Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The US and Taiwan have finalised a significant trade agreement that will reduce tariffs on many Taiwanese exports, boost US technology investment, and strengthen ties between Washington and Taipei amid rising tensions with China. Under the deal, tariffs on most Taiwanese exports to the US will drop from 20% to 15%. Specific items, including generic...
Angola’s National Assembly approved amendments to various tax laws through the General State Budget 2026 on 15 December 2025 after receiving final approval the same day. The measures were formally promulgated by the President and published in the Official Gazette, I Série, No. 244, on 30 December 2025. The new tax provisions took effect from...
The Cyprus Tax Department has announced, on 15 January 2026, the extension of a zero value-added tax (VAT) rate on a range of essential goods for another year, covering the period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. The zero VAT rate will continue to apply to infant milk, both in liquid and powdered...
The German Federal Cabinet has approved a draft bill on 14 January 2026 to modernise the Tax Consultancy Law and update other tax rules, aiming to make tax advisory services more flexible for citizens and ensure fairer corporate taxation. The draft legislation introduces four key changes in the area of tax advisory law: Comprehensive modernisation...
Singapore gazetted the Finance (Income Taxes) Act 2025 on 12 December 2025, enacting the Budget 2025 measures announced in February 2025. The Finance (Income Taxes) Act 2025, passed by the Parliament of Singapore in late 2025, introduces a range of changes to the nation’s tax landscape. The legislation primarily targets the Income Tax Act, 1947,...
Malta’s Tax and Customs Administration (MTA) has announced extended deadlines for the submission of corporate income tax returns in 2026, specifically for electronic filings. Manual submissions and tax payments must still meet the deadlines set under the Income Tax Acts. The deadlines vary depending on a company’s financial year-end, giving businesses extra time to comply...
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government presented the 2026-27 State Budget to the parliament on 13 January 2026. The Budget’s key proposals include higher personal income tax brackets and the introduction of new levies, effective from April 2027 and 2028. Corporate tax Corporate tax rates will remain unchanged. Companies in Scotland are subject...
Ecuador’s Tax Administration (SRI) has issued Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC26-00000002 on 13 January 2026, extending the deadlines for tax returns and statutory annexes originally due on 12 January 2026. The revised deadlines are as follows: Taxpayer Type Extended Deadline Tax ID ending in 1 or 2 21 January 2026 Special taxpayers (Contribuyentes Especiales) 15 January 2026...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced a facility for large-value corporate tax and VAT payments through mobile financial service bKash on 11 January 2026, advancing the country’s push toward full digitalisation of revenue collection. The service was formally launched by NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan, who said two real-time transactions had already...
Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced an extension to the filing deadline for 2025 income-related certificates, after the original end date fell on a weekend. The filing period for 2025 income withholding and non-withholding certificates, dividend certificates, trust income declarations, and trust property income certificates was initially scheduled to run from 1 January to...