21 November, 2025; Port Moresby: Papua New Guinea is advancing its commitment to international standards through the implementation of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI) under the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS). This work is guided by the Global Forum on Tax Transparency and directly complements the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. Why does this matter? The Global Forum promotes tax transparency to combat offshore tax eva

Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin, President (CATA), CEO/DGIR, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Dear Members, As we welcome the year 2026, I extend my warmest greetings and best wishes to all members of the CATA family. The New Year presents us with renewed resolve and a clear opportunity to strengthen our collaboration in advancing more efficient, resilient and trusted tax administrations across the Commonwealth. This year will be an important one for

Mr Rohit Ramnawaz, CATA Chairman and Director General of Mauritius Revenue Authority Dear Members, As we approach the end of 2025, I want to extend my sincere appreciation to all of you for your steadfast support and commitment to CATA throughout the year. Your engagement and collaboration have been the driving force behind our shared success. Since taking up the role of Chairman in July, when I became Director General of the Mauritius Revenue Authority, I have been truly hon

TAJ Executives and TADAT Assessors on day one of the December 1 - 12, 2025 visit Kingston, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has once again distinguished itself on the global stage, becoming the first tax administration worldwide to undergo a third Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) assessment . In a further demonstration of international confidence in Jamaica’s tax reform journey, TAJ was also invited to pilot the newly developed TADAT Field Guid

Singapore will implement the Simplified and Streamlined Approach (SSA), also known as Amount B, for pricing baseline marketing and distribution transactions on a pilot basis for three years starting from 1 January 2026. Amount B is an optional framework in the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines to simplify the application of the arm’s length principle for baseline marketing and distribution activities. Taxpayers can choose to apply the SSA on qualifying transactions where con