Kazakhstan sets higher penalties for failing to file CbC notification
Kazakhstan will enforce higher penalties for non-compliance with Country-by-Country (CbC) notification requirements from 13 March 2025. Large taxpayers will face fines of KZT 1,966,000, while medium-sized enterprises will be penalised KZT 983,000
See MoreIMF Working Paper: Is Tax Policy Supporting a Costly Industrial Policy in Mozambique
An IMF working paper written by Santos Bila, Utkarsh Kumar and Alexis Meyer-Cirkel with the title Is Tax Policy Costly Industrial Policy in Mozambique? Finds that tax advantages do not compensate for shortcomings in economic conditions. The
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Chile revises procedures for transfer pricing adjustment requests
Chile's Internal Revenue Service (SII) has published Resolution No. 6 of 9 January 2025, which updates procedures for requesting transfer pricing adjustments after adjustments by foreign tax authorities. It updates and replaces Resolution No. 67
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IMF Working Paper: Strengthening Tax Governance Through Legal Design
An IMF working paper of 17 January 2025 written by L. Sofrona, C. Waerzeggers and B. Crowley with the title Strengthening Tax Governance Through Legal Design looks at tax governance in tax administration and how this can be strengthened. The
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Cambodia issues transfer pricing rules from 2025
Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced Prakas 574 on 19 September 2024 introducing revised transfer pricing regulations, which went into force on 1 January 2025. The key changes include: Updated definition of "related
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Sri Lanka publishes new Advance Pricing Agreements guide
The Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka has announced the release of a new guide on Advanced Pricing Agreements (APAs) on 6 January 2025. This guide provides an overview of the APA process in Sri Lanka, including detailed steps, documentation
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Ukraine updates transfer pricing rules for related parties, controlled transactions
The State Tax Service of Ukraine has announced changes to the transfer pricing rules concerning the identification of related parties and controlled transactions on 31 December 2024. Changes to the Tax Code of Ukraine came into force regarding
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Singapore: IRAS updates 2025 transfer pricing guidance, lowers indicative margin for related-party loans
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) released updated transfer pricing guidelines on 2 January 2025. The indicative margin for related-party loans has been revised to +170 basis points (1.70%) from +220 basis points (2.20%) for the
See MoreWorld Bank: Global Economic Prospects
The World Bank report Global Economic Prospects was issued in January 2025. The report notes that global growth is projected to remain steady at 2.7% in 2025/26, but this relatively low growth rate will not be sufficient to promote sustained
See MoreIMF: Briefing on the World Economic Outlook
In the briefing on the latest World Economic Outlook on 17 January 2024, the Director of the IMF’s Research Department confirmed that global growth is projected to remain steady at 3.3% in 2025 and 2026. Globally, inflation is expected to decline
See MoreIMF Updates World Economic Outlook
On 17 January 2025 the IMF published the update to the World Economic Outlook, with the subtitle Global Growth: Divergent and Uncertain. The update notes that global growth is expected to remain stable at 3.3% in both 2025 and 2026, below the
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Czech Republic posts CAA text for CbC reporting with the US
The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance has published the text of a Competent Authority Agreement (CAA) concerning the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports with the United States on 9 January 2025. This agreement between the two
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Czech Republic: Ministry of Finance clarifies DAC7 information exchange
The Czech Republic’s Minister of Finance has signed a declaration on the application of the Multilateral Agreement of Competent Authorities on the implementation of the automatic exchange of information notified by platform operators (DPI MCAA) on
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Kenya ratifies BEPS MLI deposit instrument
Kenya has deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) on 8 January 2025. This follows after Kenya’s National Assembly
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Azerbaijan amends tax code: Cuts branch profit tax, introduces new corporate tax and VAT exemptions
Azerbaijan has approved several amendments to the Azerbaijan Tax Code on 27 December 2024. Key amendments include a reduction of branch profit tax rate, new corporate income tax exemptions, and revised transfer pricing penalties. Reduction of
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US, France announce spontaneous exchange of CbC reports for 2024-2025
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in collaboration with France's competent authority, has issued a joint statement outlining plans for the spontaneous exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports. This initiative will apply to fiscal years
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US: IRS, Treasury finalise rules on digital and cloud transactions
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department have released final regulations addressing the Classification of Digital Content Transactions and Cloud Transactions. The regulation was published in the Federal Register on 14
See MoreIMF Report looks at Australia’s Economic Position
On 23 December 2024 the IMF staff issued a report following consultations with Australia under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Economic growth is projected increase gradually, from 1.2% in 2024 to 2.1% in 2025. Real income growth
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