UK to abolish shadow advance corporate tax system in April 2026
The UK government will abolish the shadow Advance Corporation Tax (ACT) system from April 2026, streamlining the way businesses can use their existing ACT balances. Shadow Advance Corporation Tax (Shadow ACT) is a UK notional tax mechanism
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Taiwan clarifies tax treatment of enterprises overseas income from foreign financial products
Taiwan’s Northern District National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance clarified today, 12 March 2026, that income derived by profit-seeking enterprises from investments in foreign financial products constitutes overseas income. Such
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Australia: ATO announces GIC, SIC rates for Q4 2025-26
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced the general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 income year on 6 March 2025. For the quarter commencing on 1 April 2026, the
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EU Commission presses France to end restriction breaching parent-subsidiary rules
The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to France for applying national criteria to determine whether a parent company qualifies for a withholding tax exemption on subsidiary distributions, in its March 2026 infringements package. The
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South Africa: SARS announces crypto-asset reporting deadline
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued an explanation of the reporting obligations and deadlines for crypto-asset service providers (CAPSs) under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The first reporting period runs from 1
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IMF Country Focus: How China’s Economy Can Achieve Consumption-led Growth
On 18 February 2026 an IMF country focus with the title How China’s Economy Can Pivot to Consumption-led Growth, written by D. Garcia-Macia, S. Jain-Chandra, S. Kothari and Y. Xu, looked at way in which China could stimulate domestic
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UN: 32nd Session of Committee of Experts on Tax Cooperation
The 32nd session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is to be held from 23 to 26 March 2026. A provisional agenda has been issued, which includes the following topics: UN Model Tax Convention Work on the
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Singapore: IRAS updates CbC reporting jurisdictions
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) updated its Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting guidance on 6 March 2026, revising the list of jurisdictions with which CbC reports can be automatically exchanged. Jurisdiction Effective
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Singapore: IRAS updates tax guidance for platform workers
Singapore’s Inland Revenue Authority has released updated guidance on the tax obligations of platform workers. This includes: Basic guide for platform workers The basic guide serves as a checklist for platform workers, including
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Cameroon mandates real-time electronic invoicing under 2026 Finance Law
Cameroon has introduced mandatory electronic invoicing requirements through its 2026 Finance Law, advancing the country's digital tax administration framework and implementing continuous transaction controls (CTC). All taxpayers must now issue
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The Council of the European Union has published Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (C/2026/1465) in the Official Journal of the EU on 6 March 2026. The revised list of non-cooperative tax
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Bolivia reduces tax burden with ICE, VAT reforms
Bolivia's government has announced two tax relief measures on 10 March 2026 aimed at easing financial pressure on citizens and businesses while improving tax system transparency. The National Tax Service (SIN) CEO, Jorge Zogbi Nogales, confirmed
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Albania revises jurisdiction list for automatic financial account reporting
Albania's Council of Ministers adopted Decision No. 113 on 27 February 2026, which officially replaced the previous Decision No. 613 from 29 July 2020. The new regulation appeared in the Official Gazette No. 49 on 5 March 2026. The decision
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Taiwan: MoF explains withholding tax on non-resident dividends
Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area (NTBNA) under the Ministry of Finance, issued a notice on 10 March 2026 indicating that, where dividends are distributed by a company to an individual not residing in China or profit-seeking
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New Zealand cuts UOMI rates on tax underpayments and overpayments for 2026
New Zealand's Inland Revenue (IRD) has reduced interest rates on tax payments effective 16 January 2026. The underpayment rate dropped to 8.97% from the previous 9.89%, while the overpayment rate decreased to 2.25% from 3.27%. The earlier
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South Africa: SARS introduces crypto asset reporting framework (CARF)Â
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced on 6 March 2026 that the crypto-asset reporting framework (CARF) took effect on 1 March 2026, which is a global standard developed by the OECD to strengthen tax transparency in the crypto asset
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Italy clarifies Swiss cantonal net wealth tax not creditable against CFC tax
The Italian tax authorities have issued Ruling Answer No. 70/2026, which addresses a specific tax query regarding whether a Swiss cantonal tax—the "Capital Tax"—can be deducted from the Italian taxes due under the Controlled Foreign Company
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Cambodia: GDT sets market interest rates for related-party loans
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued Notification No. 5097 GDT, establishing market interest rates for related-party and employee loans for 2025. Under Instruction No. 11946 GDT dated 21 August 2018, which covers
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