Turkey extends May–June 2026 filing and payment deadlines for VAT, withholding, stamp tax returns
Turkey’s Revenue Administration has issued Tax Procedure Law Circular No. VUK-199/2026-5 on 15 May 2026, extending the filing and payment deadlines for several tax returns under the authority granted by Article 28 of Law No. 213 (Tax Procedure
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UN Tax Committee Discusses Indirect Taxes
On 26 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workstreams for indirect taxes. The subcommittee on indirect taxes presented its planned workstreams for comment and approval. The subcommittee
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Chile: SII introduces VAT withholding system for non-resident sellers, digital platforms
Chile’s tax administration (SII) has published Resolution Ex. SII No. 05-2026 of 14 January 2026 on its website, outlining the tax administration’s VAT withholding system for non-resident sellers and digital platforms that have not registered
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Argentina: ARCA updates VAT withholding rules for digital platforms
Argentina’s tax authority (ARCA) has issued General Resolution 5794/2025, which updates the special VAT withholding rules for transactions conducted through digital platforms, initially established under General Resolution 5319/2023. The core
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Sri Lanka: IRD reminds taxpayers of VAT deadlines
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) issued a notice on 17 November 2025, reminding taxpayers to meet their VAT obligations for October 2025 by the prescribed deadlines. VAT payment deadline VAT payments for October must be made on
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Colombia consults unified withholding tax for electronic payments
The draft decree will align the withholding tax rate applied to electronic payments and payments made with debit and credit cards Colombia’s Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation on 23 October 2025 regarding a draft decree that
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Ireland: Revenue revises VAT repayment offset rules following debt warehousing conclusion
Irish Revenue has published eBrief No. 080/25 on 7 April 2025 announcing an update to the VAT Repayment Offset section of the Tax and Duty Manual, reflecting the conclusion of the debt warehousing scheme. Tax and Duty Manual VAT Repayment Offset
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Mongolia announces VAT reforms for 2025
Mongolia’s government is drafting a new VAT Bill for 2025, which was submitted to the parliament. The new VAT bill proposes a simplified VAT system, higher registration thresholds, and faster input VAT recovery. The government has also launched
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Argentina introduces VAT and income tax withholding for mining
Argentina’s tax authority has issued General Resolution 5663/2025, which amends General Resolution 5333 on 10 March 2025. General Resolution No. 5333 introduced the "Fiscal Registry of Mining Activities," creating withholding regimes for
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Poland extends reverse charge for gas, electricity, and greenhouse gas emissions transfers
Poland's Ministry of Finance has announced that the VAT reverse charge mechanism for transactions involving gas, electricity, and greenhouse gas emission allowance transfers will be extended to 31 December 2026. The mechanism was initially planned
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Poland: Senate passes various VAT changes
Poland’s Senate has approved several VAT amendments, including extending the reverse charge mechanism for gas, electricity, and greenhouse gas services and maintaining an 8% reduced VAT rate for certain agricultural goods. Additional VAT
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UAE updates excise tax on e-smoking, VAT correction rules
The UAE Ministry of State for Financial Affairs issued Ministerial Decision No. 1 of 2025 on 3 January 2025, revising the excise tax framework for electronic smoking devices. This decision, effective from 3 January 2025, replaces Ministerial
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Hungary: EU approves reverse charge extension for insolvency supplies
Hungary has announced that the EU Council Implementing Decision 2024/3209 of 23 December 2024 has approved the extension of the reverse charge mechanism under the VAT Directive (2006/112) until 31 December 2026. This applies to supplies of capital
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Italy gazettes law introducing new VAT reverse charge for logistics
The Italian Budget Law for 2025 (Law No. 207 of 30 December 2024) was published in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2024 which introduces a new value added tax (VAT) reverse charge mechanism specifically for transport, handling, and logistics
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UN Tax Committee: Indirect Tax Issues
On 18 October 2024 the subcommittee on indirect tax issues presented a series of papers on VAT guidance for developing countries. The papers had been presented to the Tax Committee for comment at the previous session and were now submitted in their
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Azerbaijan implements new e-commerce VAT regulations for non-residents
In July 2024, Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service introduced regulations for the electronic registration, re-registration, and de-registration of non-residents involved in e-commerce. Approved by the Cabinet and integrated into the Tax Code, these
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OECD: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2023
On 25 July 2023 the OECD issued Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2023, setting out revenue data for the region from 2021. The latest edition of the annual publication includes data on tax revenues for 30 jurisdictions in the region and
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OECD: Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
On 16 May 2023 the OECD published Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023. The report is a joint publication by the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the UN Economic
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