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International Tax Asia Pacific听March 2025

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Australia

Australia

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Various tax topics

27 March 2025

Legislation amending luxury car tax, denying deductions for interest charges on tax debts, and reducing individual income tax rates passes Parliament. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

26 March 2025

Hydrogen, critical minerals production tax incentives to commence April 1, 2025. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Various tax topics

25 March 2025

2025 federal budget. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

20 March 2025

Impact statement on Full Federal Court Division 7A decision. Read more.

Proposed legislation

Income tax

14 March 2025

Proposed amendments to income tax law following Australian Taxation Office's alert on managed investment trust structures. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

11 March 2025

Arrangements that 鈥渋nappropriately access鈥� managed investment trust withholding regime. Read more.

Administrative and case law

Indirect tax

07 March 2025

Car park exempt from fringe benefits tax due to operational purpose and fee structure (Federal Court decision). Read more.

Administrative and case law

Indirect tax

05 March 2025

Termination of taxpayer鈥檚 gaming licenses did not create financial arrangement subject to Taxation of Financial Arrangements rules (Federal Court decision). Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

05 March 2025

Non-compliant small businesses to shift to monthly goods and services tax reporting. Read more.

Administrative and case law

Transfer pricing

04 March 2025

Tax authority statement regarding Federal Court decision that taxpayer entitled to interest deductions with respect to foreign related-party financing. Read more.

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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

03 March 2025

Reduction in branch profit tax rate, Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption for transfers of land use rights, tax incentives for green projects. Read more.

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Bahrain

Bahrain

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Transfer pricing

17 March 2025

Updated Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax registration manual. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

03 March 2025

Updated Value Added Tax (VAT) manuals. Read more.

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Cambodia

Cambodia

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Various tax topics

06 March 2025

Updated guidance on income tax, various indirect taxes. Read more.

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China

China

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Tax compliance

12 March 2025

Guidance on certificate of tax residency. Read more.

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Egypt

Egypt

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

19 March 2025

Amendments to tax procedures, tax incentives for small businesses. Read more.

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India

India

Proposed legislation

Income tax

26 March 2025

Revisions to direct tax amendments proposed by Union Budget 2025. Read more.

Administrative and case law

Income tax

20 March 2025

Rights entitlements not company shares for purposes of Ireland treaty (Tribunal decision). Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

17 March 2025

Clarification to guidance that grandfathering provisions in tax treaties are excluded from principal purpose test. Read more.

Administrative and case law

Income tax

12 March 2025

Relaxation of conditions to carry forward losses not allowed (High Court decision). Read more.

Administrative and case law

Treaties

05 March 2025

Payments for bareboat chartering of dredger not taxable as royalties under Belgium treaty (Tribunal decision). Read more.

Administrative and case law

Income tax

03 March 2025

Two-year limitation period for nonresidents to submit refund claims not authorized under statute (High Court decision). Read more.

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Indonesia

Indonesia

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

BEPS Pillar 2

05 March 2025

Implementation of global minimum tax. Read more.

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Japan

Japan

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

BEPS Pillar 2

31 March 2025

2025 tax reform bills, including Pillar Two rules, passed by Parliament. Read more.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Proposed legislation

Indirect tax

13 March 2025

Proposed increase in standard Value Added Tax (VAT) rate. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Transfer pricing

13 March 2025

Changes to rules for monitoring cross-border transactions, additional deductions for Research and Development expenses. Read more.

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Malaysia

Malaysia

乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网 publication

Various tax topics

13 March 2025

Tax developments summary (March 2025). Read more.

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Mongolia

Mongolia

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Various tax topics

13 March 2025

MLI effective January 1, 2025, other direct and indirect tax developments. Read more.

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New Zealand

New Zealand

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

03 March 2025

Amendments to omnibus August tax bill. Read more.

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Phillippines

Phillippines

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

07 March 2025

Expansion of e-invoicing resumed. Read more.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

26 March 2025

E-invoicing mandatory for taxpayers with revenue above SAR1 million. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

03 March 2025

E-invoicing requirement extended to 21st group of taxpayers from November 30, 2025. Read more.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

25 March 2025

Legislation introducing various income tax changes enacted. Read more.

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Thailand

Thailand

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

19 March 2025

Carbon tax on oil approved by Cabinet. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

19 March 2025

Reduced corporate tax rate for special economic zones approved by Cabinet. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

06 March 2025

Revised input tax allocation for registered operators. Read more.

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Turkiye

Turkiye

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

17 March 2025

Updated guides on taxation of business income. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

17 March 2025

Suspended inflation adjustments for first three advance tax periods in FY2025. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

BEPS Pillar 1

17 March 2025

Announcement that Amount B under Pillar One will not be applied. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Income tax

05 March 2025

Increased withholding tax rates on income from certain financial instruments. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

05 March 2025

Increased Value Added Tax (VAT) refund limit for 2025. Read more.

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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

21 March 2025

Guidance on recent amendment to Value Added Tax (VAT) regulation. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

Indirect tax

19 March 2025

Accreditation process for e-invoicing. Read more.

Tax legislation approved and regulatory update

BEPS Pillar 2

04 March 2025

Frequently Asked Questions on Pillar Two domestic minimum top-up tax. Read more.

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