Netherlands: Dutch Council of Ministers approves signing of Curacao–Mauritius tax treaty

The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance published Letter No. 2026-0000019577 on the Ministry of Finance’s website on 28 January 2026, urging the upper house of parliament to swiftly approve the bill implementing the Amending Directive to the

The Netherlands' lower house of parliament has approved a bill to implement the rules of the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (2023/2226) (DAC8) on 27 January 2026. The bill introduces new rules for reporting

The Curacao–Cyprus Income Tax Treaty (2025) will enter into force starting 28 February 2026. Signed on 23 April 2025, the agreement is based on the OECD Model Tax Convention (2017 Model). The treaty applies to various taxes, including Cyprus

The OECD announced, on 12 December 2025, that Mauritius signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA). The CARF MCAA establishes a framework for

The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on 16 January 2026 that the higher tax interest rate for corporate taxpayers, set by the Tax and Recovery Interest Decree, is invalid. The court found it unfairly singles out companies by imposing a heavier burden than

Officials from the Czech Republic and Mauritius finalised negotiations by initialling an income tax treaty on 16 January 2026, This agreement aims to prevent double taxation and reduce the risk of tax evasion. It will take effect only after it