UK: Updated international exchange of information manual
Key updates to the international exchange of information manual
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on November 6, 2025, updated its international exchange of information manual (IEIM) to incorporate provisions from the International Tax Compliance (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
These updates reflect the OECD’s revised common reporting standard (CRS 2.0), which is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2026. Key updates to the IEIM include:
- Enhanced reporting obligations (IEIM402005)
- Enhanced due diligence requirements
- Expansion of the scope of reportable financial assets (IEIM400650)
- Expansion of reporting entities (IEIM400740)
- Excluded accounts from reporting obligations
- Non-reporting financial institutions
- Qualified credit card issuers (QCCIs) (IEIM400970)
- Government entities (IEIM400930)
- Trustee-documented trusts (TDTs) (IEIM400990)
Read a November 2025 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in the UK