The Hong Kong Legislative Council approved the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2025 on 7 May 2025 to implement the 2025-26 budget proposal to raise the maximum value of properties chargeable to the HKD 100 stamp duty from HKD 3 million to HKD 4 million,

Austria has released an updated Ordinance, effective from 1 May 2025, with new lists of participating and reportable jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), adding Armenia,

Austria’s Ministry of Finance (BMF) has released the draft Budget Accompanying Act 2025 (BBG 2025) on 2 May 2025. The Budget Accompanying Act 2025 is presently awaiting parliamentary approval. The proposed key tax measures include amendments to

The Trump administration ended duty-free access for low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong entering the US on Friday, 2 May 2025. This followed after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 2 May 2025, which ended “de

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2025, according to an announcement by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on 30 April 2025. The bill was introduced as part of the government’s

Hong Kong's Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement (CDTA) with Bahrain, signed in March last year, came into force on 4 March 2025, after completion of relevant ratification procedures. The CDTA will be applicable to Hong Kong tax