Iceland issues guidance digital platform reporting rules
Iceland’s Revenue and Customs has released guidance on the country’s new reporting requirements for digital platforms. Effective 1 January 2025, these regulations mandate platforms to report income distributed to sellers. The first
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UK: HMRC simplifies e-communication rules for tax filings
The UK’s tax authority, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has introduced new rules that will take effect on 11 March 2025. These rules aim to prevent minor errors in electronic tax submissions from causing issues. The UK’s tax
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Russia keeps key interest rate at 21%
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR)Â announced its decision to keep the key rate at 21% on 14 February 2025. Earlier, CBR increased the key interest rate from 19% to 21%, on 25 October 2024. This is the highest key interest rate in Russia since
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Switzerland: Cabinet approves decree to expand AEOI to crypto-assets
The Swiss Federal Council has approved a decree to expand the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on financial accounts, adopting the OECD’s new crypto-asset reporting standards on 19 February 2025. The changes include updating national
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Andorra gazettes tax treaty with Romania
Andorra has gazetted the law ratifying the Andorra - Romania Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2024) in Official Bulletin No. 22 on 19 February 2025. Earlier, Romania and Andorra signed an income tax treaty on 27 September 2024. This is the first
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UK unveils tax relief and incentives for film and TV industry
The UK HM Treasury has announced new tax incentives to support the film and television industry, including business rates relief for studios and enhanced credits for production costs on 16 February 2025. Film studios are to receive business rates
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Kyrgyzstan approves tax treaty with Cyprus
Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet of Ministers has approved an income tax treaty with Cyprus on 28 January 2025 following negotiations that concluded in April 2024. The treaty aims to eliminate double taxation on income while preventing tax evasion and
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Andorra ratifies tax treaty with Latvia
Andorra has announced in a notice in the Official Gazette that it has ratified the income and capital tax treaty with Latvia  on 18 February 2025. The agreement between the two nations aims to eliminate double taxation with respect to taxes on
See MoreAndorra, UK sign tax treaty
The Government of Andorra announced the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with the UK on 20 February 2025. The agreement, formalised by Noëlia Souque, Andorra's Secretary of State for International Financial Affairs, aims to eliminate
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Switzerland expands automatic exchange of information to crypto assets
The Swiss Federal Council has submitted a proposal to Parliament to extend the international automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters. This extension, set to take effect on 1 January 2026, includes two key updates: the introduction
See MoreRussia, UAE sign new tax treaty
Representatives from Russia and the UAE have signed a new income and capital tax treaty on 17 February 2025 . The treaty will come into effect after the exchange of ratification instruments, and once it is in force, it will replace the limited
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UK: Treasury Forms global group to assess CBAM impact
The UK Treasury has announced the need for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) group to gather insights from international partners on the UK CBAM and provide updates on 11 February 2025. The Autumn Budget 2024 confirmed that the
See MoreUK launches consultation on e-invoicing
The UK's tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched a 12-week public consultation (Promoting electronic invoicing across UK businesses and the public sector) regarding the adoption of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) across
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UK issues new alcohol duty regulations
The UK's tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published new regulations and updated guidance on alcohol duty, detailing implementation rules under the Finance (No. 2) Act 2023. The Alcohol Duty Regulations SI 2025/96,
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Russia exempts CFC profits from IHC tax base until 2029
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has clarified that international holding companies are not required to include the profits of their controlled foreign companies (CFCs) in their corporate income tax base for tax periods ending before 1 January
See MoreSwitzerland issues final VAT guidelines for e-commerce platforms
The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) issued final guidelines on 28 January 2025, concerning platform rules for goods. Under the new Article 20a of the VAT Act, platforms that enable transactions through electronic interfaces will be deemed
See MoreUK Public Accounts Committee highlights underestimated tax evasion costs
The UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has published a report on 12 February 2025 cautioning that the actual cost of tax evasion is probably being underestimated. HMRC not sufficiently curious on true scale of evasion, with no strategy for
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Ukraine updates fines for certain transfer pricing reporting violations
The State Tax Service of Ukraine issued a notice on fines for specific transfer pricing reporting violations on 5 February 2025. A penalty of 100 subsistence minimums is imposed for not submitting the notification of participation in an
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