Court decides that the provision of tax treaties between Germany & Russia do not obstruct the application of thin capitalization rules

The German Federal Government has announced plans to modernise tax advice and reduce bureaucracy through the Ninth Act Amending the Tax Advisory Act, aimed at expanding advisory services for citizens while simplifying regulatory requirements. The

The Russian Federal Tax Service has reminded taxpayers, on 17 April 2026, that the VAT return for the first quarter of 2026 must be submitted using the updated form, with the deadline for submission set for 27 April 2026. The relevant order of

Russia's Federal Tax Service announced on 21 April 2026 that Russia and China have formalised their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Daniil Egorov, Head of Russia's Federal Tax Service, and Hu Jinglin, Head of China's

Brazil and Germany announced plans to intensify negotiations on a new income tax treaty during their Joint Declaration on the 3rd German-Brazilian Intergovernmental Consultations in Hanover on 20 April 2026. The proposed agreement aims to boost

Finland’s government approved a proposal to suspend the domestic implementing act of the Finland–Russia Income Tax Treaty (1996), as amended on 16 April 2026. The proposal has been submitted to parliament for consideration. Finland has

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) has published a draft bill to update the list of jurisdictions covered under the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA). The bill