Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Japan and the UAE concluded the seventh round of negotiations for their Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Tokyo, held from 19 to 22 January 2026. The meeting was attended, from the Japanese side, by TAKAHASHI Katsuhiko, Ambassador for International Economic Affairs and Chief Negotiator along with representatives from relevant ministries. From the UAE side, HE...
Mexico has gazetted the values of the Unit of Measurement and Update (UMA) for 2026 on 9 January 2026. The UMA is a key reference used in Mexico to calculate various administrative and fiscal obligations, including fines, fees, and social security contributions. The UMA values are updated annually using a prescribed inflation-based method. Following the...
Estonia’s parliament approved the Act to ratify the income and capital tax treaty with Andorra on 21 January 2026. Andorra and Estonia signed an income and capital tax treaty on 23 September 2025. This treaty aims to prevent double taxation on income and capital between the two countries while addressing tax avoidance and evasion issues....
Bolivia’s Ministry of Economy and Public Finance submitted a draft law on 31 December 2025 to repeal the 70% cap on VAT tax credits for fuel purchases, aiming to restore full (100%) credit recognition for gasoline and diesel. The move follows the earlier emergency measure under Supreme Decree No. 5503, introduced to stabilise the economy...
Slovenia has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GIR MCAA) on 22 December 2025, the OECD confirmed. The GIR MCAA is designed to facilitate the automatic exchange of GloBE information between tax administrations. By participating, jurisdictions help reduce the compliance burden for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups, allowing them to...
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has issued Advance Ruling Summary No. 1/2026 on 2 January 2026, clarifying how foreign-sourced dividends received by a Singapore branch of an overseas company are treated for tax purposes. The ruling addressed whether repatriating branch profits to the head office using foreign-sourced dividends would make those dividends permanently...
Kenya’s revenue authority (KRA) released a public notice on 22 January 2026 regarding updates to the market interest rate for fringe benefit tax and the deemed interest rate on specific non-resident loans. The rates remain unchanged from the rates previously announced on 10 July 2025. Fringe benefit tax Effective for January, February and March 2026,...
The Tax Administration Service (SAT) of Mexico has announced on 22 January 2026 the implementation of the Fiscal Regularisation Programme 2026, targeting individuals and companies with income of up to MXN 300 million during the 2024 fiscal year. Through this programme, individuals and companies may reduce up to 100% of fines, surcharges, and enforcement costs....
Taiwan’s Datun Office, National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, stated, on 23 January 2026, that in response to frequent fluctuations in international exchange rates, profit-seeking enterprises must report foreign currency exchange gains or losses only when realised during the annual income tax filing. The office explained that for foreign purchases or...
The OECD has announced the publication of new peer review reports on tax information exchange for Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cabo Verde, Palau, and the Seychelles on 21 January 2026. The reports were approved by the Global Forum’s Peer Review and Monitoring Group in December 2025 and subsequently adopted by Global Forum members. Due to...