Own Property in Japan From Overseas? Brokerage Fees Now Carry 10% Consumption Tax
From 1 October 2026, non-residents who use a Japanese agent to sell, buy or let property pay 10% consumption tax...
Inheritance-Tax Pressure Mounts on UK Family-Owned Businesses
Family Business UK is pressing for a full reversal of the inheritance-tax changes that capped Business Property Relief, a cap...
Foreign Home Purchases in the Balearics Fall 15.4% as National Sales Slow
Sales of homes to foreign buyers in the Balearic Islands fell 15.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, per...
Portuguese Police Search Two Banks in €66 Million Property Tax Fraud Investigation
Portugal's Judicial Police and Tax Authority searched two banks as part of an investigation into an alleged €66 million property...
Hong Kong to Gazette Double-Taxation Orders with Six Countries
Hong Kong will gazette six orders on October 16 implementing double-taxation agreements with Barbados, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Maldives, Norway...
Dubai Real Estate Project Launches Surge to Dh100 Billion in H1 2026 as Chinese Company Presence Tops 6,650
Dubai recorded 104 real estate projects worth more than Dh100 billion in H1 2026, while Chinese company membership in the...
Victoria Moves to Ease Foreign-Investor Property-Tax Surcharges
Victoria's Treasurer Colin Brooks has announced AOS exemptions for affordable-housing developers and a conditional pre-election review of the AOS and...
Airlines Warn Thailand’s Exit Tax Could Cost Tourism Far More Than It Raises
The Airlines Association of Thailand and Bangkok Post warn the proposed 1,000-baht exit tax could cost tourism 50 to 150...
Indonesia’s New Labour Law May Exempt Long-Married Foreign Spouses from $1,200 Work Permit Fee
Indonesia's House of Representatives has passed a new Labour Protection Law that, according to the Manpower Minister and a mixed-marriage...
Taiwan’s Employment Gold Card: What the 4-in-1 Permit Actually Covers and Who Qualifies
News Event Summary On October 13, 2026, Taiwan's Employment Gold Card Office published its monthly issuance report for August 2026:...
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