Spain: MoF confirms mandatory B2B e-invoicing timeline
Spain's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published the Order HAC/1028/2026 in the official gazette BOE on 5 October 2026, fixing the dates from which businesses must comply with the B2B e-invoicing mandate. The order enters into force the day after
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Singapore: IRAS updates business expenses guidance with deductibility checker for companies
Singapore's Inland Revenue Authority (IRAS) added the business expense deductibility checker to its business expenses guidance page on 29 September 2026. Companies can search or browse by expense type to see whether common business expenses are
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UAE: FTA issues guidance on free zone, designated zone tests
The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) issued Tax Public Clarification – TAXP010 on 2 October 2026. It sets out how a business can determine whether its location is a Free Zone or a Designated Zone under each of the three tax laws. The
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Cyprus: Government approves VAT cuts, inflation relief measures
The Cyprus Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Finance announced a series of economic measures on 30 September 2026, designed to address rising prices across essential goods and services. Tax reductions on food and energy Cyprus will
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Italy: Revenue Agency launches VAT anomaly alerts for 2023 tax period
The Italian Revenue Agency announced on 5 October 2026 that it has established procedures to notify VAT-registered taxpayers about discrepancies in their 2023 tax filings. Director Vincenzo Carbone signed the provision on 5 October 2026 to implement
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US: Trump issues diesel tax exemption order as fuel prices strain election prospects
The US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 5 October 2026 to expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel. The announcement came during a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, where Trump unveiled the directive from the stage. The
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Brazil enacts law lowering CSLL rate for local reinsurance companies
Brazil’s President has sanctioned Law No. 15,525/2026 of 28 September 2026, establishing a specific corporate tax framework for local reinsurance companies in Brazil. The Official Gazette published Law No. 15,525/2026 on 29 September 2026. The
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Australia: ATO implements stricter foreign resident CGT rules, provides form and guidance
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced, on 2 October 2026, that it has implemented new capital gains tax (CGT) rules for foreign residents. The CGT rules for foreign residents (Strengthening the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT)
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Brazil: RFB publishes Q&A guide on Pillar Two qualified domestic minimum top-up tax
Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service (RFB) published the first edition of its Q&As guide on the Additional Social Contribution on Net Profits (CSLL) on 2 October 2026. The guide provides practical guidance on Brazil’s recently implemented
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Ireland: Committee on Budgetary Oversight urges broader tax base in Pre-Budget 2027 report
Ireland’s Committee on Budgetary Oversight has published its Pre-Budget 2027 report on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, warning that fiscal policy must avoid adding to inflationary pressures, that repeated spending overruns undermine transparency,
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Belgium: Parliament committee adopts draft DAC9 legislation
Belgium’s Parliament’s Financial and Budgetary Committee adopted the draft legislation implementing DAC9 (Directive 2011/16/EU as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2025/872) on 2 October 2026. The legislation has a dual purpose: it transposes
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OECD updates GIR MCAA automatic exchange of GloBE information signatories list
The OECD published an updated list of signatories, including their signing dates, to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Information Returns (GIR MCAA) on 1 October 2026 The agreement
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Brazil submits ratification of treaty law convention for states, international organisations
Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification for the 1986 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organisations or between International Organisations on 1 October 2026, the United Nations has said. Brazil
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France issues guidance on e-reporting of transaction, payment data
France's tax authorities released the administrative guidance on 30 September 2026, following the entry into force of the mandatory e-invoicing and e-reporting obligations on 1 September 2026. The obligations apply to large and medium-sized
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Ukraine proposes reduced VAT rates for essential goods
Ukraine's parliament is considering Draft Law No. 16069 of 14 September 2026, which proposes amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine to reduce VAT rates on food products, medicines, children's items and other socially significant goods, and to lower
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France: National Assembly publishes draft Finance Bill 2027
France's National Assembly published the draft Finance Bill for 2027 on 1 October 2026, outlining the government's plan to lower the public deficit from a revised 5.4% of GDP in 2026 to 5.0% in 2027, subject to parliamentary approval. The
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Finland: Government proposes major reforms to corporate restructuring tax rules
Finland’s government has submitted a legislative proposal (HE 211/2026) to Parliament to amend the existing rules on mergers on 1 October 2026. The proposal aims to make corporate restructuring rules more flexible, streamline tax procedures, and
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Norway introduces B2B e-invoicing in stages from January 2027
Norway's Tax Directorate adopted the amendments on 29 September 2026, supplementing the changes made to the Bookkeeping Act on 19 June 2026, which introduced mandatory digital bookkeeping and B2B e-invoicing. Issuing and receiving
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