South Africa court halts April 2025 VAT rate hike

29 April, 2025

The Western Cape High Court has issued a ruling to officially halt the planned rise in South Africa's VAT rate on 27 April 2025. A ruling has resolved a disagreement between the two largest parties in South Africa’s coalition government over a

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Belgium: Government presents tax reform plan to parliament, includes VAT measures

29 April, 2025

The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has released a policy note on 24 April 2025 detailing its tax reform plans for the upcoming year. The key measures of the tax reform plan include: Dividends received deduction rules Enhancing the

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Philippines amends VAT rules for digital services

25 April, 2025

The Philippines' Department of Finance has announced an amendment to the VAT requirements for non-resident digital services providers (DSPs) operating in the Philippines. Starting 1 June 2025, non-resident digital service providers (DSPs) must

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South Africa withdraws proposed VAT increase

25 April, 2025

The South Africa's  Minister of Finance will shortly introduce the Rates and Monetary Amounts and the Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill), which proposes to maintain the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate at 15% from 1 May 2025 instead of the

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Slovak Republic: Parliament rejects higher VAT threshold bill

25 April, 2025

The Slovak Republic Parliament rejected a bill to amend the VAT Act on 15 April 2025. The proposal aimed to raise mandatory VAT registration thresholds for businesses from EUR 50,000 and EUR 62,500 to EUR 75,000. Earlier, the Slovak Republic

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Finland: Government approves 2026–29 fiscal plan, introduces corporate tax cut and extended loss carryforward

25 April, 2025

Finland's Ministry of Finance has announced that the Government has approved the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2026–2029 on 23 April 2025. The decisions aim to strengthen the foundation for economic growth while prioritising the security of

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Kazakhstan considers new tax code amendments, proposes sector-specific rates and VAT increase

24 April, 2025

Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of parliament is currently examining provisions of the new draft Tax Code, which received approval in its first reading on 9 April 2025. These provisions are based on the draft originally issued by the Ministry of

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Chile halts corporate tax cut, advances support for small businesses and tourism

24 April, 2025

Chile's Ministry of Finance released a statement on the first meeting of the High-Level Council for Strategic International Economic and Financial Policy, led by President Gabriel Boric. The release noted that income tax reform plans, including a

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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA publishes updated guide clarifying VAT Executive Regulations

23 April, 2025

The Saudi  Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has published a VAT Guide, providing clarifications on amendments to the VAT Executive Regulations. The VAT Executive Regulations , which approved changes to the VAT implementing regulations,

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Taiwan raises VAT registration threshold for non-resident e-service providers

23 April, 2025

Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance issued Decree No. 11404515421 amending the VAT regulations for non-resident electronic service (e-service) providers on 7 April 2025. A key revision under the decree is the adjustment of the VAT registration threshold

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Netherlands scraps proposed VAT hike on sports, culture, media in 2025 Spring Memorandum

23 April, 2025

The Netherlands Ministry of Finance has released the Spring Memorandum 2025 on 18 April 2025, detailing budget adjustments and policy decisions, including tax measures. It confirms that the government is scrapping the planned VAT increase on

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Lithuania proposes CIT hike, additional tax measures from 2026

22 April, 2025

The Lithuanian Ministry of Finance has announced tax measures, on 16 April 2025, which propose raising the standard corporate income tax rate (CIT)  from 16% to 17% and the reduced rate from 6% to 7%. The changes are expected to generate EUR 111.5

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Slovak Republic: President approves amendments to rental housing and VAT laws

22 April, 2025

The President of the Slovak Republic has signed the bill revising the Law on State Support for Rental Housing on 15 April 2025. This legislation also introduces amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Law as it applies to rental housing within

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Chile sets new invoice rules for high-value goods sales to non-VAT taxpayers

18 April, 2025

Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) has issued Resolution No. 44 of 7 April 2025, setting new invoice rules for sales of goods to non-VAT taxpayers when the transaction amount exceeds 135 UF. The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is an index-linked unit

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Italy: Non-EU firms with tax representative must provide guarantee

18 April, 2025

Italy’s tax authorities issued implementation guidance (Regulation No. 178713/2025) on 15 April 2025, detailing the rules for the new guarantee required for certain nonresident entities registered for VAT in Italy through an Italian VAT

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Sri Lanka issues notice on VAT amendments

18 April, 2025

The Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department released a public notice regarding the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act No. 04 of 2025 on 17 April 2025. The Act was officially enacted on 11 April 2025. Notice to the Taxpayers Amendments to the Value

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Cyprus issues VAT rules for unredeemed expired vouchers

17 April, 2025

The Cyprus tax department issued Circular 3/2025 on 8 April 2025 to clarify value added tax (VAT) rules for unredeemed expired vouchers. The Circular focuses on single-purpose and multi-purpose vouchers. Single-purpose vouchers: VAT on

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Vietnam updates regulations on electronic invoices

16 April, 2025

Vietnam issued Decree 70/2025/ND-CP to amend regulations under Decree 123/2020/ND-CP on electronic invoices and related documents on 20 March 2025. The changes expand the scope of entities eligible to use electronic VAT invoices, including

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