Malta’s Commissioner for Tax and Customs has released an updated version (4.7) of the guidelines on the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (DAC2), published on 21 April 2025. The revisions include a new definition of

The Estonian government approved the income tax treaty with Botswana on 24 April 2025. The tax treaty aims to prevent double taxation and curb tax evasion. Earlier, officials from Botswana and Estonia signed an income tax treaty on 25

Malta has enacted Act No. IX of 2025 on 17 April 2025, implementing key income tax measures for the 2025 financial year. The Act introduces an Elective Tax, allowing for the application of Pillar 2 top-up taxes on an optional basis. This follows

The Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) has announced the launch of a new Large Taxpayer Office (LTO), as part of its broader transformation strategy. This announcement was made by the Government of Malta on 9 April 2025. The LTO is

Malta issued Legal Notice 70 of 2025 on 8 April 2025 to transpose Directive (EU) 2023/977. These new regulations replace Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA and simplify the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities across EU

Botswana signed the OECD’s Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA) on 9 April 2025. Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) is an international standard developed by the OECD. It requires