Israel seeks input on local R&D centres and IP valuations
Israel’s tax authority (ITA) released a draft Tax Circular on 27 February 2025 for public comment. The circular outlines criteria and requirements for local R&D centres and post-acquisition IP sales, offering potential certainty from the
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Iceland issues guidance digital platform reporting rules
Iceland’s Revenue and Customs has released guidance on the country’s new reporting requirements for digital platforms. Effective 1 January 2025, these regulations mandate platforms to report income distributed to sellers. The first
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Poland proposes changes to DAC6 disclosure rules
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has proposed amendments to the mandatory disclosure rules (MDR) for potentially aggressive tax arrangements on 17 February 2025. The draft law aims to improve relations between taxpayers and tax authorities and
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Switzerland: Cabinet approves decree to expand AEOI to crypto-assets
The Swiss Federal Council has approved a decree to expand the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on financial accounts, adopting the OECD’s new crypto-asset reporting standards on 19 February 2025. The changes include updating national
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Vietnam updates regulations on related-party transactions, transfer pricing
The Vietnam government has issued Decree No. 20/2025/ND-CP amending Decree No. 132/2020/ND-CP on transfer pricing on 10 February 2025, addressing the treatment of lenders or guarantors as related parties. A borrowing or guaranteed enterprise is
See MoreWTO Working Paper: Evolution of Preferential Trade Under Regional Trade Agreements
A WTO working paper of 7 February 2025, written by Rohini Acharya and Thakur Parajuli has the title The Evolution of Preferential Trade Under Regional Trade Agreements: Has Anything Changed? The paper looks at the question of whether the share of
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France advances CRS declaration deadline
France has shifted the annual Common Reporting Standard (CRS) declaration deadline for financial institutions from 31 July to 15 July. The change, introduced by Decree No. 2025-149, was published in the Official Journal on 19 February 2025. The
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Israel proposes withholding tax on digital asset transactions
Israel’s government proposed draft regulations on 21 November 2024 to impose withholding tax on digital asset transactions, including cryptocurrencies, tokens, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A recent ministerial memorandum clarified that
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Czech Republic passes bill exempting crypto asset income from tax
The Czech Republic has gazetted a legislation on 14 February 2025 which exempts specific cryptocurrency transactions from individual income tax. The bill was previously approved by parliament and is set to take effect on 15 February
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Ireland updates guidance on automatic exchange of information
Irish Revenue has published eBrief No. 047/25 on 19 February 2025, updating its guidance on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). Exchange of Information (EOI) is the cross-border sharing of information between tax administrations to
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Switzerland expands automatic exchange of information to crypto assets
The Swiss Federal Council has submitted a proposal to Parliament to extend the international automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters. This extension, set to take effect on 1 January 2026, includes two key updates: the introduction
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US: Trump Administration restarts probes into foreign digital service taxes
The US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum titled "Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties” on 21 February 2025. The memorandum includes renewing Section 301 investigations
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Italy: Google settles tax dispute for EUR 326 million, Amazon faces EUR 3 billion VAT evasion penalty
Google has settled a tax dispute with Italy’s tax authorities by paying EUR 326 million for alleged unpaid taxes from 2015 to 2019. The payment includes sanctions, penalties, and interest. Italian prosecutors had investigated Google for not
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Cyprus issues 10-year bond yields for notional interest deduction
The Cyprus Tax Department announced, on 14 February 2025, the issuance of the 10-year government bond yield rates as of 31 December 2024 for various countries related to the Notional Interest Deduction (NID) on equity. These rates will determine
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Brazil extends commodity transaction registration deadline
Brazil has extended the deadline for commodity transaction registration deadline, issued in Normative Instruction No. 2.249 of 6 February 2025 which outlines amendments to Normative Instruction RFB No. 2.161 of 28 September 2023 regarding transfer
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Israel clarifies transfer pricing, CbC reporting rules for MNEs
Israel’s Tax Authority (ITA) issued Circular No. 01/2025 on 11 February 2025, clarifying amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance. The amendments pertain to transfer pricing and country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements. The key highlights
See MoreWorld Bank: Survey of Corporate Tax Incentives for Green Growth
A World Bank blog published on 13 February 2025, written by Hania Kronfol, Eduardo Antonio and Jimenez Sandoval, assesses the use of corporate tax incentives to encourage environmentally friendly investment. The blog refers to a World Bank
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Saudi Arabia issues advance pricing agreement guidelines
Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has released guidelines for its new advance pricing agreement (APA) regime. According to the guidance from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the program "will not process Bilateral and
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