Regulatory Analysis
The Hawaii Department of Taxation has released the 2026 edition of Booklet A, Employer’s Tax Guide, with income tax withholding rates, methods, and tax tables effective as of December 5, 2025 for withholding on wages paid January 1, 2026 and thereafter. Effective January 1, 2026, Hawaii will adopt the 10 or more electronic filing threshold […]
Revenu Québec has released the 2025 Guide to Filing the RL-1 Slip (RL-1.G-V) for reporting employment and other income. The guide covers tax year 2025 and accounts for legislative changes through October 31, 2025. The most significant changes for 2025 relate to security option reporting following the federal announcement deferring the increase to the capital […]
Revenu Québec has released the 2025 Guide to Filing the RL-3 Slip (RL-3.G-V), which reports investment income including dividends, interest, and royalties from Canadian sources. The guide is valid for the 2025 taxation year and subsequent years. The most significant change is the removal of supplementary information codes I-1 and I-2, which were used to […]
The Treasury Department and IRS have released Notice 2025-68, announcing upcoming regulations and providing guidance on Trump Accounts, a new type of individual retirement account (IRA) for eligible children established under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The notice addresses key information reporting requirements for trustees and employers, and requests comments on withholding and […]
The Internal Revenue Service has released the 2026 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. The 2026 form incorporates significant changes reflecting tax law updates, including deductions for tips, overtime compensation, and passenger vehicle loan interest, as well as substantially increased state and local tax (“SALT”) deduction caps. The child tax credit amount for qualifying children under […]
The Polish Minister of Finance and Economy signed the amending Regulation on the detailed scope of data contained in tax declarations and records for VAT (JPK_VAT with declaration), which is now awaiting official publication. As previously reported, this regulation adapts JPK_VAT reporting to the mandatory KSeF 2.0 framework. Taxpayers will be required to include KSeF […]
The Polish Minister of Finance and Economy has signed the Regulation on the use of the National e-Invoicing System (Krajowy System e-Faktur, KSeF), which is now awaiting the final step – publication in the Polish Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw). This regulation is a key implementing act for the mandatory KSeF 2.0 framework, replacing the […]
The Slovak parliament has approved the draft law which introduces mandatory e-invoicing and real-time reporting obligations, implementing the European legislation of VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA). Additionally, the Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic has also published an FAQ document providing some practical guidance for taxpayers. Mandatory E-invoicing Requirements The new requirements apply to […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance and Economy has published an amendment to the Regulation on the issuance of invoices. The amendment updates §3 of the regulation, which specifies cases in which invoices may contain a scope of data narrower than that specified in Article 106e of the VAT Act, aligning these rules with KSeF 2.0. […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance and Economy has officially published the Regulation on cases in which there is no obligation to issue structured invoices, establishing the final list of transactions exempt from mandatory KSeF e-invoicing. The Regulation was signed on 7 December 2025 and published in the Journal of Laws on 9 December 2025. What […]
Russia is raising its Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 20% to 22%, effective January 1, 2026. On November 28, 2025, the Russian president signed draft law No. 1026190-8, which is now referred to as Law No. 425-F3 (N 425-Ф3). The presidential signature is the final step before the law is published and takes effect.
Earlier this year Kazakhstan passed a new tax code which introduces several VAT changes from January 1, 2026. In particular the Kazakh VAT rate will increase from 12% to 16%. Additionally, the new tax code applies a 5% reduced rate to certain medical products and services until January 1, 2027, at which time the rate […]
Under the approved amendments, the new compliance deadlines are as follows: 1 January 2027: Mandatory compliance for taxpayers subject to Corporate Income Tax (Impuesto sobre Sociedades) 1 July 2027: Mandatory compliance for all other obligated taxpayers, including self-employed professionals and entrepreneurs subject to Personal Income Tax (IRPF) The deadline of 29 July 2025 for software […]
Kansas re-released its K-99CSV specifications with a 1099-DA format, making it the first state to post custom 1099-DA (digital asset transactions) electronic filing specifications for tax year 2025 reporting. Kansas requires brokers to file Form 1099‑DA if the form reports Kansas income tax withholding or is required to be filed with the IRS. Kansas generally […]
Maine Revenue Services has finalized its electronic file specifications for tax year 2025 Forms 1099 and W-2G information returns. MRS expects to conform with the IRS transition to the Information Return Intake System (IRIS) XML format for Form 1099s beginning with forms issued for tax year 2026, due in 2027. This change aligns with the […]
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia has announced updates to its e-invoicing rules, introducing stricter field validations to enhance data integrity. Updated Field Validation Requirements The new validation rules apply to the following fields: Date fields: must use valid YYYY-MM-DD format; entries such as “N/A” will no longer be permitted Supplier’s Bank Account Number: must […]
The Ohio Department of Taxation has released updated electronic filing specifications for tax year 2025 covering Forms 1099-R, 1099-NEC, and 1099-MISC. All specifications follow the IRS Publication 1220 layout and share a February 2, 2026 filing deadline. The specifications include changes to the reporting thresholds for Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC. Ohio now only requires reporting […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised publications EFW2 and EFW2C, respectively providing electronic filing direction for forms W-2 and W-2c. The revised publications, effective for tax year 2025, make a number of biographic and contact elements required where the specifications previously did not require them. The following elements are now required for electronic filing […]