Ireland unveils retail investment tax roadmap
Ireland’s Department of Finance has published a Roadmap for the Taxation of Retail Investment, setting out proposals to simplify the taxation of retail investment and introducing a new Investment Account that is expected to be available in
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Bolivia: SIN extends tax debt payment period
Bolivia’s National Tax Service (SIN) has extended the maximum period for taxpayers to access tax debt Payment Facilities from 30 to 60 months under Normative Ruling of the Board of Directors (RND) 102600000033. The measure implements Supreme
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Ireland: Revenue updates 2025 Form 11 with new prefilled fields, expanded relief provisions
Ireland’s tax authority (Revenue) issued eBrief No. 127/26 on 31 August 2026, detailing a set of amendments to the ROS Form 11 2025 self-assessment income tax return. The form has been available since 1 January 2026 and continues to be updated on
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Singapore: IRAS clarifies tax treatment of foreign trust distributions
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has ruled that certain tax deferred distributions received by a Singapore tax-resident company from a foreign property trust will not be subject to Singapore income tax, provided the distributions do
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Colombia extends suspension of tax, customs, foreign exchange deadlines in earthquake‑hit regions
The Colombian Tax and Customs Administration Dirección Nacional de Impuestos y Aduanas (DIAN) issued a Resolution No. 012660 on 27 August 2026, extending the suspension of administrative deadlines for tax, customs and foreign exchange proceedings
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Malaysia: IRBM raises e-invoice exemption threshold to MYR 3 million
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has published the e-Invoice Guideline Version 4.8 on 30 August 2026. This version introduces crucial updates and clarifications regarding the implementation timeline, exemption thresholds, and group-level
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US: IRS announces benefits of expanded online services
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release on 28 August 2026, encouraged taxpayers to explore the growing number of IRS.gov online tools that can help them quickly and securely take care of common tax tasks. IRS.gov offers secure,
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New Zealand revises fuel tax increase schedule
New Zealand has cancelled a planned 12-cent-per-litre fuel excise increase scheduled for 1 January 2027, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced on 31 August 2026. The next fuel excise increase will instead
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Singapore updates EIS with AI activity
Singapore’s Enterprise Innovation Scheme (EIS) has been expanded to cover the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), allowing businesses to claim a 400% tax deduction or allowance on up to SGD 50,000 of qualifying AI expenditure per Year of
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Taiwan clarifies loss offset rules for multiple real estate transactions
Taiwan’s Fengyuan Branch of the National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, has clarified how profit-seeking enterprises should calculate and offset gains and losses when selling multiple properties subject to the Income Tax
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Taiwan clarifies tax rules for medical aesthetic clinics
Taiwan's Northern Area National Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance, said that as public interest in body management and aesthetic appearance has grown in recent years, various slimming and beauty treatments, such as picosecond laser procedures, as
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Australia: ATO warns tax professionals of rising cyber threats
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a notice on 27 August 2026, reminding tax professionals of the importance of protecting their practices against cyber threats. Tax professionals are being targeted by cyber criminals, primarily
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Cyprus publishes 2026 NID reference rate for Honduras
The Cyprus Tax Department has published the 2026 reference rate for Honduras for purposes of calculating the notional interest deduction (NID) on new equity investments. Under the NID rules, the applicable rate is based on the 10-year government
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Hungary: Central Bank cuts base interest rate
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) announced on 25 August 2026 that the Hungarian National Bank reduced its base interest rate from 5.75% to 5.50%, effective 26 August 2026. The rate was previously cut from 6.00% to 5.75%
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation permits employers to pay tax-free monthly assistance through January 2027
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has amended the Rulebook on the Application of the Law on Personal Income Tax to allow employers to grant employees a monthly, tax-exempt financial assistance payment of up to BAM 300, available until
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Ireland: Revenue issues new guidance on crypto-asset reporting
Irish Revenue has published eBrief No. 121/26 on 24 August 2026, introducing Tax and Duty Manual Part 38-03-38 - Guidance on reporting obligations of Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Providers. The newly created guidance explains how the reporting
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Taiwan passes estate, gift tax amendments to reform treatment of pre-death gifts
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on 21 August 2026 passed at third reading a draft amendment to parts of the Estate and Gift Tax Act. The amendments standardise the treatment of certain gifts made before death when calculating estate tax and rationalise
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Taiwan approves wider insurance tax deductions
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on 21 August 2026 passed the third reading of amendments to Articles 17 and 126 of the Income Tax Act, increasing tax-exempt allowances for minor children and removing the TWD 24,000 cap on itemised deductions for certain
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