As an AI language model, I cannot determine the specific timeline of “recent”. Nonetheless, here are 10 countries that have made significant changes to their corporate taxation policies:
1. United States: In December 2017, the US undertook a significant overhaul of its corporate tax system, reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and lowering taxes on overseas profits.
2. France: In 2019, France introduced a digital services tax targeting major tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
3. United Kingdom: The UK introduced a diverted profits tax in 2015, commonly referred to as the “Google Tax,” which aims to prevent multinationals from avoiding tax on UK profits.
4. Australia: In 2020, Australia announced a new measure that will allow businesses to access immediate tax write-offs for capital investments.
5. Germany: In 2020, Germany announced an overhaul of its tax code, which includes cuts to corporate tax rates and incentives to invest in green technologies.
6. Estonia: Estonia introduced its Corporate Income Tax System in 2000, which is based on a comprehensive system of business taxation that exempts retained and reinvested profits from corporate income tax.
7. Ireland: In 2018, Ireland blocked a proposed EU-wide digital tax and instead opted to continue offering tax incentives to multinationals.
8. India: In 2020, India announced that it will reduce the corporate tax rate from 30% to 22% for domestic companies, and from 40% to 15% for new domestic manufacturers.
9. Japan: In 2020, Japan introduced a partial exemption from corporate tax for companies that undertake productivity-enhancing investments.
10. China: In 2021, China introduced new measures to regulate the country’s booming digital economy, including a clampdown on tax abuse by tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent.