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President Trump issued a Proclamation on October 23 modifying Section 338 tariffs on Canadian goods, removing certain products including plywood…
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly negotiating a wealth tax arrangement while seeking to retain control of Meta, including considering relocation from…
State cigarette tax evasion through smuggling cost states over $4.6 billion in foregone revenue in 2024. California and New York…
Vertex launched Sōl, an AI-powered connected compliance system integrating intelligence, workflows, decisions, and evidence across the tax lifecycle for tax…
The U.S. Treasury and IRS released their 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan on September 29, 2026, containing 121 projects including reporting…
European Data Protection Board urged to clarify that guidelines limiting large-scale systematic data transfers continue to apply to automatic exchanges…
HMRC uses nudge letters to educate taxpayers and prompt verification of correctly reported income and capital gains. Some campaigns are…
Midterm voters are deciding on state-level income tax policy, including proposals for billionaire wealth taxes and flat-rate caps, reflecting competing…
Florida voters are considering a constitutional amendment to raise the homestead property tax exemption, which would lower property taxes for…
Policy paper outlining 34 proposed approaches to taxing artificial intelligence across local, state, and federal jurisdictions, addressing potential tax design…
AJK tax authorities extended the income tax return filing deadline for Tax Year 2026 to November 30, 2026, citing internet…
Iran attributed disruptions in LPG cross-border trade with Pakistan to changes in Pakistan's import documentation procedures, denying reports of border…
UK customs enforcement report covering intellectual property rights protection at the border from January 2021 to December 2023, produced jointly…
Senator Ron Wyden proposes legislation to impose an excise tax on data centers and exclude them from certain tax breaks.…
The FBR issued Valuation Ruling No. 2121/2026 revising customs values for imported firearms, superseding prior valuation rulings following a review…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad, deleted a ₹4.42 lakh penalty against Nascent Info Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for income…
Guidance on payment procedures and timelines for Stamp Duty Land Tax in the UK.
HMRC has withdrawn key statistics reportedly used to inform Budget decisions on wealth taxation policy. The withdrawal raises questions about…
Tax administration advocacy piece proposing five changes the UK Chancellor could implement to reduce the £60bn tax gap, improve tax…
Year-end tax planning guidance covering strategies advisors should discuss with clients in Q4, including charitable contributions and opportunity zone investment…
Sikkim High Court ruling on reassessment proceedings under Section 148 of India's Income-tax Act. Court held that an audit objection,…
Article examining provisions in India's Income-tax law where tax may be imposed on amounts not actually earned by the taxpayer,…
Netherlands enacts VAT reforms under the ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) initiative, introducing single VAT registration requirements effective 2027.
The Gujarat High Court ruled that GST authorities must inform taxpayers within a reasonable timeframe when documents submitted for GST…
UN Tax Committee advances a five-track VAT and GST work programme, raising questions about potential overlap with OECD initiatives in…
UAE authorities released amendments clarifying e-invoicing requirements to ease compliance and implementation ahead of the 2027 rollout.
Poland has deferred KSeF (Krajowy System e-Faktur) penalties through 2027. The VAT reverse charge mechanism for certain energy-related transactions has…
Liberia plans to implement an 18% VAT effective January 2027.
Directors of close companies must report company details, dividends and shareholding on their 2025/26 tax return. The article explains what…
Expert Q&A addressing questions from a September 2026 webinar on Germany's e-invoicing mandate, covering implementation requirements and compliance considerations for…
Singapore's InvoiceNow e-invoicing mandate requires businesses to adopt digital invoicing through the Peppol Network to comply with GST requirements. The…
Academic article examining tax insurance as a financial product that allows taxpayers to transfer tax risk to insurers. Challenges conventional…
Academic article examining the taxation of tips received by service workers, analyzing federal minimum wage laws and their intersection with…
Germany's e-invoicing framework enables automated VAT auditing capabilities. The system creates digital invoice data infrastructure that supports tax administration's audit…
Indian Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Patna set aside an assessment and directed fresh examination in a case involving property…
Cyprus Decree Κ.Δ.Π. 363/2026 introduces a reduced VAT rate of 9% for residential photovoltaic systems supplied for self-consumption, effective October…
Kazakhstan will restrict access to foreign digital platforms that fail to comply with VAT tax obligations. Foreign online platforms must…
Namibia's mid-year budget review considers repealing VAT zero-rating on sugar to discourage consumption, zero-rating import VAT on agricultural inputs to…
Swiss authorities propose increasing VAT by 0.4 percentage points to fund a new 13th annual AHV old-age pension payment. A…
New Roth retirement catch-up rules take effect in 2026, affecting workers aged 50 and older. The rules change which workers…
TIGTA report identifies over 38,000 paid tax return preparers with noncompliant PTINs who prepared 2.2 million returns in the 2025…
Research paper examining who benefits from food tax exemptions in lower-income settings, analyzing pass-through effects and incidence of these exemptions.
