Turkey: Grand National Assembly to review draft omnibus bill with wide tax, social security changes
The bill proposes major amendments to income tax, social security, fees, and sector-specific regulations. Regfollower Desk Turkey presented a draft omnibus bill on 17 October 2025 to the Grand National Assembly, containing several proposed
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Australia: Federal Court pauses Oracle royalty tax case to permit treaty arbitration with Ireland
The Full Federal Court of Australia ruled in favour of Oracle, allowing its Mutual Agreement Procedure with Ireland to proceed by staying domestic tax proceedings, reaffirming taxpayers’ treaty rights to prevent double taxation over intra-group
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Turkey revises special consumption tax for mobile phones
Turkey raised mobile phone SCT thresholds to cut prices for devices up to TRY 9,000. Regfollower Desk Turkey has revised the special consumption tax (SCT) base thresholds for mobile phones under Presidential Decision No. 10521, published in
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Brazil: MDIC sets new tax waivers to boost investment in manufacturing, infrastructure
Brazil’s MDIC has set new tax waiver limits and accelerated depreciation rules to incentivise investment in machinery, equipment, and fixed assets across key industries. Regfollower Desk Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade,
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Slovak Republic enacts public finance consolidation measures for 2026
The 2026 public finance package introduces a sharply increased minimum corporate tax for large companies, raises VAT on high-sugar and high-sodium foods, and limits VAT deductions on motor vehicles to 50% between 2026 and 2028. Regfollower
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Taiwan: NRNTB mandates e-invoicing requirements for sales returns, purchase returns, discounts
Taiwan businesses must issue and upload electronic credit notes for returns or discounts to comply with tax rules. Regfollower Desk The National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area (NRNTB) in Taiwan, a regional branch of the Ministry of
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Russia: Bank of Russia lowers key interest rate
The Bank of Russia lowered its key rate on 24 October 2025, noting ongoing inflationary pressures. Regfollower Desk The Bank of Russia announced, on 24 October 2025, that the Board of Directors decided to cut the key interest rate by 50 basis
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Hungary: National Assembly automatic exchange of information on crypto-assets, financial accounts, digital platform income
Hungary’s National Assembly ratified three OECD agreements—CARF MCAA, CRS MCAA Addendum, and DPI-MCAA—to enhance automatic exchange of information on crypto-assets, financial accounts, and digital platform income Regfollower
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US: IRS urges tax professionals to renew PTINs ahead of 2026 filing season
All paid tax return preparers and enrolled agents must renew their PTINs annually, as 2025 PTINs will expire on 31 December 2025. Regfollower Desk The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice on 27 October 2025, reminding more than
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UN Tax Committee advances agenda on climate, wealth, health, gender taxation
The UN Tax Committee concluded its 31st session in Geneva, advancing work on environmental, wealth, health, and gender-related taxation while approving new subcommittee mandates. Regfollower Desk The United Nations Committee of Experts on
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Argentina: ARCA repeals reporting regime for international operations
The repeal seeks to eliminate overlapping reporting requirements and modernise data management without weakening oversight or control mechanisms. Regfollower Desk Argentina’s tax authority (ARCA) has repealed General Resolution No. 5306,
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France will not domestically implement OECD Pillar One Amount B
France will not apply the OECD’s simplified transfer pricing method, Amount B, to domestic transactions from 2025, but will recognise its outcomes in treaty partner jurisdictions to avoid double taxation. Regfollower Desk France’s tax
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OECD releases third batch of updated transfer pricing country profiles
The OECD released a third batch of updated transfer pricing country profiles on 22 October 2025, covering 25 jurisdictions. Regfollower Desk The OECD has announced, on 22 October 2025, the released a new batch of updated transfer pricing
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Slovenia: FURS announces CbC filing deadline for 2024 reports
Reporting entities must submit CbC reports in accordance with the delivery instructions published in Annex 21 of the Rules Amending the Rules on the Implementation of ZDavP-2 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, Nos. 30/17, 37/18 and
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Vietnam: MoF introduces revenue-based tax rules for business households
Vietnam replaced the presumptive tax with a self-declaration system for business households. The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued Decision No. 3389/QĐ-BTC on 6 October 2025, confirming that the presumptive tax collection
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FATF removes South Africa from grey list
Revenue Service welcomed FATF’s decision to delist the country, marking progress in combating financial crime and strengthening the financial system. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) welcomed the decision by the Financial Action Task
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Colombia consults unified withholding tax for electronic payments
The draft decree will align the withholding tax rate applied to electronic payments and payments made with debit and credit cards Colombia’s Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation on 23 October 2025 regarding a draft decree that
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Chile: SII clarifies offshore software tax exempt from non-resident income tax
Offshore software licenses in Chile exempt from income tax, VAT applies. The Chilean Tax Administration (SII) has clarified the tax treatment of software licensing services provided from abroad. According to Ruling No. 2066-2025 on 16 October
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