Lithuania: STI consults on extending participation exemption to foreign company interests
Lithuania's State Tax Inspectorate has initiated a consultation on 2 October 2026 by publishing the draft, which covers Articles 12 and 30 of the law. Under the draft, the term "share" would also include an interest in a foreign limited liability
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France issues guidance on eligible investment structures, rejecting SARLs
France's General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) published the administrative ruling (rescrit) BOI-RES-BIC-000102 on 30 September 2026 in the Bulletin Officiel des Finances Publiques – Impôts (BOFiP). It clarifies how investments made
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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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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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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: ANIA condemns sugar levy on sweetened drinks, ultra-processed foods
The French food industry association, Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires (ANIA) has condemned a proposal in the government's 2027 budget to extend the sugar levy on sweetened drinks to ultra-processed foods, saying the plan is "a
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EU Commission opens tax infringement proceedings against Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic
The European Commission has published its October 2026 Infringements Package, which includes several tax-related infringement proceedings concerning EU Member States. Commission calls on Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Hungary to enact
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Taiwan clarifies how heirs should declare mortgage-secured claims in estate tax returns
Taiwan's National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, under the Ministry of Finance, has stated that where a decedent left a claim secured by a mortgage, the heirs should include the actual outstanding amount of that claim in the estate tax return,
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France submits 2027 social security finance bill to National Assembly
The French government presented the Social Security Finance Bill for 2027 to the National Assembly on 1 October 2026 for debate. It contains no major tax provisions, except for a new levy on certain processed and packaged products containing added
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US: IRS seeks volunteers for free tax preparation programmes
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced, on 1 October 2026, that it is recruiting volunteers and community organisations to help provide free tax preparation services during the upcoming filing season. Two programmes drive this effort:
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Poland enacts windfall tax on energy firms
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki signed a windfall tax bill on 1 October 2026 that targets oil and gas companies. Parliament had already approved the legislation, which aims to recapture profits that energy firms earned from supply disruptions
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Germany approves temporary fuel tax cut to ease record pump prices
Germany's parliament, comprising the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, on Friday, 25 September 2026, approved a law temporarily reducing fuel taxes on petrol and diesel. The federal government said the measure takes effect on 1 October and remains in
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Greece revises procedures for foreign pensioners
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) had issued Decision A. 1192/2026 on 22 September, 2026, setting out procedures and requirements for foreign pensioners transferring their tax residency to Greece under Article 5B of Law
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Austria extends mineral oil tax reduction through November
Austria’s Federal Council had approved an amendment to the Mineral Oil Tax Act on 29 September 2026, extending the temporary reduction of the mineral oil tax on petrol and diesel through 30 November 2026. The measure allowed Finance Minister
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Lebanon sets inheritance tax procedures under 2026 budget law
Lebanon’s Finance Minister had issued a decision detailing the procedures for implementing inheritance tax provisions introduced under Article 45 of the 2026 General Budget Law. The decision had established practical mechanisms for applying the
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OECD releases 2025 Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital
The OECD released the 11th edition of the full version of the “OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital 2025” on 30 September 2026. The publication sets out the changes introduced in the 2025 update to the OECD Model, which were
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The OECD introduced a new capacity-building programme on 22 September 2026 aimed at strengthening judges' expertise in international taxation across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The initiative emerged from successful judicial training efforts in
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Australia: ATO announces GIC, SIC rates for Q2 2026-27
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced the general interest charge (GIC) rates and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the second quarter of the 2026-27 income year on 4 September 2026. For the quarter commencing on 1 October 2026,
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