Pakistan's federal government approved a $200 million World Bank-funded reform programme for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa running until October 2031. The five-year…
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue introduced a revised procedure allowing eligible individuals to pay sales tax on imported mobile phones…
Pakistan's new auto policy proposes a 1% sales tax on electric vehicles valued up to $75,000 and new charges on…
ATAF launched its 2025 African Tax Outlook in Malawi on 12 October 2026, bringing together 46 tax administration researchers and…
IMF report examines global taxation of agriculture and forestry, noting that despite declining economic share in developed economies, governments maintain…
Belgium implements the first VAT changes from the EU's ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) directive, effective 2027. ViDA introduces…
Rajasthan's Commercial Tax Department launched a statewide GST enforcement drive targeting tax evasion and irregularities. The operation identified potential revenue…
Cabo Verde's 2027 budget links e-invoicing requirements to VAT accounting obligations, integrating electronic invoicing into the VAT compliance framework.
Administration issues executive order implementing sanctions provisions with additional duties on Russian-origin goods (500%) and goods from countries purchasing Russian…
TIGTA report identifies ghost preparers responsible for $179 million in potentially fraudulent refunds over two years. Findings support legislative consideration…
US Customs and Border Protection published a final rule extending the compliance deadline for postal de minimis formal entry requirements…
TIGTA report identifies ghost preparers associated with $179 million in potentially fraudulent refund claims over two years. Findings emerge as…
CCH Axcess integrates agentic AI into tax preparation software to automate repetitive tasks, increase firm capacity, and provide tax professionals…
Colorado and Florida voters face tax-related ballot questions in the November elections. The article discusses tax policy issues being decided…
The IRS urged the Fifth Circuit to restore a vacated regulation requiring disclosure of microcaptive insurance transactions and uphold a…
Law No. 26-033 of 7 August 2026 expands DR Congo's preferential tax and customs regime to strategic partnership projects. The…
Burkina Faso's tax authority clarified that the special Patriotic Support Contribution levied on specified products, chiefly beverages, is excluded from…
The UN Tax Committee advanced a five-track VAT work programme covering VAT in the digitalised economy, fraud and refund management,…
A partnership appealed to the Fourth Circuit challenging a Tax Court decision that denied a charitable deduction for a conservation…
Tax Court ruled on the deductibility of conservation easement values for historic structures, limiting when taxpayers may claim such deductions.
Morocco's draft Finance Bill No. 60.26 for 2027 proposes exemptions from VAT, corporate income tax, personal income tax and registration…
Multiple states will present tax-related ballot measures in November 2026, including proposals for a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires,…
Analysis showing middle-income families in Michigan paid approximately $1,700 more in taxes this year while the top 1% of earners…
EU Advocate General opinion concludes that design costs and component buying commissions must be included in customs value for imported…
Lithuania's State Tax Inspectorate updated VAT guidance on 11 August 2026 clarifying when business gifts, promotional samples and free transfers…
France's e-invoicing mandate became effective 1 September 2026 requiring all businesses to receive e-invoices and large/mid-size companies to issue them.…
IRS faces limited regulatory authority over uncredentialed tax preparers, leading to increased misconduct and tax fraud according to a new…
Article discusses Section 232 tariff provisions and challenges related to obtaining supplier data for reduced tariff treatment compliance.
Two court cases challenge the scope of Congress's power to collect federal alcohol taxes, with potential implications for home distillation.…
Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission ruled in Docket No. 24-S-180 that sale-leaseback payments for aircraft and internally developed software constitute taxable…
Bombay High Court ruled that differences between subscription price and fair market value of proportionately allotted rights shares are not…
Two individuals convicted in Germany for participation in a criminal organization that executed a €200 million VAT fraud scheme involving…
Pakistan's exporters seek government relief from energy levies, taxes, and regulatory fees that they contend undermine export competitiveness. A high-level…
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