Switzerland: Tax Administration clarifies tax treatment of permanent establishments under Pillar two GloBE rules, Swiss minimum tax
The Swiss Federal Tax Administration published Communication-023-E-2025-f on 18 March 2025, addressing the tax treatment of constituent entities qualifying as permanent establishments under the GloBE rules and the Swiss Minimum Tax Ordinance. The
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UK issues revocation order to suspend tax treaty with Belarus
The UK has issued the Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belarus) (Revocation) Order 2025, which was made on 12 March 2025, revoking the 2018 Order that had implemented the 2017 tax treaty with Belarus. As a result, the
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Iceland joins CRS MCAA amendment
Iceland has signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (Addendum to the CRS MCAA). The Addendum to the CRS MCAA introduces new data points for exchange under the
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Armenia: Parliament approves doubling gambling taxes
Armenia’s parliament has approved higher tax rates on online casinos and bookmakers on 6 March 2025. Starting 1 April 2025, gambling tax rates per bet will double from 0.175% to 0.35% for online casinos and from 0.1% to 0.2% for
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Iceland joins crypto-asset reporting agreement (CARF-MCAA)
According to an OECD update, Iceland signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) on 11 March 2025. The CARF standardises the reporting of tax
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Albania extends tax incentives for tourism sector
Albania has introduced amendments to its tax incentive programme for the tourism sector, particularly for high-end accommodation facilities. These changes were enacted through Law No. 9/2025 and published in the Official Gazette on 26 February
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UK: HMRC to close free online filing for company accounts and tax returns by March 2026
The UK tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced on 6 March 2025 that it will shut down its free company filing software. This service allowed businesses and agents to submit company accounts and tax returns to both HMRC and
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EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council reaches deal on DAC9
The Council of the European Union (the Council), at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), on 11 March 2025, reached a political agreement on a further amendment of Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the
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Switzerland: Lucerne consults economic development, R&D incentives
The government of the Swiss Canton of Lucerne has announced a public consultation on its plans for economic development on 10 March 2025. The canton aims to invest CHF 300 million annually starting in 2026 to address changes in international tax
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Russia, Myanmar finalize talks on investment protection agreement
Myanmar and Russia issued a joint statement in Moscow announcing the conclusion of negotiations for an investment protection agreement (IPA) 4 March 2025. . Russia and Myanmar finalized the talks on a draft of agreement on encouragement and
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Ukraine: Central Bank raises key policy rate
The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to raise the key policy rate from 14.5% to 15.5% per annum and to adjust the operational framework parameters of its interest rate policy. The key policy rate is applied to calculate
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Moldova, Slovak Republic tax treaty protocol goes into effect
The protocol to amend the 2023 Moldova—Slovak Republic Income and Capital Tax Treaty will take effect on 1 May 2025. The protocol, signed on 10 September 2024, aligns the treaty with the latest international standards based on OECD/G20 BEPS
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Ukraine raises interest rate, increasing late payment penalties
The National Bank of Ukraine has announced it will raise the key policy rate from 14.5% to 15.5% per annum, effective 7 March 2025. For tax purposes, this impacts the late payment penalty interest, which is 120% of the National Bank rate. This
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Switzerland opens consultation on new FATCA agreement to exchange tax data with US
The Swish Federal Council opened a consultation on 7 March 2025 regarding a new FATCA agreement. In the future, Switzerland will no longer only provide financial account information to the US but will also receive information from the US as part of
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UK companies house and HMRC to terminate combined online filing service
The UK Companies House has announced on 6 March 2025 that the joint filing service with HMRC will cease on 31 March 2026. Starting 1 April 2026, businesses will be able to submit their annual accounts to Companies House via third-party software,
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Switzerland: National Council approves tax treaties with Angola and Jordan, amending protocols with Germany and Hungary
The Swiss National Council (Nationalrat) approved the ratification of income tax treaties with Angola, Jordan, and amending protocols with Germany, and Hungary on 5 March 2025. The tax treaty with Angola was signed on 30 November 2023. The treaty
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UK: Finance Bill 2025 moves to House of Lords for final approval
UK’s Finance Bill 2024-25 has now moved to the House of Lords, where it had its first reading on 4 March. The Bill has passed through the House of Commons where MPs debated during the report stage on 3 March 2025, approving 66 amendments
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UK: HMRC opens consultation on inheritance tax changes for trust property
The UK tax authority,His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a consultation on the application of inheritance tax changes to property settled into trust on 27 February 2025. At Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced several
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