers must disclose the transfer pricing method used to justify the market
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India proposes amendments to direct tax laws in Union Budget 2025
India’s government has introduced revisions to the proposed amendments to the Income-tax Act, 1961, as outlined in the Finance Bill, 2025. The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2025 on 25 March 2025, incorporating 35 government amendments. The
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Australia unveils 2025-26 budget, proposes amendments to tax laws for managed investment trusts
Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the 2025-26 Budget on 25 March 2025. The tax measures are limited and include plans to amend tax laws for managed investment trusts, allowing legitimate investors to access concessional withholding tax
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UN Tax Committee: Transfer Pricing Subcommittee Discusses Future Guidance
On 26 March 2025 the UN Tax Committee discussed their transfer pricing work. Since the previous session of the Committee, the Subcommittee on Transfer Pricing has gathered feedback from members on possible future workstreams that could be pursued by
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UN: New Article 12AA on Taxation of Services Presented for Approval
The 30th session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is being held from 24 to 27 March 2025. On 25 March 2025 the Subcommittee on Taxation Issues Related to the Digitalized and Globalized Economy presented
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Belgium: B2B e-invoicing mandate excludes non-established entities
Belgium’s government confirmed on its official e-invoicing page on 19 March 2024 that non-established VAT-registered entities in Belgium are excluded from the e-invoicing mandate. However, the legislation has yet to be amended to include this
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Moldova updates transfer pricing rules, adds new APA regulations
Moldova published Order No. 21 of 11 March 2025 in the Official Gazette on 14 March 2025, establishing rules for the country's new transfer pricing regime. The Order No. 21 of 11 March 2025 amends Order No. 9 of 26 January 2024. A key change
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EU approves Estonia’s special VAT measure on passenger cars
The EU has published Council Implementing Decision 2025/539 (the Decision) on 21 March 2025, which allows Estonia to continue applying a special VAT measure, deviating from parts of the VAT Directive (2006/112). Under the Decision, Estonia can
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