France-Canada DTA protocol approved

The French tax authority has published updated reference interest rates used to determine the deductibility of interest payments to shareholders, including for companies with fiscal years ending between 31 March 2026 and 29 June 2026. Under the

Canada’s Department of Finance announced on 12 May 2026 that discussions will begin next month to modernise the income tax agreement between Canada and Australia. The current treaty, originally established in 1980, has been modified twice through

The French tax authorities (FTA) published a new annex BOI-ANNX-000511 on 29 April 2026 listing 68 tax treaties concluded by France that have been modified by the OECD’s Multilateral Instrument (MLI), under the OECD Base Erosion and Profit

Quebec tax authority, Revenu Quebec, announced, on 4 May 2026, an increase in the small business deduction rate and a reduction in the small business tax rate for taxation years beginning after 29 April 2026. Under certain conditions, a

Canada’s government has announced CAD 1.5 billion to support several of Canada’s tariffed industries on 4 May 2026. This includes the creation of a new CAD 1 billion Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) program available to industries

Switzerland and France have concluded a new mutual agreement on the taxation of cross-border teleworking on 1 May 2026. This announcement was made by the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) on the same day. The