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Malaysia

Malaysia publishes MLI-modified synthesised text of its tax treaty with San Marino

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has published the synthesised text of the income tax treaty between Malaysia and San Marino as…

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Armenia

Armenia publishes MLI synthesised text for its treaty with Ireland

Armenia's Ministry of Finance has published the synthesised text of the income tax treaty between Armenia and Ireland, as modified by the…

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Global

Bangladesh and Estonia agree to conclude their first income tax treaty

Officials from Bangladesh and Estonia agreed in principle to conclude a bilateral income tax treaty during the 2nd Foreign Office…

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Vietnam

Vietnam consolidates treaty, MAP and APA rules in new Ministry of Finance circular

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance issued [Circular…

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Malaysia

Malaysia publishes MLI synthesized text for Malta tax treaty

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has published the synthesized text of the Malaysia-Malta double taxation agreement as modified…

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Hungary

Hungary authorises signing of first-ever income tax treaty with New Zealand

Hungary has taken a formal step towards establishing its first income tax treaty with New Zealand. Government Resolution 1254/2026. (VIII.…

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Finland

New Finland–France income tax treaty enters into force on 28 August 2026

The income tax treaty between Finland and France enters into force on 28 August 2026. Signed on 4 April 2023, the treaty replaces the…

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Greece

Greece designates preferential tax regime jurisdictions for 2024

The Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has published [Decision No. A. 1160 of 29 July…

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Estonia

Estonia-Qatar income tax treaty enters into force

The income tax treaty between Estonia and Qatar entered into force on 26 June 2026. Signed on 7 March 2024, it is the first bilateral tax…

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India

India's Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: what the Lok Sabha has passed

India's Lok Sabha passed the [Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026](https://tinyurl.com/mr22unk8) on 6 August 2026. The Bill…

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Malaysia

Malaysia's Global Minimum Tax: a practitioner's overview

The Global Minimum Tax (GMT) was designed to curtail profit shifting by large multinational enterprises (MNEs) into low-tax or tax-free…

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Global

Tax Administration 2025: a decade of transformation mapped across 58 jurisdictions

The OECD has published [*Tax Administration 2025: Comparative Information on OECD and other Advanced and Emerging…

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Global

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026: tax revenues rise for fourth consecutive year…

[*Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026: Taxing Informal and Hard-to-Tax…

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Global

OECD publishes 2026 consolidated commentary on the GloBE rules

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting approved and published the [Consolidated Commentary to the Global…

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Indonesia

Indonesia's DGT gains power to register GloBE taxpayers ex officio under PER-6/PJ/2026

Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) has formalised its supervisory powers over multinational enterprise groups subject to the…

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Qatar

Qatar GTA opens Pillar Two registration on Dhareeba: three-month window now running

The Qatar General Tax Authority (GTA) activated its Global and Domestic Minimum Tax (Pillar Two) Registration Service on 2 August 2026. The…

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Japan

Global minimum tax filing requirements for foreign-owned Japanese entities: a practitioner's…

Japan has enacted all three pillars of the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) framework, and the first compliance deadlines are now approaching for…

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Global

Tax transparency in Latin America 2026: what the Global Forum's sixth annual report tells…

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has published its sixth annual progress report on the [Latin…

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Global

Substance in international tax: what it means and why it matters

What does "substance" actually mean in international tax, and why has it become so central to cross-border planning? The concept is used in…

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Australia

Australia and Canada formalise MLI arbitration arrangements

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a [Memorandum of Understanding](https://tinyurl.com/4zw452fa) signed with Canada setting…

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Finland

Finland proposes corporate tax cut to 18% in draft 2027 budget

The Finnish Ministry of Finance [published its draft budget for…

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Nigeria

Nigeria Revenue Service issues guidelines on virtual asset taxation

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) published its [Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual…

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg tax authority warns of penalties for Pillar Two registration and filing failures

Luxembourg's tax authority has reminded in-scope companies of their obligation to register and file under the Pillar Two global minimum tax…

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Portugal

Portugal completes Pillar Two reporting framework with approval of Form 64

Portugal has taken the final step in operationalising its Global Minimum Corporate Tax Regime (GMCTR) reporting obligations, with the…

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