Netherlands updates interest deduction limitation rules
The Netherlands published Policy Decision No. 2026-17016 of 10 September 2026 from the State Secretary of Finance on 22 September 2026, updating and replacing the 2025 decision on the interest deduction limitation, or earnings stripping,
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Brazil: Senate approves bill to cut CSLL for local reinsurers
Brazil’s Senate has approved Bill 3.540/2026 and forwarded it to the Executive Branch for sanction or veto on 3 September 2026. Bill 3.540/2026 (PLP 3540/2026) addresses a long-standing structural imbalance in Brazil's financial sector by
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US: Treasury, IRS proposes expanded reporting rules for Opportunity Zone fund
The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations establishing new reporting and certification requirements for Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses
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US: IRS issues warning on fraudulent tribal tax credit schemes
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release on 18 September 2026, has alerted the public about a growing scam involving nonexistent "Tribal Tax Credits." Promoters are selling these fake credits to taxpayers, promising to reduce tax bills or
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Italy clarifies VAT treatment of private-cage data centre services
The Italian Revenue Agency (IRA) has published Ruling No. 175 of 17 September 2026, clarifying the VAT treatment of data centre colocation services. The ruling responds to a query from a foreign cloud computing company operating through an Italian
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Czech Republic: MoF reinstates fuel price controls as Middle East tensions mount
The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance moved to cap retailers' fuel margins and reduce diesel taxes for October following escalating conflict in the Middle East and tightened oil supplies from Saudi Arabia. The government also approved a new
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Turkmenistan, Korea (rep.) discuss trade, investment, energy cooperation
Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held high-level talks in Seoul on 15 September 2026 during Berdimuhamedov’s state visit to the Republic of Korea. The two sides discussed strengthening
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Albania ratifies Pillar Two STTR convention
Albania has deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Facilitate the Implementation of the Pillar Two Subject to Tax Rule (the STTR Convention), triggering the convention’s entry into force on 1 January
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UK: Government considers lower mansion tax threshold
Britain’s Labour government is considering lowering the threshold for its planned mansion tax from GBP 2 million to GBP 1.5 million, potentially bringing about 271,000 homes within the levy based on current property values. The proposal
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Sri Lanka: IRD reminds taxpayers of August VAT on financial services payment
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) issued a payment reminder for VAT on Financial Services (VAT on FS) for the August 2026 payment period. The tax carries Tax Type Code 75, while the applicable Payment Period Code is 26080. Taxpayers
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Sri Lanka: IRD outlines VAT payment, filing requirements
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued a VAT Compliance notice setting out the payment and filing requirements for the August 2026 tax period. VAT payments for August 2026 must be made on or before 20 September 2026, while the
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Thailand considers excise tax cuts on petroleum products
Thailand’s Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on 21 September 2026 that the government was considering cutting excise taxes on certain petroleum products to ease cost-of-living pressures caused by the energy crisis. The proposed
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Egypt revises income tax rules for property disposals, dividends and SMEs
Egypt has amended the Income Tax Law No. 91 of 2005 through Law No. 151 of 2026, introducing changes to the taxation of real estate disposals and securities, dividend withholding, interest deductibility and small-business taxation. The law was
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Switzerland updates AEOI jurisdiction list
Switzerland’s State Secretariat for International Finance updated its list of jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial account information on 21 September 2026, with Romania moved from temporarily non-reciprocal to reciprocal
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Slovenia: FURS updates financial account reporting rules under CRS 2.0
Slovenia’s tax administration (FURS) issued technical guidance on 10 September 2026 on the national implementation of CRS 2.0, EU Council Directive 2023/2226 (DAC8) and Directive 2025/872. The changes were transposed into Slovenian law through
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Taiwan clarifies tax treatment of reduced commodity tax refunds
Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, has clarified the tax treatment of reduced commodity tax refunds received by profit-seeking enterprises under the Commodity Tax Act. Where goods purchased by a profit-seeking
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UAE: FTA sets Corporate Tax exemption rules, filing deadlines for eligible entities
The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) Decision No. 15 of 2026 has established the administrative rules, procedural requirements and filing deadlines for entities applying for Corporate Tax exemption under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 (the
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South Africa: SARS expands GMT support for Pillar Two
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) enhanced its Global Minimum Tax (GMT) administration to support affected Multinational Enterprise (MNE) Groups in meeting their Pillar Two obligations under the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules. The
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