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Turkey: Revenue Administration sets asset revaluation rate for Q4 2025

Turkey’s Revenue Administration has set the asset revaluation rate for the fourth interim tax period of 2025 at 25.49%. The announcement was issued on 20 January 2026 through Corporate Tax Law Circular No. 71 (KVK-71 / 2026-1 / Investment Allowance – 57). The rate applies to both commercial and agricultural income and provides businesses with...

Poland sets 2026 thresholds for small-taxpayer regimes

Poland has announced the thresholds for several small-taxpayer regimes, including the reduced corporate tax rate, the simplified VAT scheme, the simplified flat-rate tax, and the investment incentive deduction for 2026. The new thresholds correspond to the PLN equivalents of EUR 2 million (for the reduced tax rate, VAT regime, and flat-rate tax) and EUR 50,000...

Croatia issues implementing rules for DAC8 crypto asset reporting , DAC9 GloBE top-up tax reporting

Croatia issued Ordinance Amending the Ordinance on the Automatic Exchange of Information on 31 December 2025, updating the rules on the automatic exchange of information to align with new EU reporting standards. The amendments introduce fresh obligations and procedures linked to two major EU directives: DAC8 (Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226) of 17 October 2023 DAC8...

Luxembourg publishes 2026 municipal tax multipliers

Luxembourg has gazetted the municipal rate multipliers for commercial and property taxes for the 2026 tax year. The published tables also provide details of deliberation dates and Grand Ducal approvals throughout 2025, offering transparency on fiscal obligations for businesses across Luxembourg.  Communal Commercial Tax Rates for 2026 Commune Deliberation Date Grand Ducal Decree Date ICC...

Canada, Qatar to negotiate for income tax treaty

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a joint statement announcing that Qatar’s Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met on 18 January 2026 to discuss bilateral relations and agreed to start negotiations for an income tax treaty. The statement added that Qatar and Canada have agreed to deepen economic...

Switzerland updates CbC reporting list

Switzerland has updated its list of jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports under the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA). Decision No. RO 2026 28, published on 20 January 2026 in Official Gazette No. 9, adds Senegal to the exchange list. The update applies from 13...

Argentina, Vietnam conclude initial round of tax treaty talks

Officials from Argentina and Vietnam held the first round of negotiations for an income tax treaty from 12 to 16 January 2026. The aim is to prevent double taxation and tax evasion between the two jurisdictions, as well as encourage greater foreign investment. Any resulting agreement must be finalised, signed, and ratified before entering into...

Taiwan clarifies CFC rules on low-tax jurisdiction gains, losses

Taiwan’s Northern National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has reminded profit-seeking enterprises that when calculating Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) annual earnings, investment gains or losses originating from “low-tax jurisdictions” cannot be deducted. This announcement was made on 22 January 2026. According to Article 6 of the Regulations Governing the Recognition of Income of...

China extends community service tax relief through 2027

China’s Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, and National Health Commission issued Announcement No. 7 of 2026 on 15 January 2025, which updated the tax incentives for community household services, including elderly care, childcare, and housekeeping services. The tax incentives are as follows:...

Finland issues guidance on Pillar 2 effective tax rate, top-up tax calculations

Finland’s tax administration has published new guidance on 20 January 2026 on the minimum taxation of large groups under the Pillar 2 global minimum tax framework. The guidance provides detailed explanations on the calculation of the effective tax rate (ETR) and the supplementary (top-up) tax under Finland’s Minimum Tax Act (1308/2023), which implements the EU...