The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states—Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with Ukraine on 8 April 2025. The agreement will contribute to Ukraine’s resilience, recovery

The Philippines and Laos have concluded a second round of income tax treaty negotiations from 25 to 27 March 2025, following the first round on 4 to 6 December 2024. The Philippines and Laos conducted the first round of negotiations for its

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Moldova and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states will take effect in relations between Moldova and Switzerland on 1 April 2025. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA), established in 1960,

Iceland has signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (Addendum to the CRS MCAA). The Addendum to the CRS MCAA introduces new data points for exchange under the

According to an OECD update, Iceland signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) on 11 March 2025. The CARF standardises the reporting of tax

On 4 March 2025 the OECD issued a stage one simplified peer review report on Iceland under BEPS action 14. The report sets out the results of Stage 1 of the simplified peer review of the implementation of the minimum standard on making dispute