Australia: ATO publishes draft guidance on ‘capital raised for the purpose of funding franked distributions’
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released PCG 2024/D4 on 4 December 2025, outlining its compliance approach to the issue of "capital raised for the purpose of funding franked distributions." This is related to Schedule 5 of the Treasury Laws
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Azerbaijan plans to raise penalties for CBC reporting tax non-compliance
Azerbaijan has proposed changes to the Tax Code on penalties for tax non-compliance and country-by-country (CbC) reporting. The penalty for failing to submit requested documents and information to the tax authorities within 60 days will be
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Azerbaijan proposes lowering branch profit tax
Azerbaijan has proposed lowering the branch profits tax rate by amending its Tax Code. If approved, the profit tax will be reduced to 5%, effective from 1 January 2025. Presently, the profit tax for enterprises is 20%. Non-resident legal
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New Zealand, Slovenia sign income tax treaty
New Zealand and Slovenia have signed an income tax treaty on 3 December 2024. A tax treaty is a bilateral agreement between two countries designed to address issues related to the double taxation of both passive and active income of their
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Indonesia to raise VAT rate on luxury goods
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has approved a plan on 6 December 2024 to increase the value-added tax on luxury goods by one percentage point to 12% in 2025, according to Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, the deputy speaker of parliament. Starting 1
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Taiwan reminds taxpayers of Master File, CbC report submission deadlines for FY2023
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has issued a reminder to taxpayers about the approaching deadline for submitting the Master File and CbC Report for 2023 on 4 December 2024. The Ministry of Finance states that in order to strengthen tax information
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Italy ratifies new tax treaty with China
Italy has published Law No. 182 of November 18, 2024, in the Official Gazette on 3 December, 2024, ratifying the new tax treaty with China. The agreement aims for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention
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Bahrain: Council of Representatives approve tax treaty with Hong Kong
Bahrain’s Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with Hong Kong on 3 December 2024. Signed on 3 March 2024, the Hong Kong-Bahrain income tax treaty is the first between the two countries. This agreement
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Hong Kong updates tax-exempt debt instruments list
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has released the latest updated lists of Qualifying Debt Instruments (QDIs) as at the end of 30 September 2024 on 2 December 2024. The lists include: Qualifying Debt Instruments issued before 1
See MoreTaiwan publishes guidance on reclassifying expired claims as income
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has released a notice offering guidance on how to handle accrued expenses that surpass the statute of limitations for unpaid claims 27 November 2024. The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, stated
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EFTA,Thailand conclude negotiations for FTA
Representatives from the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) Thailand met online to conclude negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) on 29 November 2024, according to a release. Karin Büchel, Head of the Free
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Kyrgyzstan, Korea(Rep.) sign multiple agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation
An amending protocol to the 2012 income and capital tax treaty between Kyrgyzstan and Korea (Rep.) was signed on 3 December 2024. The announcement was made in a release from the President of Kyrgyzstan. Earlier, Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of
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Kazakhstan: National Bank raises interest base rate
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has raised the base interest rate from 14.25% to 15.25%, effective from 2 December 2024. The base rate determines late payment interest, which is calculated as 1.25 times the base rate, divided by 365 to find the
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Singapore publishes updated GST guide for motor vehicle traders
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has released an updated e-Tax Guide, GST: Guide for Motor Vehicle Traders (Eighth Edition) on 2 December 2024. This guide is for GST registered businesses selling new and/or second-hand motor
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India scraps windfall tax on fuel and crude oil domestic production, exports
India's Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBITC) has issued Notification 29/2024 on 2 December 2024, which repeals the previous directives related to implementing the Special Additional Excise Duty (windfall tax) on the domestic production
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Australia: Treasury consults tax treaty with Portugal
Australia’s Department of the Treasury, in a release, announced a public consultation regarding the draft legislation introducing a tax treaty with Portugal on 3 December 2024. The proposed legislation aims to eliminate double taxation and
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Kyrgyzstan approves amending protocol to 2012 tax treaty with Korea(Rep.)
Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet of Ministers has authorised the Minister of Economy and Commerce to sign an amendment protocol to the 2012 income and capital tax treaty with Korea (Rep.) on 19 November 2024. This protocol represents the first amendment to
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India extends transfer pricing safe harbor rules to FY 2024-25, updates filing deadline for international transactions
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released Notification No. 124/2024 outlining the Income Tax (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2024 on 29 November 2024. According to the amendment, the transfer pricing safe harbor rules under Rule 10TD of
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