Chile clarifies CFC rules, updates preferential tax jurisdictions
Chileโs tax administration published Circular Letter 11/2025 on 30 January 2025, which introduced Law 21.713, regarding controlled foreign company (CFC) regulations, preferential tax regimes, and the indirect sale of assets in Chile. The Law
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Indonesia updates CRS participating and reportable jurisdictions for 2025
Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes has published Announcement No. 1/PJ/2025 on 24 January 2025, listing the participating and reportable jurisdictions for the 2025 automatic exchange of financial account information under the Common Reporting
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Taiwan updates low-tax jurisdictions list
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) released an updated list of low-tax jurisdictions on 27 December 2024. Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules, which have been in effect in Taiwan since the 2023 tax year, were introduced to prevent companies or
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Czech Republic updates list of non-cooperative CFC jurisdictions
The Czech Republic Ministry of Finance has released Financial Bulletin No. 9/2024, containing a notice regarding the lists of non-cooperative jurisdictions for various periods about the Czech Republic's controlled foreign company (CFC)
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Latvia updates list of tax havens, removes Antigua and Barbuda
Latvia announced an updated list of low-tax and tax-free jurisdictions in the Official Gazette on 23 October 2024. This list, derived from the latest EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, notes the removal of Antigua and Barbuda, effective 1
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Russia updates list of jurisdictions without adequate information exchange for CFC purposes
The Russian Federal Tax Service is in the process of completing a draft order that will update the list of jurisdictions lacking sufficient tax information exchange with Russia. This new list will supersede the Order No. ED-7-17/914 @ of 1 December
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Argentina removes five countries from non-cooperative jurisdictions list
Argentina has issued Decree 603/2024 of 10 July 2024, updating the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes as defined under Decree 862/2019. In this revised non-cooperative jurisdictions list, it removed Burkina Faso, Benin, Papua New
See MoreTaiwan publishes CFC rules for foreign residents
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has released a notice regarding the application of Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules to foreign residents meeting the country's residency criteria. The notice states that foreign nationals, who lived in Taiwan
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Czech Republic updates non-cooperative jurisdictions list for CFC rules
The Czech Republic Ministry of Finance issued the Financial Bulletin No. 3/2024, on 28 February, 2024, which contains an updated notice regarding the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions concerning the Czech Republic's Controlled Foreign Company
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France updates non-cooperative states and territories list
The French General Tax Code's list of non-cooperative States and territories (NCSTs) was updated via Decree on 16 February 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 17 February 2024. The list includes the following 16 states and territories:
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Ecuador: SRI updates list of tax haven jurisdiction
On 20 February 2024, the Ecuador Internal Revenue Service (SRI) amended Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC15-00000052 through Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC24-00000007. As per the amendment, the tax authority included the following countries and territories as
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Russia: FTS updates list of jurisdictions that do not exchange proper information for CFC purpose
On 10 January 2024, the Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) published updated list of jurisdictions that do not exchange tax information with Russia (Decree No. ะD-7-17/914). The list pertains to the tax exemption for profits of controlled foreign
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Lithuania updates its blacklist in various tax aspects
On 30 November 2023, Lithuania issued an order revising its list of selected territories (blacklist), incorporating Russia as a new addition. The blacklist plays a crucial role in various tax aspects, including Lithuania's CFC rules. List of
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Germany updates tax haven defense ordinance: Adds and removes jurisdictions in response to EU decision
On 20 December 2023, Germany issued the Ordinance, amending the Tax Haven Defense Ordinance, as published in the Official Gazette. The Tax Haven Defense Ordinance plays a critical role in identifying jurisdictions considered non-cooperative under
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Germany: MOF issues draft guidance on anti-tax avoidance measures
On 30 November 2023, the German Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued draft guidance on anti-tax avoidance measures targeting non-cooperative jurisdictions. This follows the 2021 Tax Haven Defense Act, responding to EU guidelines against harmful tax
See MoreRussia: FTS updates non cooperative Jurisdictions list for CFC purpose
On 14 November 2023, the Federal Tax Service (FTS) is in the process of updating its list of jurisdictions that do not meet Russia's standards for tax information exchange. The list of countries that do not cooperate with Russia on tax matters
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Czech Republic revises Non-Cooperative jurisdictions list for CFC Rules
On 24 February 2023, the Czech Republic released Financial Bulletin No. 3/2023, that announced the non-cooperative jurisdictions list for the Czech Republic's controlled foreign company (CFC) regulations. The list has been updated in accordance with
See MoreUruguay revises list of low or no tax jurisdictions
On 21 February 2022, Uruguay has published DGI Resolution No. 223/022, which updates the list of low or no tax jurisdictions and regimes, with effect from same date. According to the Resolution No. 223/022 the updated list includes 36
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