Ireland -Switzerland: Protocol tax treaty signed

Irish Revenue issued eBrief No. 097/26 on 21 May 2026, relating to updates to Tax and Duty Manual 41A-05-04 on Full self-assessment. The manual sets out the authority of Revenue officers to conduct enquiries, the time limits within which such

Switzerland and Finland have moved forward with updating their longstanding tax agreement, with the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance announcing the signing of an amending protocol to their 1991 income and capital tax treaty on 28

Irish Revenue has released two new eBriefs providing operational guidance for entities subject to the OECD’s Pillar Two global minimum tax framework, including instructions for filing information returns and meeting tax return and payment

Irish Revenue published eBrief 093/26 on 20 May 2026, updating the VAT Tax and Duty Manual on the VAT Treatment of Debt Factoring and Invoice Discounting. The update revises paragraphs 5 and Appendix 1 to reflect the CJEU judgment in Case

The Irish High Court, in a judgment delivered by Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger on 12 May 2026, ruled on a tax dispute involving Accenture Global Solutions Limited, an Irish tax-resident company, concerning the treatment of Foreign Royalty Withholding

Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft law for the ratification of the protocol to the 1978 income and capital tax treaty with Switzerland on 13 May 2026. Signed 16 July 2025, the protocol aims to align the 28 August 1978 tax