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Import planning, not just import calculation

  • Compare alternative import routes and structures
  • Identify available preferences, reliefs and procedures
  • Assess the effect of origin and classification
  • Understand the difference between tax cost, cash cost and recoverable VAT
  • Identify potential compliance requirements before goods move
  • Preserve the assumptions and evidence behind each scenario
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IMPORT SCENARIO BUILDER

Landed cost per unit, by scenario

Direct import — Entity A$118.40
Via regional hub — Entity B$112.90
Bonded warehouse — Entity A$121.75

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LATEST ARTICLES

Latest tax developments.

Original briefs on the global tax changes that matter, with links to the official sources.

Corporate tax

United States · Court decision

US court denies interest on overpayments applied to transition-tax instalments

On 26 October 2026, the US Court of Federal Claims rejected Pitney Bowes’s claim for interest on overpayments credited against its section 965 transition-tax liability. The court treated the full liability as part of its 2017 income tax despite an eight-year payment election.

29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Tax compliance

United States · Administrative guidance

IRS postpones covered Texas business tax deadlines to February 2027

On 27 October 2026, the IRS announced that affected taxpayers in specified Texas counties have until 1 February 2027 to complete covered federal filings and payments. The relief is conditional, not a statewide extension.

29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
VAT / GST

United Kingdom · Proposed legislation

UK proposes restricting overseas-services reverse charge to VAT-registered customers

On 28 October 2026, HMRC proposed restricting the VAT reverse charge on overseas services to VAT-registered UK customers from 1 April 2027. Overseas suppliers could instead have to charge VAT to unregistered business customers; legislation remains required.

29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Corporate tax

United States · Administrative guidance

IRS permits specified pension medical benefits for eligible active employees

On 28 October 2026, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2026-22, confirming that a pension plan’s section 401(h) medical account can fund specified benefits for still-employed participants eligible for in-service distributions at age 59½ without disqualifying the plan.

29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Corporate tax

United Kingdom · Proposed legislation

UK proposes removing R&D claim notifications from April 2027

On 28 October 2026, HMRC published proposals to remove R&D claim notifications for claims made from 1 April 2027 and simplify the additional information form from autumn 2027. Legislation is required; current requirements remain in place.

28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
VAT / GST

United States · Enacted legislation

District of Columbia clarifies the 11% rental-vehicle tax scope

On 15 October 2026, the District of Columbia approved Act 26-432, clarifying the scope of its rental-vehicle sales and compensating-use tax rates. The emergency amendment applies from 1 October and links the 11% rate to statutory rental-vehicle and utility-trailer definitions.

28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
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