Peru advances tax treaty talks with Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE
The Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that it is working to finalise tax treaty negotiations with Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and UAE on 20 March 2025. Peru has signed 10 agreements that provide a secure and
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII consults general rule for tax litigation reduction, payment facilities
The Dominican Republic’s Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) has opened a public consultation on a draft general rule for tax litigation reduction and payment facilities on 19 March 2025. The measure proposes a temporary 12-month
See MoreEU postpones response to US tariffs until mid-April 2025
EU Commissioner-Designate Maros Sefcovic announced, on 20 March 2025, to the Committee on International Trade that the EU's countermeasures against the US, in response to President Donald Trump's metals tariffs, will be postponed. The
See MorePeru, UK sign income and capital gains tax treaty
Peru and the UK have signed an income and capital gains tax treaty on 20 March 2025. The agreement seeks to reduce tax base erosion and profit shifting by lowering withholding tax rates on cross-border income. It caps dividend withholding tax at
See MoreUS: FinCEN drops beneficial ownership reporting rules, updates foreign company deadlines
The US Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced, on 21 March 2025, that it is removing beneficial ownership reporting requirements for US companies and US persons to report beneficial ownership information
See MoreCanada scraps proposed capital gains tax inclusion rate hike
Canada's Prime Minister announced that the government will scrap the proposed increase in the capital gains inclusion rate on 21 March 2025. "Canada is a country of builders. Cancelling the hike in capital gains tax will catalyze investment
See MoreCanada: Manitoba announces 2025 budget, features contingency plan to address potential impact of US tariffs
Canada’s provincial state of Manitoba’s Minister of Finance, Adrien Sala, announced the 2025 provincial budget for Manitoba on 20 March 2025, features a contingency fiscal plan to address the potential impact of widespread US tariffs on Canadian
See MoreUS: South Carolina consults income sourcing method guidance
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) is seeking public comments on draft guidance about sourcing gross receipts from services and including them in the state's gross receipts factor. Comments are requested by 8 April 2025. To apportion
See MorePuerto Rico clarifies e-filing process for 2024 corporate tax returns
Puerto Rico's Department of Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 25-07 on 15 March 2025, which outlines the process for electronically filing corporate income tax returns for the 2024 tax year. As stated in Internal Revenue
See MoreCanada announces 2025 budgets for New Brunswick, Saskatchewan
Canada’s provincial states New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have announced their budgets for 2025. New Brunswick 2025-16 budget Finance Minister René Legacy presented the provincial 2025-26 budget for New Brunswick on 18 March 2025. It
See MoreHong Kong, Barbados commence first round of tax treaty negotiations
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department announced on 18 March 2025 that the first round of income tax treaty talks between Barbados and Hong Kong will take place from 24 to 28 March 2025. The agreement between Hong Kong and Barbados aims to
See MoreCanada: Prime Minister Mark Carney abolishes consumer carbon tax
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has abolished the consumer carbon tax effective from 1 April 2025. The change, enacted through Orders in Council (OICs) 2025-0446 and 2025-0447, removes the Canada fuel charge, introduced by former Prime Minister
See MorePeru, Spain to resume tax treaty talks in March 2025
Peru and Spain will resume income tax treaty negotiations from 26 to 28 March 2025 in the fifth round of negotiations for an income tax treaty. Earlier, the announcement was made by Luis Ibérico, Peru’s ambassador to Spain, during an event on
See MoreChile sets tax rates for mining SMEs
Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) has issued Resolution No. 33 of 13 March 2025, which sets new tax rates for small miners and SMEs involved in mining and selling gold and silver ores. The rates for small artisan miners using the simplified
See MoreEcuador launches tax benefits to support women entrepreneurs
Ecuador has introduced a series of tax benefits to support female entrepreneurs with the enactment of the Organic Law for Promoting the Economy of Women Entrepreneurs, published in the Official Gazette on 10 March 2025. The law aims to reduce
See MoreArgentina and Czech Republic end tax treaty talks
Argentina and the Czech Republic officials have concluded the income tax treaty on 14 March 2025. This follows after officials from both countries met from 11 to 14 March 2025 to negotiate their first-ever income tax treaty. This agreement
See MoreBrazil to tax overseas corporate profits
Brazil's government has proposed imposing a 10% tax on corporate profits and dividends sent abroad on 17 March 2025 to offset the revenue loss from expanding the tax exemption brackets for low-income individuals. According to the country's
See MoreUS: IRS announces tax relief for West Virginia taxpayers impacted by adverse weather
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release – IR-2025-34 on 14 March 2025, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of West Virginia affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides
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