Poland: Ministry of Digital Affairs to further consult on proposed digital services tax
The meeting will be held on 17 September at the Ministry of Digital Affairs. Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced on 1 September 2025 that it will host another series of meetings devoted to consultations on the introduction of a
See MoreZambia: Supreme Court rules in ZRA v. Nestlé transfer pricing case
Zambia’s Supreme Court upholds ZRA’s transfer pricing audit on Nestlé Zambia, confirming low-risk distributor status and reinstating a ZMW 13.8 million tax assessment. The Supreme Court of Zambia delivered its decision on transfer pricing in
See MorePeru to implement BEPS multilateral instrument
Peru will implement the BEPS Multilateral Instrument from 1 October 2025, with application to tax treaties depending on counterparties’ ratifications. Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a notice on 23 August 2025 in a special
See MoreOECD publishes updated signatory list for GIR MCAA
The latest signatories now include the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, South Korea, Spain, and the UK. The OECD has released the list of 15 countries
See MoreSwitzerland clarifies application of hybrid arbitrage arrangements under transitional CbCR Safe Harbour
SFTA confirmed that OECD guidance on hybrid arbitrage arrangements under the transitional CbCR safe harbour applies in Switzerland only to transactions entered into after 18 December 2023. The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) has issued
See MoreUAE signs multilateral agreement on crypto asset tax reporting
The UAE has signed the OECD’s Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, joining 51 countries in standardising automatic tax information exchange for crypto transactions. The UAE signed the
See MoreNetherlands joins GIR MCAA
As of the OECD update of 26 August 2025, the GIR MCAA has been signed by 15 jurisdictions. The Netherlands has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GIR MCAA), under Pillar Two of the OECD/G20
See MoreDenmark: Transfer Pricing documentation submission deadline set for FY 2025
Danish companies must submit comprehensive transfer pricing documentation, including master and local files and intercompany agreements, within 60 days of their corporate tax return to comply with section 39 of the Danish Tax Control
See MorePoland: MoF announces measures to combat aggressive transfer pricing strategies
The new measures assist the National Tax Administration in detecting and countering large corporations that evade or underreport their income tax. Poland’s Ministry of Finance has announced two new measures on 19 August 2025, to tackle
See MoreSouth Africa: Treasury proposes strengthening anti-avoidance rules for hybrid equity instruments
South Africa proposes more rigid tax rules on hybrid equity instruments, expanding the scope and taxing dividends as income from 1 January 2026. The South African National Treasury has proposed changes to section 8E of the Income Tax Act to
See MoreChile: SII updates rules for digital platforms to confirm users’ tax registration
The new rules mandates digital payment and intermediation platforms to verify users' compliance with business activity obligations through the SII platform’s “situación tributaria” option, API tax ID queries, or other SII-provided digital
See MoreIndia: Lower house approves higher standard deductions, pension exemptions, incentives for Saudi investment funds
Lok Sabha approves Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025, proposing higher standard deductions, pension exemptions, and incentives for Saudi investment funds. The Lok Sabha, India’s Lower House of Parliament approved the Taxation Laws (Amendment)
See MoreMalaysia updates transfer pricing audit framework for 2025
IRBM revises penalty and surcharge rules in the updated guidelines. The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has issued the Malaysia Transfer Pricing Tax Audit Framework 2025 on 31 July 2025, replacing the previous Transfer Pricing Tax Audit
See MorePoland: MoF consults on draft DAC8, DAC9 implementation bill
The deadline for submitting comments is 18 August 2025. Poland’s Ministry of Finance initiated a consultation regarding Draft Bill No. UC110 on 25 July 2025. The bill focuses on implementing mandatory automatic exchange of information (AEOI)
See MoreBolivia: National Tax Service extends corporate tax filing deadlines for FY March 2025
The extension was issued in Resolution No. 102500000034 on 4 August 2025. Bolivia's National Tax Service (SIN) extended the corporate tax return and payment deadline for the fiscal year ending on 31 March 2025 to 18 August 2025. The extension
See MoreSwitzerland adds Tunisia to CbC report exchange list
Switzerland updates the CbC report list, including Tunisia as reciprocal from January 2024. Switzerland has updated its list of jurisdictions for the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports under the Multilateral Competent Authority
See MoreItaly implements emergency tax revisions on CFC, hybrid mismatch penalty rules
Urgent tax measures include revising the domestic CFC rules, tax loss carry-forward provisions, and the penalty protection regime for hybrid mismatch assessments. Italy’s parliament converted Law Decree No. 84 of 17 June 2025 into law with
See MoreOECD releases updated reporting formats for global minimum tax, CARF, issues new FAQs on CARF, CRS
The OECD has released XML Schemas and User Guides to facilitate reporting and information exchange under the Global Minimum Tax and CARF. As part of ongoing efforts to enhance tax transparency and improve international tax compliance, the OECD
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