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The Kenya Revenue Authority has launched two high-profile criminal prosecutions involving KES 130 million in alleged income tax evasion and counterfeit excise stamps on alcoholic beverages, intensifying its enforcement efforts against tax evasion and illicit trade.
Italy's Agenzia delle Entrate issued revised fiscal risk management guidelines for its collaborative compliance regime in July 2026, introducing specific accounting treatments for cryptocurrency assets and exclusive infrastructure usage rights. The update reflects ongoing institutional dialogue and extends prior instructions.
Belgium launches 'Customs Attachés Contact Day 2026' to formalize customs diplomacy as an active export-support tool for businesses targeting Asian markets, providing direct advisory access on regulatory and compliance issues through eight regional posts.
Belgium's customs authority sent experts to Panama City in September 2026 to train Panamanian officers in scanner-image analysis for detecting drug concealment. The bilateral initiative, the first of its kind in Latin America for Belgian customs, strengthens cooperation between Antwerp port and the Panama Canal corridor to combat transnational drug trafficking.
Belgium's SPF Finances will launch SAF-T file submission via MyMinfin in October 2026, offering businesses an optional digital pathway for transmitting standardized accounting data. This voluntary initiative streamlines reporting for companies with compatible software systems and aligns with broader EU tax-digitization trends.
KRA has launched a targeted compliance support initiative in Eastleigh, Nairobi, to address gaps in eTIMS adoption among cash-based traders. The initiative deploys multilingual officers, establishes physical service desks, and rolls out an on-ground programme to make tax compliance more accessible.
Germany's BZSt has confirmed a partial outage of its online VAT ID confirmation system (USt-IdNr) as of September 21, 2026, causing form submission errors and disrupting cross-border transactions. No resolution timeline has been provided.
Spain's Agencia Tributaria has made fiscal data and simulator tools available for the 2025 corporate income tax filing cycle, allowing businesses to test their Form 200 submissions without triggering a formal filing. This follows Orden HAC/529/2026.
Belgium's SPF Finances acknowledged a technical failure in its new VAT payment processing chain, causing incorrect allocation of payments and erroneous reminders to taxpayers for June and Q2 2026 declarations. Affected businesses will not incur penalties, and no timeline for regularization has been disclosed.
The IRS 2026 Security Summit established mandatory multifactor authentication (MFA) for tax preparation firms under the FTC Safeguards Rule, effective September 19, 2026. This regulatory obligation shifts MFA from a best practice to a compliance requirement, with firms facing liability for non-compliance.
The IRS warning IR-2026-112 highlights fraudulent "Tribal Tax Credits" schemes targeting Indigenous communities, emphasizing that these credits are not authorized by federal law and claiming them can result in severe penalties.
The IRS's free Direct Pay tool allows individuals and businesses to make federal tax payments online without fees or third-party intermediaries. The tool supports same-day or advance scheduling up to 365 days, with transaction limits under $10 million, representing the agency's push toward digital tax modernization.
