Norway: Beneficial ownership registration rules take effect
While documentation of beneficial owners has been mandatory since 2021, the Act on the Register of Beneficial Owners, effective 1 October 2024, introduces a registration obligation starting 31 July 2025. Norway’s Ministry of Finance announced
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Russia: Federal Tax Service clarifies foreign account reporting rules
Russia clarifies foreign account reporting rules when countries are removed from its financial data exchange list. The Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) has issued Guidance Letter No. D-4-17/17 on 29 May 2025, clarifying reporting requirements
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Ecuador removes Andorra from tax haven list
Ecuador's SRI removes Andorra from tax haven list effective 16 June 2025 under new resolution. The Ecuador Internal Revenue Service (SRI) has issued Resolution No. NAC-DGECCGC25-00000013, amending its list of tax havens and preferential tax
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Malta launches 2025 electronic corporate tax return
Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue has made the 2025 electronic corporate income tax return available online, introducing changes related to transfer pricing and new attachments for various tax credits. Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue has
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Singapore adds Cameroon to CbCR exchange list for FY2024
The update takes effect for financial years (FY) starting from 2024. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has updated its Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) guidance as of 20 June 2025, expanding the list of jurisdictions eligible
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Sweden clarifies group contributions in CbC reporting
Group contributions should be excluded from profit or loss calculations in Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting. Sweden’s tax agency (Skatteverket) has issued Position Statement No. 8-174683-2025 on 17 June 2025, clarifying its stance on group
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Philippines commits to implementing CARF for crypto-assets
The implementation of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) is aimed at combating cross-border tax evasion and illicit financial flows. The Philippines Department of Finance (DOF) announced its commitment to adopting the Crypto-Asset
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Luxembourg updates CRS partner jurisdictions list, adds four countries
The Common Reporting Standard partner jurisdictions list has been updated to include 115 countries. Luxembourg published the Grand-Ducal Decree of 6 June 2025 in the Official Gazette, amending the list of partner jurisdictions for the exchange of
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Ireland: Revenue updates guidance on DAC, equivalent frameworks
Irish Revenue updated its Tax and Duty Manual to include Ireland’s adoption of the DAC directives and equivalent international information exchange frameworks. The Irish tax authority (Revenue) has published eBrief No. 118/25 on 16 June 2025,
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US: Illinois to tax 50% of GILTI, tightens interest deductions under 2026 budget
Starting with tax years ending on or after 31 December 2025, taxpayers must include 50% of GILTI, as defined under IRC section 951A, in their base income for Illinois tax purposes. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill (HB 2755) on 16
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Italy extends deadline for penalty protection on hybrid mismatch documentation
Calendar-year taxpayers now have until 31 October 2025 to finalise documentation for the years 2020 through 2024. Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued Decree Law No. 84 on 17 June 2025, extending the deadline for taxpayers to
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Australia: ATO issues additional guidance on public CbC reporting
The guidance outlines several benefits of voluntary registration. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released additional guidance on its public country-by-country (CbC) regime on 12 June 2025. The guidance outlines several benefits of voluntary
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Switzerland updates MCAA CbC report exchange list, adding Cameroon and Mongolia
Switzerland has added Cameroon and Mongolia to the CbC reporting framework under the MCAA exchange network, effective 1 January 2024. Switzerland published Decision No. RO 2025 380 in the Official Gazette on 11 June 2025, announcing an update to
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Kenya: National Treasury publishes budget statement 2025-26, reduces corporate and digital tax ratesÂ
Kenya's National Treasury has released the 2025-26 Budget Statement on 12 June 2025. Kenya's National Treasury published the 2025-26 Budget Statement on 12 June 2025, outlining key tax measures aligning with proposals highlighted in the 2025
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Germany finalises 2025 automatic financial information exchange list
Germany has confirmed 115 jurisdictions for the 2025 automatic exchange of financial account information, with reporting due by 31 July 2025. The German Ministry of Finance released the final list of 115 jurisdictions participating in the
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Ecuador extends transfer pricing filing deadlines for 2024
Ecuador has extended the 2024 transfer pricing filing deadlines to September 2025 for qualifying taxpayers. Ecuador’s Internal Revenue Service (SRI) published Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC25-00000012 in the Official Gazette on 7 June 2025,
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Slovak Republic: Parliament passes DAC8 crypto-asset reporting bill
The Slovak Parliament approved a bill to implement DAC8, introducing new reporting and due diligence rules for crypto-asset service providers. The Slovak Republic’s Parliament approved the draft bill to implement Council Directive (EU)
See MoreSwitzerland: Federal Council adopts dispatch approving the list of 74 partner states for AEOI concerning cryptoassets
From 2026, Switzerland will begin automatic crypto asset data exchange with 74 compliant partner countries, including the EU and UK. The Swiss Federal Council approved a list of 74 partner countries for the automatic exchange of information
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