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Morocco: Lower House approves legislation to ratify MCAA-CbC

The Moroccan Chamber of Representatives approved Bill No. 76.19 on 6 July 2026, ratifying the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the Exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reports. Signed by Morocco on 25 June 2019, the agreement establishes the legal basis for the automatic exchange of CbC reports among the competent authorities of participating jurisdictions. It...

Lithuania consults transfer pricing documentation, arm’s length range draft guides

The Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate (STI) has opened a public consultation on 13 July 2026 on draft guides for transfer pricing documentation and establishing the arm’s length range. The Q&A-style guides reflect the most common compliance issues identified by the STI and the questions most frequently asked by taxpayers. The submitted draft publications are Constructing...

UK: HMRC publishes draft side-by-side package, domestic top-up tax rules for multinationals

HMRC released a policy paper, draft legislation, and explanatory notes on 13 July 2026 covering the introduction of the Side-by-Side package and proposed changes to the UK’s Multinational Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax regimes. Introduction of the Side-by-Side package and amendments to Multinational Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax Documents Pillar Two  — Side-by-Side...

India, UK: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement enters into force

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the UK will enter into force on 15 July 2026, marking a new phase in bilateral trade and economic cooperation. The agreement, signed on 24 July 2025 after 14 rounds of negotiations, reduces tariffs and covers trade in goods and services, digital trade, investment, financial...

Qatar, Kuwait income, capital tax treaty enters into force

The Qatar General Tax Authority announced that the income and capital tax treaty with Kuwait entered into force on 6 October 2025. Signed on 1 June 2025, the agreement applies to Kuwaiti income taxes as well as Qatar’s income tax and corporate tax The treaty provides that a permanent establishment will be deemed constituted if...

Vietnam issues comprehensive tax administration decree with new digital tax, enforcement rules

Vietnam issued Decree No. 252/2026/NĐ-CP on 30 June 2026, providing detailed regulations and measures for implementing the Law on Tax Management. The decree applies to taxpayers, tax administration authorities, tax officials, and other state agencies, organisations and individuals involved in tax administration. Public disclosure and tax administration Under the decree, tax authorities must publicly disclose...

Sri Lanka enacts wide-ranging VAT amendments

Sri Lanka has enacted the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 2026, introducing a series of changes to the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002, including revised rules for digital services supplied by non-residents, higher tax rates for specified institutions, new compliance requirements and stricter enforcement measures. The Act was certified...

Taiwan clarifies business tax reporting requirements for imported electronic services

Taiwan’s Central District National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance stated that domestic businesses and organisations purchasing electronic services from foreign e-commerce platforms are required to declare and pay business tax in accordance with Article 36 of the Value-Added and Non-Value-Added Business Tax Act. The Bureau explained that if a foreign e-commerce platform’s annual...

Kazakhstan consults tax code reform package on investment climate, administration simplification

Kazakhstan has launched a public consultation on 2 July 2026, on a package of amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with proposals intended to improve the investment climate, simplify tax administration, and address a number of administrative and tax issues affecting businesses. Among the proposed measures is the introduction of a...

UK: HMRC updates capital goods scheme to reduce VAT compliance burden

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a policy paper on the Simplification of the Capital Goods Scheme on 8 July 2026. This measure details the simplification of the Capital Goods Scheme to reduce the administrative burden for VAT-registered businesses. General description of the measure VAT incurred on expenditure on certain capital assets...