Germany releases 2025 CRS reporting list with new jurisdictions
The German Federal Central Tax Office has published a provisional list of jurisdictions for the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) financial account information exchange for 2025 on 26 March 2025. . This list covers jurisdictions that will
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New Zealand: Parliament grants Royal Assent for Omnibus Tax Bill
New Zealand’s Parliament announced on 29 March 2025 that royal assent had been granted to Public Act No. 9/2025, a comprehensive omnibus tax law. The Bill introduces several key provisions, including confirming annual income tax rates for the
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Cayman Islands updates CRS jurisdiction lists
The Cayman Islands updated its lists of participating and reportable jurisdictions in the Official Gazette on 31 March 2025 for automatic financial account information exchange under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). The list of participating
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Mauritius updates CRS reportable and participating jurisdictions
The Mauritius Revenue Authority has updated its lists of reportable and participating jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). The reportable jurisdictions list includes
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Australia to tax digital assets under current tax laws
Australia’s government announced its upcoming initiative regarding the development of its digital asset industry on 21 March 2025. The Albanese Government is developing a fit for purpose digital asset regime to help build a more dynamic and
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OECD publishes tax information exchange reviews reports for Armenia, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Djibouti
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 Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports
Mongolia joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (2016) (CbC MCAA) on 6 March 2025. The Country-by-Country Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CbC MCAA) is grounded in
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Serbia joins Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports
Serbia joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (2016) (CbC MCAA) on 4 March 2025. The Country-by-Country Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CbC MCAA) is grounded in
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Iceland joins CRS MCAA amendment
Iceland has signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (Addendum to the CRS MCAA). The Addendum to the CRS MCAA introduces new data points for exchange under the
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US: IRS confirms US-Bulgaria CbC exchange agreement
The IRS updated its Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) Jurisdiction Status Table on 11 March 2025, confirming that the competent authority arrangement between the US and Bulgaria became operative on 9 September 2024. Country-by-Country
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Costa Rica: Draft resolution on CRS reporting criteria open for public consultation
Costa Rica’s tax administration (DGT) has published a draft resolution for public consultation on 4 March 2025. The resolution outlines selection criteria and risk factors for reviewing financial account reports under the Common Reporting Standard
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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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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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Vietnam joins multilateral deal on CbC report exchange
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in an update on 10 February 2025, has confirmed that Vietnam signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA) on 3
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Switzerland updates AEOI jurisdictions list, delays Uganda’s inclusion to 2026
The Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance has revised its list of jurisdictions participating in the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) under the OECD's Common Reporting Standard (CRS) on 21 January 2025. AEOI,
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Singapore: IRAS updates lists of reportable, participating jurisdictions for CRS
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) released updated lists of reportable and participating jurisdictions under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) on 3 February 2005. The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is an internationally agreed
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US: Treasury, IRS finalise digital asset reporting rules
The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published a document (TD 10021) finalising final regulations regarding information reporting by brokers that regularly provide services effectuating certain digital asset sales and
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