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KPMG Week in Tax: January 19 – 23, 2026

Recent tax developments from around the globe for the week of January 19 – 23, 2026

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january 26, 2026

KPMG Week in Tax—published weekly to provide an overview of tax developments as reported in TaxNewsFlash—includes summaries of select tax-related news followed by a full list of reports (more information can be found at the links provided).

  • Bermuda: A new tax form requests information related to the computation of corporate income tax installments for Bermuda constituent entity groups. For many such groups, the due date for the first Form 001 submissions will be February 2, 2026. Read TaxNewsFlash
  • OECD: Updated transfer pricing country profiles for eight jurisdictions (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Korea, Norway) focus on each countries' domestic legislation regarding key transfer pricing principles, including the arm's length principle, transfer pricing methods, comparability analysis, intangible property, intra-group services, cost contribution agreements, transfer pricing documentation, administrative approaches to avoiding and resolving disputes, safe harbours, and other implementation measures. Read TaxNewsFlash
  • Spain: New direct and indirect tax measures for 2025 and 2026 include extended income tax incentives, changes to VAT reporting, and updated municipal capital gains tax rules. The new law also maintains existing assessment limits and extends the suspension of corporate loss restrictions related to COVID-19. Read TaxNewsFlash

United States

  • IRS issues FAQs addressing new deduction for qualified overtime compensation under OBBBA
  • KPMG article: Social Security planning for expatriates, cross-border workers
  • KPMG report: Transfer pricing and international 2026 tax considerations

Read TaxNewsFlash-United States

Exempt Organizations

  • Revised Form 8940 required for group exemption letter requests

Read TaxNewsFlash-Exempt Organizations

Transfer Pricing

  • KPMG report: Transfer pricing and international 2026 tax considerations
  • OECD: Fourth batch of updated transfer pricing country profiles
  • Poland: Amendments to transfer pricing regulations; other tax developments
  • UK: Updated transfer pricing guidelines for compliance

Read TaxNewsFlash-Transfer Pricing

FATCA / IGA / CRS

  • Brazil: Regulatory changes implementing CRS 2.0
  • Canada: Updated CRS guidance
  • Germany: Activation of new “DIP” mass data interface for FATCA reporting

Read TaxNewsFlash-FATCA / IGA / CRS

Africa

  • Zimbabwe: Digital services withholding in lieu of nonresident VAT collection
  • KPMG report: Digital platform operator with transactional control liable for VAT (Kenya High Court decision)

Read TaxNewsFlash-Africa

Asia Pacific

  • Cambodia: New capital gains tax guidance
  • Cambodia: Tax incentives for agriculture sector; other tax developments
  • India: GAAR applied to deny capital gains exemption for indirect share transfer under Mauritius treaty (Supreme Court decision)
  • India: New regulations governing export and import of goods and services
  • Kazakhstan: New requirements for confirmation of corrected, additional, and withdrawn e-invoices effective January 1, 2026

Read TaxNewsFlash-Asia Pacific

Europe

  • Latvia: Tax card for 2026
  • Luxembourg: Start-up investment tax credit enacted
  • Netherlands: Interest on loan from Belgium coordination center is non-deductible (Supreme Court decision)
  • Poland: Amendments to transfer pricing regulations; other tax developments
  • Spain: New direct and indirect tax measures for 2025 and 2026
  • UK: Tax measures in Scottish budget 2026-2027
  • UK: Updated transfer pricing guidelines for compliance

Read TaxNewsFlash-Europe

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