Ecuador, Romania sign CRS MCAA addendum
The two countries signed the addendum on 3 September 2025, updating CRS rules to cover crypto-assets and strengthen reporting and due diligence. The OECD has announced that Ecuador and Romania signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent
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Australia: Large companies continue to pay record levels of tax
Corporate tax remains high as nil-tax entities decline. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published its annual Corporate tax transparency (CTT) report revealing large corporates paid a combined AUD 95.7 billion in income tax in 2023–24,
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Singapore: IRAS issues ruling on tax treatment of cash premium in REIT securities exchange
IRAS clarified tax treatment of REIT securities exchange. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has released Advance Ruling Summary No. 20/2025 on 1 September 2025, outlining the tax implications of a cash premium paid in connection
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Taiwan reminds foreigner taxpayers to file property returns within 30 days
The Ministry of Finance reminded foreign nationals to file property tax returns within 30 days of transfer completion. The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance states that any individual, whether a Taiwanese or foreign
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Germany: MOF consults filing rules for GloBE Information Return
Stakeholders are requested to submit feedback on the draft by 6 October 2025. The German Ministry of Finance (MOF) published a draft ordinance setting out the rules for filing and exchanging the GloBE Information Return (GIR) on 29 September
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Argentina: ARCA extends deadline for tax payment plan on incorrectly calculated losses
ARCA extends the deadline to 28 November 2025 for companies to join the payment plan for incorrectly calculated tax losses, allowing regularisation of debts with reduced down payments and up to 120 installments. The Argentine Revenue and Customs
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Ecuador: SRI updates e-filing rules for large taxpayers
Under this resolution, taxpayers must submit their declarations and pay their taxes at the same time, by the statutory due date. Ecuador’s tax authority (SRI) issued Resolution NAC-DGERCGC25-00000030 on 23 September 2025, updating the
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Iceland consults on changes to innovation tax credit law
The consultation ends on 13 October 2025. The Icelandic Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to Law No. 152/2009, which governs tax credit support for innovative companies. The
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Hong Kong: IRD extends filing deadline for 2024-25 profits tax returns
IRD extended the 2024/25 Profits Tax return filing deadline for ‘M’ code cases. The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced on 2 October 2025 an extension for the lodgement of 2024/25 Profits Tax returns under the Block
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Turkey consults Pillar 2 global minimum tax implementation
The consultation is set to conclude on 27 October 2025. The Turkish Revenue Administration released a draft General Communiqué for public consultation, setting out the framework for implementing the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax (GMT) on 3 October
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UK: HMRC introduces tool to determine qualifying R&D activities for tax relief
The tool is designed to check R&D tax relief for eligible projects. The UK’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued guidance on 30 September 2025 introducing an online tool designed to help taxpayers assess whether a project contains
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Chile: SII extends deadline for digital platforms to confirm user tax details
The deadlines for platforms to verify users’ business registrations with the SII and for DIPs to validate and submit this information have been postponed: verification now starts 2 January 2026, DIP validation by 1 January 2026, and the final
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Brazil, US sign agreement on automatic tax data sharing
The arrangement creates a formal system for Brazil and the U.S. to automatically share tax information under their 2007 agreement. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Brazil have published a competent authority arrangement on 27 August
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Angola: AGT delays rollout of mandatory e-invoicing to December 2025
From 1 October to 31 December 2025, a transition period will allow taxpayers to continue issuing invoices in traditional formats without facing penalties. Angola’s General Tax Administration (AGT) announced on 30 September 2025 that it had
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Australia: ATO issues final ruling on thin capitalisation third-party debt rules
The TPDT, introduced by the 2024 Treasury Laws Amendment, replaces the arm's length debt test for general investors and financial entities with a simpler, more streamlined method. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued Taxation Ruling TR
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Poland: Council of Ministers approve corporate tax increases for banks, cuts special bank levy
Starting in 2026, the standard corporate tax rate for banks will increase from 19% to 30% before dropping to 26% in 2027 and 23% from 2028 onward, while the reduced rate will rise from 9% to 20% in 2026 and then fall to 16% in 2027 and 13% in
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OECD: Finland, Liechtenstein, and Norway join GIR MCAA
In total, 20 countries have signed the agreement as of 30 September 2025. According to an OECD update on 30 September 2025, Finland, Liechtenstein, and Norway have signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE
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Romania joins crypto-asset reporting framework (CARF-MCAA)
Romania plans to begin exchanging information under CARF by 2027. Romania signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on 3 September 2025. This framework standardizes the
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