On February 20, 2020, Malta's Commissioner for Revenue said tax payments by bank draft or check issued by foreign banks will no longer be accepted.

On March 1, 2020, Turkey's recently approved tax on certain digital services went into effect.

The European Council has authorized the opening of negotiations for a new partnership with the UK, and mandated the Commission to act as the EU's negotiator.

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service is comprehensively reform its operations to tackle "illicit profit shifting" by multinational companies operating in Nigeria.

In a new report for G20 ministers, the OECD has provided an update on its work to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting relating to multinational businesses.

Democrats in the United States Senate have introduced a bill that would block proposals to introduce a "high-tax exemption" to the Global Intangible Low-Tax Income regime.

During a February 13, 2020, webcast, the OECD presented economic analysis on the potential impact of what it has proposed on international tax reform to address the digitalization of the economy.

France's Directorate General of Public Finance confirmed in a statement issued on February 10, 2020, that companies liable for the country's digital services tax can delay payment of upcoming installments of the tax until December 2020.

The Australian Taxation Office has announced changes to its CbC reporting system following feedback from multinational groups.

The OECD has released a report providing transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions, as part of its follow-up work on tackling tax base erosion and profit shifting, under Actions 4, 8, 9, and 10 of the BEPS Action Plan.

Indonesia has reportedly tabled draft legislation in the House of Representatives to make wide-ranging changes to the tax system, including lowering the corporate tax rate and modernizing rules for digital economy players.

The Hungarian Ministry of Finance announced that the Government is considering further tax cuts for businesses, including improvements to the deductions available for research and development spending, following a meeting of the National Competitiveness Council.

On February 10, 2020, the Italian tax agency commenced a short consultation on the rules surrounding the patent box self-assessment regime.

The EU has added the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama, and the Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, bringing the total tally to 12 from 8.

The European Council has approved new rules for the exchange of VAT payment data relating to cross-border e-commerce transactions.