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Turkey advances omnibus legislation on crypto taxes, disaster relief

Turkey’s government has submitted a draft Omnibus Law to the Grand National Assembly on 2 March 2026, proposing amendments to a range of financial and administrative laws. The legislation targets tax fairness, social support, and regulatory clarity, with particular attention to emerging areas such as crypto assets. Crypto asset taxation The draft law introduces a...

Ukraine: Parliament withdraws draft law on online platform income tax

Ukraine’s parliament has withdrawn draft Law No. 14025 on the taxation of income earned by individuals from selling goods or providing services through online platforms, after it failed to secure sufficient votes. A 5% individual income tax was proposed for qualifying Ukrainian resident sellers, to be withheld by the platform. Sellers were required to have...

Taiwan reminds businesses to submit tax returns for cancellation period

Taiwan has reminded businesses that cancelling tax registration does not end all tax obligations, and that a business tax return must still be filed for the cancellation period within the statutory deadline to avoid penalties. The Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance said businesses that decide to cease operations and complete the...

Romania signs DPI MCAA for automatic exchange of digital platform income information

Romania signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information on Income Derived Through Digital Platforms (DPI MCAA) on 11 February 2026, bringing the total number of signatories to 33, according to an OECD update published on 4 March 2026. According to an OECD announcement on 10 November 2022, the agreement will...

Philippines: Senate to reduce VAT rate

The Philippine Senate is reviewing draft Bill No. SBN-1916, known as the VAT Reduction Act, was introduced on 26 February 2026. The VAT Reduction Act proposes lowering the Value-Added Tax (VAT) in the Philippines from 12% to 10% to align with the constitutional mandate for progressive taxation.  The bill proposes lowering the value-added tax (VAT)...

Saudi Arabia: ZATCA reminds establishments to file February withholding tax

The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has called upon establishments subject to withholding tax in the Kingdom to submit their tax returns for February 2026, no later than 10 March 2026. This announcement was made on 5 March 2026. ZATCA urged businesses to expedite the submission of their withholding tax forms via its...

Romania: MoF announces fiscal reforms to combat tax evasion, reduce bureaucracy

Romania’s government announced on 5 March 2026 that it has approved a new Emergency Ordinance, proposed by the Ministry of Finance, designed to strengthen tax collection mechanisms while simplifying administrative procedures for businesses. The reforms focus on preventing tax avoidance, modernising digital systems, and creating a more transparent fiscal environment. Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare emphasised...

EU confident US will honour bilateral trade deal despite new tariffs

European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic expressed confidence on Thursday, 5 March 2026, that the US will uphold last year’s trade agreement between the two partners, citing reassurances from American officials. President Donald Trump’s executive order last month introduced a 10% tariff on imports following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn most of his global...

US: Court orders refund of tariffs following Supreme Court ruling

Judge Richard K. Eaton of the United States Court of International Trade issued an order on 4 March 2026, requiring US Customs and Border Protection to refund duties collected under Executive Orders issued through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Earlier, Atmus Filtration, Inc. filed the lawsuit seeking monetary relief and refunds of all...

Iceland: Court of Appeals rule taxpayers must prove arm’s length pricing in related-party deals

The Icelandic Court of Appeals (Landsréttur) upheld the ruling of the District Court of Reykjavík in Iceland’s first transfer pricing case (No. 213/2025) on 19 February 2026.  The court confirmed that taxpayers must prove that related-party transactions comply with the arm’s length principle. The dispute involves the reassessment of taxes for the 2016 tax year,...