Tuesday, March 17, 2026
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration has issued Announcement No. 13 of 2026 on 30 January 2026, clarifying rules on the deduction of input value-added tax (VAT). Effective 1 January 2026, the guidance overrides previous regulations and provides detailed instructions for taxpayers on VAT calculation, asset restructuring, mixed-rate transactions, and timing of tax...
The Danish Ministry of Taxation has submitted Bill No. L 102 to the Folketing on 3 February 2026, proposing amendments to the Collection Act and various other laws to increase reminder fees in the collection of certain taxes and duties by the Customs and Tax Administration. The proposal, tabled by Minister for Taxation Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen,...
Bangladesh’s interim government will sign a tariff agreement with the US on 9 February 2026, just three days before the national parliamentary election. The delegation, led by commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman, will travel via Japan, where the Bangladesh–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (BJEPA) will be signed on 6 February. The...
Romania has issued Government Ordinance (GO) No. 1/2026, amending the Fiscal Procedure Code established under Law No. 207/2015, to transpose the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC9, 2025/872). The ordinance was published in the Official Gazette No. 75 on 30 January 2026. The main change in GO No. 1/2026 compared to...
The Czech Republic’s government submitted a draft bill to parliament for review on 5 February 2026, which it approved on 2 February 2026. The bill transposes the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8, 2023/2226) and the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC9, 2025/872) into domestic law. The...
Irish Revenue issued eBrief No. 031/26 on 4 February 2026, providing guidance on the Automatic Exchange of Information. This eBrief is to inform customers of changes made to Tax and Duty Manual (TDM) Part 35-01-01a and subsequent changes to TDM Part 38-03-35. Paragraph 3.5.1 on DAC3 has been updated to include the expansion of DAC3...
The OECD has reported that Australia signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GIR MCAA) on 28 January 2026. The agreement is designed to enable the automatic exchange of GloBE Information Returns between tax authorities and to reduce compliance costs for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups by allowing them to submit...
France adopted new rules on 28 December 2025 to streamline compliance with the EU public CbC reporting directive (Directive (EU) 2021/2101), fully aligning national law with EU requirements and implementing the multiple reporting exemption. The directive, effective for multinationals with annual global revenue above EUR 750 million, requires disclosure of corporate income tax information for...
Finland’s tax administration confirmed, on 30 January 2026, that companies covered by the Law on Minimum Taxation on Large Groups can begin submitting their global minimum tax filings electronically from 30 January 2026. All filings will be handled through the MyTax e-service. Corporate groups are required to submit a complete set of three reports: the...
US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order titled “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba” on 29 January 2026. The order establishes a formal mechanism that would allow the US to impose additional ad valorem tariffs on imported goods from countries that directly or indirectly sell or supply oil...