US: Governor enacts tax amendments to California budget 2024-25
The acting governor of the US state of California, Eleni Kounalakis, signed Senate Bill 167 into law on June 27, 2024, introducing several tax amendments aimed at addressing the USD 27.6 billion shortfall in the 2024-25 budget and the projected USD
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Estonia: Government announces tax hikes and economic reforms
Estonia’s newly established government has announced a comprehensive strategy to combat inflation, featuring a series of tax increases across multiple sectors. As part of this plan, value-added tax (VAT), income tax, and excise duties on alcohol,
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Botswana: BURS extends PAYE and OWHT return deadline
The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has announced an extension for the filing of annual "pay as you earn" (PAYE) and "other withholding tax" (OWHT) returns. The new deadline is now set for 30 September 2024. This extension aims to provide
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Bangladesh passes fiscal year 2024-25 budget
Bangladesh’s national budget of BDT 7,97,000 crore (USD 74.3 billion) for the fiscal year 2024-25 was approved by the parliament yesterday, 30 June 2024, targeting a GDP growth rate of 6.75 % and aiming to maintain annual inflation at
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Kenya withdraws controversial Finance Bill 2024 amid deadly protests
The Kenyan President William Ruto has announced yesterday, 26 June 2024, that he would not sign the Finance Bill 2024 into law and plans to withdraw the legislation. This decision followed after Kenyans protested against the controversial
See MoreUK: Tax Gap for 2022/23
On 20 June 2024 HMRC published details of the UK’s tax gap for 2022/23. The tax gap is a measure of the difference between the amount of tax that should have been collected by HMRC, and the amount that was actually paid. The tax that should be
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Netherlands proposes Box Three tax reform
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance announced on 19 June, 2024, that it had submitted draft legislation to reform the taxation of Box Three income, which includes taxable income from taxable earnings from savings and investments. The draft
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US: Vermont approves new tax rules for remote software access
The US state of Vermont has enacted a new bill that makes changes regarding the taxation of remotely accessed software. The legislation was approved despite a veto from Vermont’s Governor Phil Scott. The bill categorises taxable tangible
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Kazakhstan initiates public consultation for new draft taxation code
The Republic of Kazakhstan initiated a public consultation regarding the new draft Tax Code (On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget) on 21 June, 2024. The consultation is set to conclude on 15 July, 2024. The Ministry of National
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US: Supreme Court upholds mandatory repatriation tax
On 20 June, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its opinion on Moore v. United States. This case addresses the one-time mandatory repatriation tax enacted under the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. As previously reported, the repatriation tax
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Uganda unveils new tax measures in 2024-25 budget
On 13 June, 2024, Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, presented the Budget Speech for the Financial Year 2024/2025 in the Parliament. The speech, among other things, outlined certain tax measures for
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OECD working paper: problems arising from subnational debt
An OECD working paper published on 13 June 2024, written by Acauã Brochado and Sean Dougherty, looks at problems of financing for subnational governments (SNGs), including the level of debt and sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations. The paper
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Thailand: PM presents $102 bln budget for FY2025
On 19 June, 2024, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin proposed a budget of THB 3.753 trillion (USD 102 billion) for the 2025 fiscal year in the parliament. Srettha informed the House of Representatives that the budget is aimed at helping
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OECD: Managing Rising Subnational Fiscal Risks
An OECD Working Paper on managing rising subnational fiscal risks was published on 13 June 2024. This paper, written by Luiz de Mello and Teresa Ter-Minassian, forms part of the series of working papers on fiscal federalism. The working paper
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US: California’s Senate Bill 167 introduces revenue raising measures
The US state of California’s Senate Bill 167 proposes several revenue raising measures. The bill, which is still pending signature, pertains to corporate income tax and suspends net operating losses (NOLs) for the 2024, 2025, and 2026 tax
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US: IRS and Treasury issues guidance to tackle abusive basis shifting in partnerships
On 17 June, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release, announced a new regulatory initiative to close a major tax loophole exploited by large, complex partnerships. This initiative is one step
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US: IRS and Treasury issue guidelines on partnership basis shifting transactions
On 17 June 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a release—FS-2024-21 issued a guidance on the inappropriate use of partnership rules to inflate the basis of the underlying assets without causing any
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OECD: New guidance issued on Pillar One amount b and Pillar Two global minimum tax
The OECD Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Inclusive Framework) released guidance relating to the report on Amount B of Pillar One and guidance to ensure consistent implementation and application of the global minimum tax under Pillar Two. Amount B of
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