France passes 2026 budget, halves exceptional contribution to large company profits
France has approved its 2026 budget after weeks of political uncertainty, securing the survival of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s minority government and setting out a mix of spending restraint, targeted tax measures for high earners and large companies, and limited relief for households and retirees.
Read MoreNetherlands: Government coalition outlines 2026–2030 budgetary and tax changes, introduces new business contribution
The incoming Dutch government’s coalition agreement outlines a series of phased tax measures, including a new business contribution to fund defence spending, adjustments to property transfer tax, the removal of reduced VAT on ornamental plants, and the introduction of a sugar tax on certain pre-packaged foods.
Read MoreItaly approves annual, basic VAT return forms for 2025 tax year
The Italian Revenue Agency has approved the VAT return forms for the 2025 tax year, setting out electronic filing requirements, applicable deadlines, and the availability of a simplified option for eligible taxpayers ahead of the 2026 filing season.
Read MoreAustralia: ATO announces availability of reportable tax position schedule for 2026
The Australian Taxation Office has published the 2026 reportable tax position schedule and detailed guidance, outlining who must lodge, the applicable income thresholds, and where to access instructions, updates, and practical examples to support compliance.
Read MoreUS, India agree to trade deal, tariffs on Indian exports lowered to 18%
US President Donald Trump announced a major trade deal with India that lowers U.S. tariffs on Indian goods from as high as 50% to 18%, in exchange for India halting Russian oil purchases and boosting imports of US products, days after New Delhi signed a separate trade pact with the EU.
Read MoreSingapore: IRAS revises CRS reportable, participating jurisdictions
IRAS updates the CRS lists, adding new jurisdictions to both reportable and participating categories, while one jurisdiction is removed from the reportable jurisdictions but remains a participant.
Read MoreAustria gazettes multilateral tax agreements on GloBE, crypto-assets
Austria has officially published two multilateral tax information exchange agreements in its Official Gazette. Law No. 17/2026 covers the automatic sharing of GloBE information, while Law No. 18/2026 sets out rules for crypto-asset reporting under the CARF framework.
Read MoreGreece approves CARF MCAA, CRS MCAA addendum
Greece has ratified the CARF MCAA and the CRS MCAA addendum under Law No. 5273, introducing a framework for the automatic exchange of tax information on crypto-assets and expanded reporting and due diligence requirements.
Read MoreChina introduces 2026 VAT reforms to support SMEs, agriculture
Effective 1 January 2026, China’s new VAT regulations raise thresholds for small businesses, extend exemptions for agriculture and essential services, provide targeted relief for technology transfers and strengthen compliance requirements.
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Netherlands: Government coalition outlines 2026–2030 budgetary and tax changes, introduces new business contribution
03 February, 2026
The Dutch government’s incoming coalition released its agreement for the
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France passes 2026 budget, halves exceptional contribution to large company profits
03 February, 2026
France finally passed its 2026 budget on 3 February 2026 after two
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Italy extends investment tax credits for special economic zones, logistics zones
03 February, 2026
The Italian Revenue Agency announced on 2 February 2026 that it has
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Malaysia introduces tax incentives under new MITI framework
03 February, 2026
Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) announced
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Sweden proposes bill to implement EU DAC9, OECD GloBE rules
03 February, 2026
The Swedish Ministry of Finance submitted Bill 2025/26:102 to Parliament
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Taiwan: Tax Authority extends deadline for monthly business tax filings
02 February, 2026
Taiwan’s Northern Area National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of
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Australia: ATO releases new SGE guidance for large private groups
02 February, 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released new guidance for large
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Australia to consult thin capitalisation reforms
02 February, 2026
Australia’s government has asked the Board of Taxation to independently
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EU launches infringement procedures against member states over DAC8, DAC9 transposition
02 February, 2026
The European Commission issued formal notices to 12 Member States for not
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Canada updates guidance on global minimum tax filing requirements
02 February, 2026
The Canadian government released an updated guidance on the global minimum
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Transfer Pricing
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Latvia introduces controlled transactions report to streamline transfer pricing compliance
02 February, 2026
Latvia has significantly reshaped its transfer pricing compliance framework from 1 January 2026, following amendments to the Law “On Taxes and Fees” adopted at the end of 2025. The changes are designed to modernise reporting requirements, reduce administrative burdens for
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Poland proposes new digital services tax legislation
30 January, 2026
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced on 27 January 2026 that it has submitted draft legislation to introduce a Digital Services Tax (DST). First discussed in August 2025, the draft proposes a DST of up to 3% on a broad range of digital services, expanding beyond
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China releases 16th annual APA report (2024), highlighting strong growth, efficiency
30 January, 2026
China’s State Taxation Administration (STA) published its 16th Annual Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Report on 25 November 2025, providing a comprehensive overview of the country’s APA programme and its development between 2005 and 2024. The report highlights steady
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Belgium updates Local File form, clarifies use of ‘Termination of CBC notification obligation’
30 January, 2026
Belgium’s Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance has released a BEPS13 News update detailing the new Local File form issued in December 2025 and providing guidance on using the “Termination of notification obligation” for CbC filings (275.CBC.NOT). New Local File
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OECD publishes transfer pricing profiles for eight countries
23 January, 2026
The OECD has published the revised transfer pricing country profiles, including profiles for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Korea (Rep.), and Norway on 22 January 2026. These profiles focus on countries' domestic legislation regarding
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Switzerland updates CbC reporting list
22 January, 2026
Switzerland has updated its list of jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports under the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbC MCAA). Decision No. RO 2026 28, published on 20
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UK: HMRC updates guidance on transfer pricing, PE rules, diverted profits tax
22 January, 2026
The UK tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated its International Manual, providing revised guidance on key taxation areas affecting multinational companies. The updates, published on 16 January 2026, include the following: Transfer
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Luxembourg: Government Council updates CbC reporting jurisdiction list
20 January, 2026
Luxembourg’s Government Council chaired by Prime Minister Luc Frieden, met on 16 January 2026 to review international, European, economic, social and financial policy matters and to adopt a series of legislative and regulatory measures. Among the tax-related decisions, the
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OECD: Presentation of the Side by Side Rules
16 January, 2026
On 13 January 2026 the OECD held a webinar to discuss the side-by-side arrangements issued earlier in the month. The side-by-side (SbS) arrangement would be available where a country’s tax regime has similar policy objectives and scope to the global minimum tax. The SbS and
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Montenegro ratifies BEPS Multilateral Instrument, covering 40 tax treaties
15 January, 2026
Montenegro has taken a further step toward implementing the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Multilateral Instrument (MLI), with its provisional list of reservations and notifications indicating that 40 of its tax treaties will be covered by the
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Japan: Cabinet moves to implement Pillar 2 Side-by-Side Package
Japan’s Cabinet has adopted a decision of 23 January 2026 to bring the country’s Pillar 2 global minimum tax framework in line with the OECD’s
Read MoreOECD publishes transfer pricing profiles for eight countries
The OECD has published the revised transfer pricing country profiles, including profiles for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Read MoreZimbabwe introduces broad tax changes for 2026, including digital services tax, VAT, mining adjustments
Zimbabwe has introduced a range of tax measures in its National Budget for 2026, which were enacted through the Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 7 of 2025)
Read MoreAlgeria: 2026 Finance Law revises tax rules for non-residents and PEs, adds green incentives
Algeria’s Ministry of Finance has gazetted the Finance Law for 2026 on 31 December 2025. The Finance Law for 2026 sets out the national budget,
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