Malaysia: MIRB announces updated guidelines for advance pricing arrangement (APA)

The Malaysia Inland Revenue Board (MIRB) has revised its Advance Pricing Arrangement (APA) guidelines to align with updates introduced in the Income Tax (Advance Pricing Arrangement) Rules 2023, introduced in May, 2023. The revision imposes stricter eligibility criteria for

Estonia, on 2 May, 2024, unveiled a new Act in their official gazette. The Act supplements existing tax legislation, including the Tax Information Exchange Act, the Taxation Act, and the Income Tax Act, to align with European Union directives. Public CbC Reporting One

Ghana has made it mandatory for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) operating in the country, that meet specific revenue thresholds, to provide detailed information on their worldwide operations through Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR). MNEs are required to include the

Costa Rica’s tax authority released a draft resolution, on 26 April, 2024, "Resolution on Automatic Exchange of Information Regarding Sellers Who Carry Out Relevant Activities Through Digital Platforms (Spanish)," for public consultation. The objective is to implement

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published on Thursday, 9 May, 2024, the Rev. Proc. 2024-25, in which it detailed the inflation-adjusted limits for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) for the 2025 calendar year. The Rev. Proc. 2024-25

The European Commission has initiated a public consultation concerning Directive 2011/16/EU, commonly referred to as the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC).  This consultation is being conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and ongoing relevance of

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) updated its list of signatories to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR), on 30 April 2023, showing that the Albania joined the agreement on 11

The Country-by-Country Report (CbCR) must be filed in the Dominican Republic by 31 May 2024. The General Norm 08-2021 was released by The Dominican Republic's Tax Administration (DGII) on the CbCR in October 2021. The provisions established in General Norm 08-2021 apply to

The Austrian National Council is considering a new law that would require large companies to publicly disclose their financial activities. The draft – titled “CBCR Publication Act – CBCR-VG (327/ME)” –  was submitted by the Federal Ministry of Justice on 3 April

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a notice announcing changes to the Country-by-Country (CbC) Local file reporting on Wednesday, 1 May 2024. These changes will take effect starting 1 January 2025. The key points of the notice include: Starting on or after 1