The Netherlands and Germany signed a protocol amending their 2012 tax treaty on 14 April 2025. This announcement was made by The Central Government of Netherlands on the same day. The protocol introduces a provision for cross-border workers,

Switzerland has scheduled a referendum deadline of 10 July 2025 for the proposed protocol amending the 1971 income and capital tax treaty with Germany. Earlier, the Swiss parliament granted final approval to the amending protocol to the 1971

Germany’s new coalition government, formed by the conservative alliance led by Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), announced a set of tax measures on 9 April 2025 as part of their policy agreement. The measures include a

The German Ministry of Finance announced a new agreement on 28 March 2025 with Switzerland that permanently extends the 2019 amendments to the 2016 mutual agreement concerning arbitration procedures under the 1971 tax treaty between the two

The German Federal Central Tax Office has published a provisional list of jurisdictions for the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) financial account information exchange for 2025 on 26 March 2025. . This list covers jurisdictions that will

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance published a letter on 3 April 2025 addressing how Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting applies to tax-transparent partnerships, including their treatment under the Transitional CbCR Safe Harbour for Pillar