Belgium: Government gazettes bill extending exemptions to sister company mergers
Belgium’s government has gazetted a law of 30 October 2025 on 24 November 2025, extending the existing tax exemption for mergers to include simplified sister mergers, in line with the EU Mobility Directive 2019/2121 on cross-border conversions,
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OECD: Forum on Tax Administration approves new cooperative efforts to streamline compliance, address tax gaps
The OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) held its 18th annual Plenary meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on 18–20 November 2025, bringing together tax commissioners and delegates from 49 jurisdictions, as well as representatives from
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Colombia: DIAN proposes new legislation to modernise customs regime
Colombia’s government has submitted Bill 312 of 2025 to the General Secretariat of the Colombian Senate on 30 October 2025. The bill seeks to update and streamline the customs sanctions regime by redefining infractions as grave, serious, or
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Netherlands: Government to raise late payment interest rate from 2026
The Netherlands government has published an amendment to the Decree on tax interest and late payment interest in Official Gazette No. 383 on 21 November 2025, raising the late payment interest rate from 4% to 4.3%, starting 1 January 2026. Late
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Australia: ATO mandates super funds, collective investment vehicles for RTP schedule filing from 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced, on 18 November 2025, that large superannuation funds and collective investment vehicles (CIVs) will be required to file the reportable tax position (RTP) schedule, starting 1 January 2026. The ATO
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Belgium: Government reaches deal on multi-annual budget for 2026, raises corporate tax
Belgium’s government reached a budget agreement for 2026 on 24 November 2025 after months of tense negotiations, Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced. Following a Christmas deadline he set for his five-party coalition, he reached a deal that
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France: National Assembly rejects first part of 2026 Finance Bill
France’s National Assembly rejected the revenue (tax) section of the 2026 Finance Bill on 22 November 2025. A general vote held the previous day resulted in the Bill being rejected at its first reading after several weeks of public debate, with
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Germany: MoF expands CbCR to additional jurisdictions
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance has announced on 19 November 2025, that the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the exchange of country-by-country reports (CbCR) will be extended to include Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon,
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Russia: MoF to introduce 2026 VAT measures for marketplace sales
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has clarified that taxpayers using the simplified taxation system can sell goods on marketplaces without paying VAT, and such transactions do not constitute a tax violation. This announcement was made on 21 November
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Ireland publishes feedback statement on interest tax reform
Ireland’s Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris T.D. has published a Feedback Statement for Phase One of the reform of Ireland’s taxation regime for interest. This announcement was made on 21 November 2025. The statement aims to
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Angola: National Assembly approves 2026 budget, proposes several tax law modifications
Angola’s parliament has approved the General State Budget for 2026 on 19 November 2025, introducing amendments to several tax laws. The key amendments are: Corporate Tax Reforms Electronic filing mandate: General and simplified regime
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Bangladesh: NBR extends 2025-26 PIT income tax return deadline
Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced a one-month extension for filing income tax returns for the 2025-26 tax year. Under a special order issued on 19 November 2025, individual taxpayers now have until 31 December 2025 to
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Costa Rica: MoF raises interest rate for late payments, penalties
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance has published Resolution MH-DGH-RES-0063-2025/MH-DGA-RES-1766-2025 in the Official Gazette on 19 November 2025. Resolution MH-DGH-RES-0063-2025/MH-DGA-RES-1766-2025 repeals Resolution
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation adopts draft law on transaction fiscalisation
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, acting on a proposal from the Federal Ministry of Finance, adopted the draft law on the Fiscalisation of Transactions in the Federation of BiH on 18 November 2025. The draft law will now
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Australia: ATO cautions taxpayers on emerging barter credit tax risks
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a notice on 17 November 2025, cautioning taxpayers to avoid tax schemes that use barter credits. ATO warns about barter credit tax scheme The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning the
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Slovak Republic: MoF issues updated model tax return for Pillar 2 supplementary domestic top-up tax
The Slovak Republic’s Ministry of Finance has issued Notification No. MF/15676/2025-724, introducing a model tax return form for the additional (supplementary) domestic top-up tax, in accordance with the Pillar 2 QDMTT framework. The new
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US: IRS resumes normal operations following 2025 appropriations lapse
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the resumption of regular operations following the 2025 government funding lapse on 19 November 2025. As full operations recommenced, it is important for taxpayers and tax professionals to be aware
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US: Treasury releases final guidance governing the 1% tax on corporate share repurchases
The US Treasury Department and IRS have issued final regulations (T.D. 10037) that clarify how the 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases applies to transactions occurring after December 31, 2022. This tax was initially introduced in the
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