Canada consults technical changes to Global Minimum Tax Act
The Department of Finance Canada has launched a consultation on draft amendments to the Global Minimum Tax Act that would update the definition of a "deduction/non-inclusion arrangement" under subsection 47(1). The Department of Finance Canada
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Portugal approves forms for calculation, settlement, declaration of domestic top-up tax
Portugal approved Modelo 64 tax return form, the official return for the assessment and payment of domestic top-up tax under the Global Minimum Tax Regime (RIMG), following the launch of the Modelo 62 – Registration Declaration form (RIMG) filing
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Saudi Arabia joins jurisdictions adopting Addendum to CRS MCAA
Saudi Arabia signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA) on 9 April 2026, according to an OECD update on 29 July 2026. The update confirms Saudi Arabia's
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Bolivia: SIN extends corporate income tax payment, filing deadlines
Bolivia’s National Tax Service (SIN) has extended the deadline for filing Corporate Income Tax (IUE) returns and making tax payments for taxpayers whose fiscal year ended on 31 March 2026, following the economic disruption caused by recent
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Taiwan clarifies profit tax rules for foreign exchange adjustments
Taiwan's National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, on 29 July 2026 issued guidance reminding profit-seeking enterprises that only realised foreign exchange gains and losses may be recognised for profit-seeking enterprise income tax
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Bosnia and Herzegovina extends tax-free employer assistance payments to workers
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s government has adopted amendments to the Regulation on Employer Assistance Payments to Workers in 2026, extending its application until the end of 2026. The amendments were adopted on 28 July 2026 at the proposal of the
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Bahrain: NBR issues revised excise registration manual for taxpayers
Bahrain's National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) has published an updated excise registration manual on 28 July 2026, setting out revised guidance for excise payers on using the online excise portal and the procedures for submitting key excise-related
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Italy implements tax credit rules for road haulage firms affected by increased diesel prices
Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has published a decree of 23 May 2026 in the Official Gazette on 21 July 2026, setting out the implementing rules for a temporary tax credit to support the road haulage sector in response to the
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Belgium clarifies extension of Pillar Two GIR filing notification deadline for 2024–25
Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance has published a release clarifying the extension of the deadline for notifying the entity responsible for filing the GloBE Information Return (GIR) on 29 July 2026. Previously, the notification deadline
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Australia updates GloBE minimum tax provisions on CFC interaction, deferred tax assets, flow-through entities
Australia has issued the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Amendment (2026 Measures No. 2) Rules 2026 (the Amending Rules), introducing minor amendments to the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Rules
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South Africa clarifies advance payment notification requirements for qualifying import payments
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has outlined the requirements and procedures for registered importers making qualifying advance import payments under South African Reserve Bank (SARB) regulations. Importers applying for advance foreign
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Azerbaijan clarifies tax treatment of employee meal expenses, AZN 5 daily threshold
Azerbaijan’s tax authority has published a new administrative guidance clarifying the tax treatment of employees' meal expenses, including their deductibility, income tax withholding obligations, and the calculation of social insurance
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Belarus extends VAT payment deferral on imported goods through mid-2027
The Belarusian Council of Ministers has issued Resolution No. 369 on 23 July 2026, expanding VAT relief for businesses importing goods. Legal entities can now defer Value Added Tax payments for up to three months following the release of imported
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OECD releases peer review reports on tax information exchange, transparency for the Cook Islands, Namibia and Tanzania
The OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) has published three new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) for tax purposes for the Cook Islands,
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Malaysia extends foreign-sourced income tax exemption for unit trusts to 2030
Malaysia has gazetted the Income Tax (Unit Trust in relation to Income Received in Malaysia from Outside Malaysia) (Exemption) 2024 (Amendment) Order 2026 on 27 July 2026. This legislation extends the tax exemption period for foreign-sourced
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Brazil: RFB, Petrobras reach pre-audit agreement on Repetro-Sped status
The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB) has published the Executive Declaratory Act Sutri No. 4/2026, dated 21 July 2026, formally binding both the tax authority and Petrobras to Consensual Agreement No. 3/2026 on 24 July 2026. The agreement
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Russia: CBR lowers key rate used for tax interest calculations
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has reduced the key interest rate from 14.5% to 14.0% on 24 July 2026. The CBR’s key interest rate is applied in calculating interest deductions and the interest on late payment of overdue taxes. This
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Kazakhstan lowers base rate used to calculate late payment interest
The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has reduced its base rate to 16.75%, with a corridor of 15.75%–17.75%, following its monetary policy decision on 27 July 2026. The move marks the central bank's second interest rate cut this year after
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