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Taiwan reminds businesses of e-invoice allowance note reporting deadlines

Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area (NTBNA) has reminded businesses that electronic invoice allowance notes must be transmitted to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) E-Invoice Platform within the statutory deadlines, following the end of a six-month guidance period on 30 June 2025. The bureau said that, from 1 January 2025, when goods or...

Mexico: SAT urges eligible taxpayers to apply for 2026 Fiscal Regularisation Programme

Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) has urged individuals and businesses with outstanding tax liabilities to take advantage of the 2026 Fiscal Regularisation Programme, reporting that the initiative has recovered almost MXN 6 billion for the public treasury while granting more than MXN 5.7 billion in tax relief. The programme, which came into effect on 1...

France delays VAT code migration to CIBS until 2027

France has postponed the transfer of Value Added Tax (VAT) provisions from the General Tax Code (CGI) to the Code des impositions sur les biens et services (CIBS) until 1 January 2027 under Ordinance No. 2026-671 of 27 July 2026, published in the Official Journal on 28 July. The ordinance amends Ordinance No. 2025-1247 of...

Dominican Republic: DGII updates IR-17 Form for reporting tax withholdings

The Dominican Republic’s Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) published Form IR-17-2026 on 24 July 2026, introducing an updated version of the form for use from July 2026. The revision reflects amendments introduced under the recently enacted Law 30-26. The IR-17 Form is used by taxpayers designated as withholding agents to report the detailed amounts...

UAE: FTA publishes guidance on small business corporate tax

The UAE Federal Tax Authority has published the Basic Tax Information Bulletin – Small Business on 30 July 2026, providing guidance in a question-and-answer format covering key tax matters relevant to small businesses. Who should read this information bulletin? Anyone who is responsible for the tax affairs of a small business operation (referred to as...

Australia consults Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive application, reporting framework

Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources opened a public consultation on 14 July 2026 on the proposed application and reporting arrangements for the Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive (CMPTI), inviting stakeholder feedback on draft registration and reporting form questions, annual reporting and registration transfer timeframes, and customer guidance. The consultation is intended to ensure...

Italy issues tax relief guidance for variable bonuses, stock options in financial sector

The Italian Revenue Agency has issued a measure setting out the practical rules for claiming tax relief on bonuses and variable remuneration paid in the form of bonuses and stock options in the financial sector. The measure, signed by the Director of the Italian Revenue Agency on 30 July 2026, provides guidance for employers seeking...

Austria gazettes Budget Accompanying Act 27–28 with corporate tax, parcel tax, pension changes

Austria published the Budget Accompanying Act 2027–2028 in the Official Gazette on 29 July 2026, introducing a broad package of tax, financial and policy measures under the country’s dual budget for 2027 and 2028. The legislation includes a new parcel tax, changes to corporate and alcohol tax, updates to income tax relief and the stability...

Canada consults technical changes to Global Minimum Tax Act

The Department of Finance Canada has launched a consultation on draft amendments to the Global Minimum Tax Act that would update the definition of a “deduction/non-inclusion arrangement” under subsection 47(1). The Department of Finance Canada has published draft legislative proposals to amend the definition of a “deduction/non-inclusion arrangement” under subsection 47(1) of the Global Minimum...

Portugal approves forms for calculation, settlement, declaration of domestic top-up tax

Portugal approved Modelo 64 tax return form, the official return for the assessment and payment of domestic top-up tax under the Global Minimum Tax Regime (RIMG), following the launch of the Modelo 62 – Registration Declaration form (RIMG) filing service for the 2025 fiscal year. Together, the two forms establish separate procedures for registration and...