Kenya: KRA launches tax amnesty programme through end of 2026
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has activated a tax amnesty covering interest, penalties and fines for outstanding liabilities from periods ending on or before 31 December 2025, according to a public notice issued on 7 September 2026. The
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Kenya: KRA requires businesses to maintain stock records through eTIMS
The Kenya Revenue Authority has issued a directive on 7 September 2026 requiring all taxpayers operating businesses to maintain current and precise stock documentation through the TIMS/eTIMS platform, in compliance with existing legislation. The
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Ghana: President enacts major tax, VAT, customs reforms
The Ghanaian President has signed 10 legislative bills into law, including several measures relating to taxation on 26 August 2026. The key legislative acts are summarised below: Excise Act, 2026: This Act consolidates excise duty regulations
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UAE: FTA announces deadline for corporate returns, payment
The UAE’s tax authority, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), in an announcement on 2 September 2026, has called on all taxable persons to file Corporate Tax returns and remit payment within nine months following the end of their tax period. Exempt
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Ethiopia introduces electronic invoicing directive
Ethiopia has issued the Electronic Invoicing System Administration Directive No. 1142/2026, establishing rules for electronic invoicing and the approval and operation of invoicing systems. Issued by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenues, Aynalem
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UAE: FTA clarifies VAT rules for concerned goods
The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has issued VAT Public Clarification VATP045 – Concerned Goods – Tax Invoices and Input Tax Recovery on 26 August 2026, setting out the VAT treatment for Concerned Goods imported into the UAE on or before 31
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Bahrain: NBR issues DMTT computation guide for 15% domestic minimum top-up tax
Bahrain’s National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) has issued the DMTT Computation Guide Version 1.0 on 23 August 2026, providing guidance on how in-scope Multinational Enterprise (MNE) Groups should calculate the 15% Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax
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Kenya: KRA, Treasury integrate invoice systems to tighten government procurement
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the National Treasury have completed integrating two major systems: the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) and the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), according to a public
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UAE sets minimum excise price for electronic smoking liquids
The UAE will introduce a minimum excise price of AED 1 per millilitre for liquids used in electronic smoking devices and tools from 1 September 2026, under Cabinet Decision No. 137 of 2026. Issued on 24 July 2026, the decision applies to such
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Zimbabwe ratifies multilateral tax convention
Zimbabwe has formally deposited its instrument of ratification for the OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as amended by the 2010 protocol, according to an update released by the Organisation for
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Guinea, Rwanda advance negotiation for an income tax treaty
Officials from Guinea and Rwanda met on 4 August 2026 to begin technical discussions on an income tax treaty, according to a recent release from Guinea’s General Directorate of Taxes (DGI). The discussions, hosted by Guinea’s DGI in Conakry,
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Angola introduces new beneficial ownership reporting regime
Angola published Law No. 7/26 in the Official Gazette on 19 August 2026, introducing a new beneficial ownership information reporting regime. The legislation mandates the creation of a Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (CRBE) to enhance
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Serbia: National Assembly approves income tax treaty with Algeria
Serbia’s National Assembly approved a bill ratifying the income tax treaty with Algeria on 31 August 2026. Signed on 31 March 2026, the agreement aims to establish a cooperative fiscal framework to prevent double taxation and tax evasion
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Serbia’s National Assembly approved a bill ratifying the income tax treaty with Angola on 31 August 2026. Signed on 9 June 2026, the agreement aims to establish a cooperative fiscal framework to prevent double taxation and tax evasion between
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South Africa amends customs duty on sugar, imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel imports
South Africa has amended its customs tariff regime through two separate notices issued under the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, and published in Government Gazette No. 55269 on 28 August 2026. In the first notice, R.7864, Minister of Finance Enoch
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Angola: AGT sets deadline for provisional industrial tax payment
Angola’s General Tax Administration (AGT) announced on 27 August 2026 that the deadline for the settlement and provisional payment of Industrial Tax for the 2026 fiscal year, for taxpayers under the general regime, ends on 31 August 2026. The
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UAE issues Pillar Two QDMTT guidance on scope, registration, excluded entities
The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has issued two guides dated 26 August 2026 providing administrative and technical guidance on the Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (QDMTT) Legislation. The guidance covers how multinational enterprise
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Qatar: GTA publishes six Pillar Two decisions establishing minimum tax compliance framework
Qatar published six General Tax Authority (GTA) decisions in Issue 14 of the Official Gazette on 27 August 2026, setting out rules for implementing the Pillar Two global minimum tax framework. A primary focus is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs'
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