Philippines: BIR opens one-time tax abatement program for micro taxpayers
Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has opened a one-time tax abatement program for micro taxpayers on 26 June 2026, offering micro businesses and stop-filers an opportunity to resolve outstanding tax liabilities, clean up their records,
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Spain updates non-cooperative tax jurisdictions list, adds Russian tax regime
Spain has updated its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions and harmful tax regimes following the publication of Order HAC/649/2026 in the Official Gazette on 27 June 2026. The order amends the list established under Order HFP/115/2023 to reflect
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Thailand: Cabinet approves singing of GloBE MCAA
Thailand's Cabinet approved the signing of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GloBE MCAA) at its meeting on 16 June 2026, according to a Revenue Department press release. The agreement, developed
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Kuwait signs OECD CRS-MCAA Addendum on crypto-asset reporting
Kuwait signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA) on 22 June 2026, according to an update published by the OECD. The Addendum incorporates the 2023
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Portugal: Council of Ministers approves privileged tax regimes list to align with EU
Portugal's Council of Ministers has approved an amendment to the General Tax Law to replace the country's existing list of countries, territories and regions with privileged tax regimes with the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, aligning its
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Germany updates CRS participating jurisdictions list for 2026
The German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) has announced the publication of the final list of participating jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for the 2026 reporting
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Hong Kong: IRD issues CARF implementation guidance
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has published new guidance outlining the implementation of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) in Hong Kong. This follows after the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department announced that the
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Italy finalises implementation of DAC8 crypto-asset reporting framework
Italy's Revenue Agency has finalised implementation of DAC8 (Directive (EU) 2023/2226) through a provision signed on 22 June 2026 by Director Vincenzo Carbone. The new rules establish mandatory registration and reporting obligations for
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Chile launches tax debt relief programme to encourage compliance
Chile has initiated a coordinated debt relief initiative, effective as of 18 June 2026, to encourage taxpayers to settle outstanding tax obligations. The programme, which operates under Article 207 of the Tax Code, represents a joint effort by the
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Ukraine: Parliament approves law on automatic exchange of information on digital platform income
Ukraine’s Parliament has approved a law to introduce the international automatic exchange of information on income earned through digital platforms and to establish rules for the taxation of such income, bringing the country closer to OECD
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Hong Kong’s government welcomed the passage of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Automatic Exchange of Information) Bill 2026 by the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, to enhance the administrative framework for the automatic exchange of
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Dominican Republic proposes increased corporate tax amongst other reforms in new fiscal package
The Dominican Republic's Ministry of Finance and Economy has unveiled a pro-growth and anti-crisis fiscal package on 11 June 2026 that has been presented to the National Congress for consideration. This fiscal package is designed to shore up public
See MoreHong Kong: Legislative Council to consider Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Automatic Exchange of Information) Bill 2026
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) announced on 15 June 2026 that it will hold a meeting on 17 June 2026 in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, the Second Reading debate on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Automatic Exchange
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UAE ratifies framework for crypto-asset information exchange
The UAE has ratified the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information Pursuant to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA). The UAE is among the signatories to the CARF MCAA, which was opened for
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Tunisia launches major tax debt relief, declaration amnesty programme
Tunisia's 2026 Finance Law introduces a sweeping framework allowing taxpayers to clear outstanding obligations with substantial penalty forgiveness, while simultaneously opening an amnesty window for previously unfiled tax documents, according to a
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Austria updates Pillar Two information exchange jurisdiction list
Austria's Federal Ministry of Finance has updated the list of jurisdictions participating in the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) for Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Information Returns (GIRs), providing further guidance on reporting
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Turkey approves agreement on exchange of GloBE information returns (GIR MCAA)
Turkey has approved the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Information Returns (GIR MCAA), reinforcing its participation in the international framework supporting the global minimum
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Belgium aligns with OECD’s common understanding on centralised filing, exchange of GIR
The OECD released the common understanding of implementing jurisdictions on the centralised filing and exchange of the GloBE Information Return (GIR) on 18 May 2026. 33 of the 37 implementing countries, which impose a reporting obligation from the
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