Serbia announces protocol to 2001 DTA with Hungary takes effect
The amending protocol to the tax treaty between Serbia and Hungary has entered into force. The Serbian Official Gazette made the announcement on 18 March 2025. It stated that the protocol to the 2001 double tax agreement (DTA) between Hungary and
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US outlines CAA with Switzerland
The USย Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Announcement 2025-08, which outlines a competent authority arrangement (CAA) established with Switzerland in December 2024. The Competent Authority Arrangement entered into by the competent
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Switzerland: Parliament approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Germany
The Swiss parliament granted final approval to the amending protocol to the 1971 income and capital tax treaty with Germany on 21 March 2025. The protocol complies with BEPS standards and introduces additional provisions to clarify how national
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Ukraine expands tax deductions for charitable contributions
Ukraine has increased the corporate tax deduction limit for charitable donations from 4% to 8% of a companyโs taxable profit from the previous year. The change took effect on 16 March 2025 under Law No. 12328-d and will remain in place until
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Norway signs renegotiated agreement with the EU to combat international VAT fraud
Norway's Ambassador to the EU, Anders H. Eide, signed a renegotiated agreement with the EU on administrative cooperation in VAT on 2 October 2024.ย The agreement aims to combat international VAT fraud. The full announcement was published on 21
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Norway: Parliament approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Qatar
Norwayโs parliament approved the amending protocol to the 2009 income tax treaty with Qatar on 25 March 2025. The protocol, signed on 4 September 2024, is the first amendment to the agreement. It will take effect 30 days after ratification
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Russia mandates transfer pricing method in controlled transaction notifications
Russia's Federal Tax Service (FTS) issued Letter No. ะจะฎ-4-13/2827@ on 13 March 2025 about the notification of controlled transactions. It clarifies that from 2024, taxpayers must disclose the transfer pricing method used to justify the market
See MoreEFTA-Moldova free trade agreement enters into force in relations between Moldova and Switzerland
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Moldova and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states will take effect in relations between Moldova and Switzerland on 1 April 2025. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA), established in 1960,
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Moldova updates transfer pricing rules, adds new APA regulations
Moldova published Order No. 21 of 11 March 2025 in the Official Gazette on 14 March 2025, establishing rules for the country's new transfer pricing regime. The Order No. 21 of 11 March 2025ย amendsย Order No. 9 of 26 January 2024. A key change
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Switzerland: Parliament approves tax treaties with Angola and Jordan
Switzerland's Parliament gave its final approval to the income tax treaty with Angola and Jordan on 21 March 2025. The agreement with Angola was signed on 30 November 2023 and with Jordan on 13 December 2023. These treaties will come into
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UK: HMRC to notify groups affected by Pillar Two taxes
The UK tax authority, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published Agent Update Issue 129 on 19 March 2025, revising technical updates and key reminders for tax professionals. The first liabilities under the United Kingdom's implementation
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Peru, UK sign income and capital gains tax treaty
Peru and the UK have signed an income and capital gains tax treaty on 20 March 2025. The agreement seeks to reduce tax base erosion and profit shifting by lowering withholding tax rates on cross-border income. It caps dividend withholding tax at
See MoreSwitzerland, Zimbabwe sign income tax treaty
Swiss federal authorities announced on 19 March 2025 that Switzerland and Zimbabwe signed a new income tax treaty. This will ensure the requisite legal certainty for the ongoing development of bilateral economic relations and tax cooperation between
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UK: HMRC launches CGT calculator for 2024โ25
The UK's tax, payments and customs authority (HMRC) has launched a calculator for taxpayers affected by the 2024โ25 Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rate changes. Those filing tax returns online through HMRCโs service may need to use this tool to
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UK: Finance Act 2025 receives Royal Assent
The UK Finance Bill 2024โ25 passed through the House of Lords on 19 March 2025 and received Royal Assent on 20 March 2025. The bill was published as Finance Act 2025 and enacts tax measures from the Autumn Budget 2024, effective from the 2025โ26
See MoreSwitzerland: 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
See MoreUK 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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