Hong Kong: IRD mandates digital residency certificate for tax benefits under mainland China agreement
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that, effective 10 November 2025, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will issue digital Certificates of Resident Status in place of paper certificates for tax benefits under the
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Albania, Chile, UAE sign addendum to the CRS MCAA
OECD reported that Albania, Chile, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA). The Addendum to the CRS MCAA
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Algeria: NTA raises penalties for failure to meet registration duty requirements
Algeria’s tax authority (NTA) issued a circular on 29 October 2025 announcing higher fines for failing to comply with registration duty requirements, effective from 1 January 2025. The circular communicates modifications introduced by Articles
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Ireland: Revenue releases updated guidance for CT1 2025 filings
Irish Revenue has issued eBrief No. 203/25 on 30 October 2025, introducing a new section of the Tax and Duty Manual (TDM), Part 38-02-01J, which guides completing Corporation Tax Returns (Form CT1) for accounting periods ending in 2025. The TDM
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EU: CJEU rejects Dutch firm’s appeal contesting the global minimum tax directive
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected an appeal filed by Dutch multinational enterprise group Fugro NV on 30 October 2025, upholding the EU General Court’s earlier decision to dismiss the company's challenge to the EU Global
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El Salvador offers tax amnesty for pending obligations through July 2025
Regfollower Desk El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has introduced Decree No. 427 of 25 October 2025, which establishes a Special and Transitory Law to provide a tax amnesty regime. This initiative, spearheaded by the President and the Minister
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Russia introduces law allowing financial platforms operators to act as parties in financial transactions involving securities, digital rights they issue
Regfollower Desk The President of Russia has signed a new law permitting operators of financial platforms to act as parties in financial transactions involving securities and digital rights they issue. The legislation also expands the list
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Colombia: DIAN updates foreign exchange reporting rules
DIAN issues Resolution 230 of 2025, updating quarterly reporting rules for foreign exchange operations. Colombia's National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) issued Resolution 230 on 20 October 2025, amending Article 2.2.5 of Resolution 180 of
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Bulgaria: Council of Ministers approves CRS MCAA addendum to include crypto-asset reporting
Bulgaria approved the CRS MCAA Addendum on 21 October 2025, expanding reporting to include crypto-assets under the OECD’s CARF, with exchanges set to begin by 2027. The Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved the Addendum to the 2024
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EU signs amending protocol updating tax cooperation agreement with Switzerland
The EU and Switzerland have signed a protocol updating tax cooperation, expanding automatic financial data exchange and introducing a framework for VAT recovery, effective from 2026. The European Commission announced, on 20 October 2025, that it
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Lithuania: VMI updates crypto reporting rules
Under Article 55 of the Law on Tax Administration (MAĮ) and the Law on the Bank of Lithuania, certain entities must notify the VMI of all opened and closed accounts within three business days, using an XML format. Lithuania’s State Tax
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OECD proposes automatic exchange of property tax information
The OECD released a report introducing a framework for the automatic exchange of information on cross-border real estate holdings and income. The OECD has published a report introducing a framework for the automatic exchange of readily accessible
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Kazakhstan: MOF updates list of countries with active double taxation treaties
MOF approved a new list of 40 international tax treaty partners whose nominal profit tax rate exceeded 75 percent of the national corporate income tax, scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2026. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued
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Lithuania: State Tax Inspectorate clarifies DAC6 reporting rules
The State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania published an updated commentary on 13 October 2025 regarding Article 61-2 of the Law on Tax Administration, which implements the EU Amending Directive 2018/822 (DAC6), requiring reporting of certain
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Colombia: DIAN updates reporting rules for digital platform operators
DIAN updated digital platform reporting rules with Resolution 228, clarifying definitions, expanding obligations for operators, and refining due diligence and reporting requirements. Colombia’s Tax Authority (DIAN) issued Resolution 228 on 30
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Greece signs Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information on Income Derived Through Digital Platforms
Greece signed the DPI-MCAA on 11 September 2025, joining the OECD framework for automatic annual exchange of tax data from digital platform income. Greece signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of
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UK: HMRC publishes guidance on mandatory registration under CRS, FATCA
HMRC requires reporting financial institutions and trustee-documented trusts to register under CRS and FATCA by 31 December 2025, with CRS 2.0 updates affecting certain entities from 2026. UK’S HMRC has released guidance in its International
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South Africa signs up for GIR MCAA
South Africa has signed the GIR MCAA, becoming the 21st jurisdiction to align multinational reporting with the OECD’s GloBE Rules.. According to an OECD update released on 8 October 2025, South Africa signed the Multilateral Competent Authority
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