Taiwan: Tax Authority extends deadline for monthly business tax filings
Taiwan’s Northern Area National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has extended the deadline for businesses filing monthly business tax returns for January 2026 to 23 February, citing the consecutive Lunar New Year holidays. The
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China introduces 2026 VAT reforms to support SMEs, agriculture
China’s Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration have jointly released Announcement No. 10 of 2026 on 30 January 2026, introducing a comprehensive framework to ensure a "smooth transition" following the implementation of the
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Australia: ATO releases new SGE guidance for large private groups
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released new guidance for large privately owned and wealthy groups (private groups) on assessing and reporting SGE status on 29 January 2026. Where a private group includes an entity that is, or may be, a
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China updates VAT, consumption tax policies for export businesses
The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration have officially released Announcement No. 11 on 30 January 2026, providing a definitive roadmap for export tax policies under the nation’s newly implemented Value-Added Tax (VAT)
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Taiwan announces extended deadline for 2025 withholding, dividend statements
Taiwan’s Northern District National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has announced that the filing period for 2025 income withholding and non-withholding statements, dividend statements, and trust income returns runs from 1 January 2026
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Australia to consult thin capitalisation reforms
Australia’s government has asked the Board of Taxation to independently review the recent changes to Australia’s thin capitalisation rules. These changes were introduced in Schedule 2 of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay
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New Zealand: Government announces 2026 budget date
The New Zealand Government will present its 2026 Budget on 28 May 2026, outlining its financial intentions for the 2026–2027 fiscal year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced on 28 January 2026. “The focus of this year’s Budget will be
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India: 2026 budget proposes relaxed tax rules for multinationals, reforms safe harbour regime
India's Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, delivered the Union Budget for 2026-27 on 1 February 2026. The proposals aim to relax tax rules for multinational companies, which are expected to bring greater certainty to cross-border transactions.
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Bangladesh: NBR further extends individual income tax return deadline
Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced a further extension for the submission of income tax returns by individual taxpayers and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) taxpayers for the 2025–26 tax year on 29 January 2026. According to
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Taiwan: Tax authority clarifies use correct industry codes when filing income tax
Taiwan’s Central District National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance has reminded profit-seeking enterprises to declare profit-seeking enterprise income tax using the correct industry code based on their actual economic activities for the
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China releases 16th annual APA report (2024), highlighting strong growth, efficiency
China’s State Taxation Administration (STA) published its 16th Annual Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Report on 25 November 2025, providing a comprehensive overview of the country’s APA programme and its development between 2005 and 2024. The
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Philippines: BIR resumes tax audits, field operations under new rules
The Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced on 27 January 2026, through Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 8-2026, the lifting of the suspension on all tax audits and field operations that had been halted under an order issued in
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Cambodia: GDT reminds self-assessed enterprises of 2025 annual income tax filing, payment deadlines
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) issued notice ( No. L202512110049TD3418) on 14 January 2026, reminding enterprises under the self-assessment regime of their obligations to file and pay annual income tax for the 2025 tax year, in
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Vietnam amends VAT law, eases compliance for small businesses
Vietnam passed Law No. 149/2025/QH15 on 11 December 2026, amending the Value-Added Tax Law No. 48/2024/QH15. The law was approved by the National Assembly in December 2025 and takes effect from 1 January 2026. The amendments remove the
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India, EU seal major trade deal: Cuts tariffs on most goods
India and the European Union signed a long-awaited trade agreement on 27 January 2026 at the 16th EU-India summit in New Delhi that will significantly reduce tariffs on most goods, aiming to boost bilateral trade and reduce reliance on the US amid
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US imposes 25% tariffs on Korean imports
US President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on 27 January 2026 that tariffs on Korean autos, lumber, pharmaceuticals, and other goods subject to reciprocal measures will increase from 15% to 25%. The higher rate reverses the
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Japan, Philippines negotiates to revise income tax treaty
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, on 26 January 2026, that the first round of negotiations to update the Japan–Philippines Income Tax Treaty will begin in Manila today, 27 January 2026. The treaty was originally signed in 1980
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New Zealand: Inland Revenue updates guidance on Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework
New Zealand’s Inland Revenue has issued updated guidance on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on 16 January 2026. The Framework, developed by the OECD to increase the visibility of activities in the crypto-asset sector, will take effect
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