EU publishes DAC9 directive for top-up tax information return

07 May, 2025

The EU has published the Council Directive (EU) 2025/872 of 14 April 2025 amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC9) in the Official Journal of the European Union on 6 May 2025. The directive

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Costa Rica consults on new tax information reporting reforms

06 May, 2025

Costa Rica’s tax administration (DGT) has released six draft resolutions for public consultation to improve tax reporting, streamline electronic compliance, and update filing methods. The proposed resolutions focus on migrating reporting

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Slovak Republic: Parliament rejects bill to limit fine deadlines for administrative offences

02 May, 2025

The Slovak Republic’s Parliament on 15 April 2025 voted against a proposed amendment to the Tax Code. The draft bill sought to introduce a deadline after which fines could no longer be imposed for specific administrative

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Philippines enforces mutual assistance convention

02 May, 2025

The OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, amended by the 2010 protocol, took effect in the Philippines on 1 May 2025. The Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

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​​Belgium: Data protection authority rules FATCA data transfers for ‘Accidental Americans’ are illegal

30 April, 2025

Belgium’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) reaffirmed its decision through Decision No. 79/2025 of 25 April 2025 to ban the transfer of data to the United States under the Belgium-United States FATCA Model 1A Agreement (2014), specifically

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US: IRS, Treasury to scrap basis shifting transaction of interest rules

24 April, 2025

The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-23 on 17 April 2025, announcing plans to propose removing the basis shifting transactions of interest regulations (T.D. 10028) originally issued on 14 January

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US: IRS to waive penalties for some micro-captive disclosures

21 April, 2025

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2025-24 on 11 April 2025, announcing that it will waive penalties for participants and material advisors of reportable micro-captive insurance transactions if disclosure statements are

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EU: Council adopts DAC9 to support Pillar Two filings

15 April, 2025

The Council of the EU announced on 14 April 2025 the formal adoption of changes to the Directive on administrative cooperation in taxation (Directive 2011/16/EU) to simplify filing obligations under the Pillar 2 Directive (DAC9). The directive

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US: Trump directs Treasury to issue tax refunds electronically

03 April, 2025

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on 25 March 2025 to modernise the Department of Treasury’s payment systems. In the executive order “Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account,” Trump instructed the

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US: Senator Ron Wyden exposes Pfizer’s tax dodging

02 April, 2025

US Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the findings from his investigation into Pfizer's tax practices on 27 March 2025. The findings revealed that Pfizer declared zero taxable profits in the US on USD 20 billion in

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Namibia announces tax proposals in 2025-26 budget 

02 April, 2025

Namibia’s Ministry of Finance unveiled the 2025-26 budget on 27 March 2025, outlining several tax proposals, including corporate tax reductions, VAT changes, and higher excise duties. Namibia’s national budget has risen to NAD 106.3 billion,

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OECD publishes tax information exchange reviews reports for Armenia, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Djibouti

21 March, 2025

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) of the OECD has published five new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) for Armenia, the British Virgin

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Mongolia joins multilateral agreement on exchange of financial account information (CRS-MCAA)

17 March, 2025

According to an OECD update, Mongolia signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS-MCAA) on 6 March 2025. Mongolia plans to automatically exchange financial account information

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Iceland joins crypto-asset reporting agreement (CARF-MCAA)

17 March, 2025

According to an OECD update, Iceland signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) on 11 March 2025. The CARF standardises the reporting of tax

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Kenya: KRA urges taxpayers to benefit from tax amnest

06 March, 2025

The Kenya Revenue Authority announced on 3 March 2025 the success of the tax amnesty program for debts accrued up to 31 December 2023 and urges taxpayers to take advantage before the 30 June 2025 deadline. The KRA is offering taxpayers an

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Costa Rica opens consultation on vape products tax refund

05 March, 2025

The Costa Rican Tax Administration (DGT) has released a draft resolution for public consultation on changes to Resolution DGT-R-05-2022, which governs the tax return for the specific tax established by Law 10066 on vape products. The draft

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EU: European Commission ends infringement case against Romania over DAC7 information exchange

14 February, 2025

The European Commission (EC) announced the closure of the infringement procedure against Romania (INFR(2024)2048) on 12 February 2025 for failing to automatically exchange information under the 2021 amendment to the 2011 Directive on Administrative

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China revises tax residency certificate rules

13 February, 2025

China's State Administration of Taxation has released Announcement No. 4 of 2025 outlining revised rules and procedures for obtaining a "Certificate of Tax Residency" for enterprises and individuals. The Announcement No. 4 of 2025 will take

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