Saturday, September 19, 2026
Qatar’s General Tax Authority will approve analysis certificates required for the registration of sweetened drinks electronically through the Dhareeba platform from 1 November 2026, removing the need for taxpayers to attach the certificates manually. Under the new procedures, taxpayers will submit product registration applications through the Dhareeba platform and deliver samples to one of the...
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau has reminded investors that securities transaction tax may apply to the sale of shares in unlisted companies, depending on how the shares were issued. Under the Securities Transaction Tax Act, shares issued by a company limited by shares that have been certified by a bank under Article 162 of the...
Taiwan’s Yuanlin Office of the National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, has reminded domestic business entities and individuals purchasing cross-border electronic services from foreign suppliers, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, of their obligations to declare and pay business tax under the Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act (Business Tax Act)...
Kazakhstan’s National Bank cut its base rate to 16.25% on 4 September 2026, with an interest rate corridor of ±1 percentage point, citing continued disinflation and lower inflation expectations. The base rate is applied to calculate interest and penalties on late tax payments. Annual inflation slowed to 9.8% in August, its 11th consecutive monthly decline....
Russia’s State Duma has received draft law No. 1331250-8, submitted on 2 September 2026, proposing to reduce the standard VAT rate from 22% to 20% and raise the VAT threshold for businesses using the simplified tax regime from RUB 20 million to RUB 60 million. The proposed VAT reduction is intended to lower the tax...
Peru needs to strengthen its tax system as low tax revenues, high informality and weaknesses in tax compliance continue to limit revenue growth, according to an OECD report published on 25 August 2026. The report recommends broadening the tax base, rationalising tax expenditures (TEs) and improving tax design. Peru’s tax-to-GDP ratio stood at 16.3% in...
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance, has outlined multiple tax payment channels for profit-seeking enterprises filing provisional corporate income tax returns for fiscal year 2026, with the filing period running from 1 September to 30 September 2026. The bureau said taxpayers can pay provisional tax online by chip financial card, credit card or...
Bolivia’s tax authority, the National Tax Service (SIN) has approved a Regulatory Board Resolution (RND) No. 102600000034 on 7 September 2026, launching a public consultation period for revised billing system specifications designed to improve VAT transparency and compliance across the country. Participatory approach to system redesign The tax administration released version 0.0 of the Technical...
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has activated a tax amnesty covering interest, penalties and fines for outstanding liabilities from periods ending on or before 31 December 2025, according to a public notice issued on 7 September 2026. The amnesty runs from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026. Principal tax payments required Taxpayers holding outstanding...
New York’s Department of Finance (DoF) has pushed back the application deadline for exemptions from New York City’s non-primary residence surcharge commonly referred to as the “pied-à-terre tax” to 6 October 2026. This represents the second extension in as many months, following an initial postponement from late August to 18 September 2026. Who the tax...