New Zealand: Inland Revenue consults shareholder loans
New Zealand Inland Revenue launched a public consultation on 4 December 2025 on the taxation of company loans to shareholders. The consultation proposes a new 12-month time limit, under which certain shareholder loans would be treated as
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Taiwan: Foreign e-commerce firms can claim tax exemption on Taiwan-sourced profits
Taiwanese businesses paying for electronic services from foreign e-commerce enterprises may qualify for tax relief under bilateral tax treaties. This announcement was made by the Southern Taiwan National Tax Administration (STNTA) on 5 December
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Germany: Bundestag approves tax amendment Act 2025
Germany’s lower house of the parliament (Bundestag) approved the draft Tax Amendment Act 2025 on 4 December 2025, which introduces tax relief measures for individuals and updates several technical provisions across existing tax legislation. Key
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Ireland: Irish Revenue updates guidance on unapproved share option schemes
Irish Revenue has released eBrief No. 221/25 on 26 November 2025, outlining revisions to its guidance on the tax treatment of “unapproved share option schemes.” These schemes involve situations where a company grants an employee or director the
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Qatar: GTA launches five-year strategy to modernise tax system
Qatar’s General Tax Authority (GTA) has launched its five-year strategy aimed at advancing a modern tax system that supports Qatar’s sustainable development during an official ceremony attended by GTA employees and partners. This announcement
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Bulgaria: Government withdraws 2026 draft budget law amid protests
Bulgaria’s government announced the withdrawal of its proposed 2026 State Budget, along with the draft Social Security and National Health Insurance budgets, after widespread protests against planned tax and social contribution increases on 2
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Russia simplifies tax registration for foreign companies
The Russian State Duma has approved amendments to Articles 83 and 84 of the Russian Tax Code to simplify the tax registration process for foreign companies. Under the new rules, foreign organisations no longer need to submit separate applications
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The Northern Taiwan National Tax Administration of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced today, 3 December 2025, that, in line with energy-saving and carbon reduction policies, it calls on all recipient agencies and organisations to actively
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Congo (DRC) becomes 35th Yaoundé declaration signatory
The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially joined the Yaoundé declaration on 22 November 2025, when the Hon. Dudu Fwamba Likunde Li-Botayi, Minister of Finance, endorsed the initiative. The move underscores the country’s commitment to
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Portugal: Parliament approves 2026 budget, lowers corporate tax rates
Portugal’s parliament has approved the new 2026 Budget Bill on 27 November 2025. The Bill will proceed to presidential promulgation, followed by the formal publication of the law. The main tax measures of the 2026 Budget Bill are the reduced
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Greece extends tax payment deadline after banking issues
The Greek Ministry of National Economy and Finance, together with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), extended the payment deadline for all confirmed tax obligations and instalments to Monday, 1 December 2025. The ministry and
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UAE: MoF decree revises tax refund timeframes, extends FTA audit powers beyond limitation periods
The UAE’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced, on 29 November 2025, that the issuance of Federal Decree-Law No. (17) of 2025 amending certain provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. (28) of 2022 on Tax Procedures, as part of the its continuous
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Zimbabwe: Government announces 2026 budget, proposes digital services withholding tax
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion (MoFEDIP) has presented the 2026 national budget to the Parliament on 27 November 2025, proposing higher VAT rates and digital service withholding taxes. The
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Russia: President signs 2026-28 federal budget laws, introduces higher VAT rates
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the laws on the federal budget for 2026 and the planning period of 2027–2028, as well as the laws amending the Budget and Tax Codes and outlining the specific rules for implementing the budget system in
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Sweden: Ministry of Finance proposes raising taxes on certain tobacco products
Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has proposed an increase in taxes on cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, and other tobacco products by 3.5% above the standard indexation. This announcement was made on 27 November
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Brazil: RFB allows Simplified National Tax System taxpayers prepay all instalment plans, including RELP-SN
Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service (RFB) announced on 26 November 2025 that it expanded the functionalities available to taxpayers under the Simplified National Tax System (Simples Nacional) by allowing taxpayers to prepay instalments across all
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Australia: ATO releases top 500 tax performance program 2025 findings report
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released its 2025 findings report on 27 November 2025, providing insights and best practices for the top 500 privately owned and wealthy groups. The 2025 findings report shines a light on the key tax issues
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Russia: Government approves federal budget execution for first nine months of 2025
The Government of Russia has approved the execution of the federal budget for the first nine months of 2025, according to a report presented by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a Government meeting. All obligations for the period have been met.
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