Belgium approves DTA with Japan

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

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

Belgium has gazetted the Programme Law of 30 May 2026 on 1 June 2026, a comprehensive legislative act designed to implement diverse fiscal and administrative reforms. This legislation introduces significant taxation adjustments, specifically

Japan’s National Tax Agency has published an updated list of jurisdictions for the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. Country-by-Country (CbC) reports are a standardised tax reporting framework requiring large multinational

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a new income tax treaty was signed with the Philippines on 28 May 2026. The treaty applies to Japanese income tax, corporation tax, special income tax for reconstruction, special income tax

Belgium has gazetted the Royal Decree of 25 May 2026, which officially approves the model form for the supplementary national tax return for the 2024 tax year. The supplementary national tax represents Belgium’s qualified domestic minimum