The newly proposed Income Tax Bill 2025 could grant tax authorities unprecedented powers to access private digital spaces in suspected tax evasion cases. The sweeping changes, set to take effect from April 2026, have ignited concerns about privacy and state surveillance in the digital era.
Starting April 2026, India’s income tax rules will undergo a significant transformation, granting tax authorities the power to access private digital spaces. The proposed Income Tax Bill 2025 will allow tax officers to override access codes and enter digital platforms if they suspect individuals of concealing income or assets. The move aims to tackle modern tax evasion methods but has sparked widespread privacy concerns.
Amid increasing fiscal pressures and debt sustainability in African countries, governments are now making use of exchange of information agreements available to them more than ever. Last year, the amount
Press release from: Carey Olsen, Wednesday 12 February, 2025. 11 of Carey Olsen’s trusts and private wealth lawyers have been named in the 2025 edition of the highly respected Private Client Global
Efforts by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to guarantee that all crypto assets owned by South Africans are correctly recorded for tax reasons are intensifying. Given an estimated 5.8 million
A new version of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) arbitration rules came into force on 1 January 2024. The update reflects best practice, taking account of