Belgian Council of Ministers approves Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement

The OECD released the Tax Transparency in Asia 2026: Asia Initiative Progress Report on 6 June 2026, highlighting tax transparency achievements across the region that contributed an additional EUR 1.6 billion in tax revenue in 2025. Further

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework has published practical guidance to smooth the rollout of the Global Information Return (GIR), the standardised reporting mechanism that enables tax administrations to exchange multinational enterprise data and

The OECD has announced that registration is now open for the OECD Tax and Development Days 2026, a virtual event scheduled for 17 and 18 June 2026. This event provides an update on OECD initiatives to strengthen tax capacity, enhance tax policy,

The OECD released the common understanding of implementing jurisdictions on the centralised filing and exchange of the GloBE Information Return (GIR) on 18 May 2026. 33 of the 37 implementing countries, which impose a reporting obligation from the

The OECD announced that the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GIR MCAA) was signed by Barbados and Cyprus on 12 May 2026, by the Czech Republic on 11 May 2026, and by Romania on 9 April 2026. A key

Belgium's General Administration of Customs and Excise announced on 5 June 2026 that it is introducing a digital system for exemption requests starting 1 July 2026. The initiative targets diplomatic missions, international organisations operating