Tax news, updates, briefings, alerts, insights, etc., are ideal sources for staying up to date on the latest developments and learning new insights into all sorts of tax topics.

The only problem is that there are many online Tax Resources, and they are all screaming for your attention. It is estimated that there are more than 440 million blogs worldwide, and about 2 million blog posts are written daily. Luckily, not all of them write about Tax, but you get the idea, right?

So, which Tax Resources successfully provide the information you need, and how can you find them?

Below, we have provided an overview of global tax resources with an international scope, published by key players in the tax sector. The links provide access to their relevant resources page, which deals with that particular tax topic.

All resources are free and directly accessible (no registration or email drop required). If the information is behind a paywall or requires payment, this will be explicitly mentioned.

Country Tax Summaries

• PwC - Country Tax Summaries: covering corporate & individual taxes in 146 countries worldwide. Written by local PwC tax specialists.
• Deloitte
  • Tax Guides & Highlights: covering corporate tax & compliance, individual tax & compliance, withholding taxes, anti-avoidance rules, VAT, and various other taxes in 136 countries worldwide.
  • Global Tax Highlights: overview of tax regimes around the world covering recent developments, investment basics, corporate taxation, compliance, individual taxation, withholding taxes, anti-avoidance rules, VAT/GST/Sales Tax, other taxes, tax treaties and tax authorities.
    
  • Tax Source Jurisdictions: country highlights with domestic and treaty tax rates.
• EY
  • Corporate Tax Guides: summaries of corporate tax systems in more than 150 countries.
  • Personal Tax & Immigration Guides: summaries of personal tax systems and immigration rules in more than 150 countries.
• Moore - Global Tax Guides: covering corporate tax & compliance, individual tax & compliance, withholding taxes, anti-avoidance rules, VAT, social security contributions, various other taxes and treaties of many countries worldwide.
• PKF - Worldwide Tax Guide: an annual publication (directly downloadable) that provides an overview of the taxation and business regulation regimes of the world’s most significant trading countries.
• Dentons - Global Tax Guide to Doing Business In: this annual insight guide is aimed at providing a high-level overview of the tax consequences that face businesses planning to expand international operations.

Country Tax Summaries - Paid

• IBFD - Country Tax Guides: the largest and most authoritative collection of domestic tax information available, covering all major topics in direct and indirect taxation with a special focus on inbound and outbound transactions at a global level (200+ jurisdictions).
  
• Tax Notes - Worldwide Tax Summaries: offers quick access to information about corporate and individual tax systems in over 145 territories.

Quick Charts with Tax Rates

• PwC - Tax Rates Charts: covering global corporate income tax rates | corporate income tax due dates | personal income tax rates | personal income tax due dates | VAT rates | WHT rates | capital gains tax rates | new wealth/worth tax rates | inheritance and gift tax rates.
• Deloitte
  • Domestic Tax Rates: covering global corporate tax rates | historical corporate tax rates | WHT rates | indirect tax rates
  • Treaty Rates: choose by jurisdiction, treaty status, income type.
• KPMG - Corporate Tax Rates Table
• OECD
  • Standard WHT Rates for dividends, interest, royalties, and technical fees (current & historical).
  • Treaty WHT Rates for dividends, interest, and royalties.
• Trading Economics - Tax Rates by Country for CIT Rate | Personal Income Tax Rate | Sales Tax Rate | Social Security Rate

International Tax News & Newsletters

Keeping up with the constant flows of international tax developments worldwide can be a challenge. The sources listed below keep you up to date with the latest relevant developments.

• PwC - International Tax News: A monthly newsletter that provides a succinct monthly analysis of select legislative changes, case law, and treaty news from around the globe.
• Deloitte
  • Global Tax Developments Quarterly: A quarterly newsletter that provides a brief summary of major international income tax developments.
  • Global Indirect Tax News: A monthly newsletter covering VAT, goods and services tax, sales tax issues, and customs and trade issues around the globe.
  • World Tax Advisor: A weekly newsletter with commentary and analysis of tax developments affecting cross-bodre developments.
  • Tax@hand: Deloitte's global tax news and insights platform, designed for tax professionals and executives. It includes customized news feeds with updates by country, topic, and industry. Via handy search and filter tools, you can navigate through brief news alerts, in-depth articles, videos, and thought leadership reports.
• BDO
  • Corporate Tax News: A regular newsletter to stay informed about global tax developments that affect how you do business.
  • Worldwide Tax Insights: BDO's global platform for tax news, analysis, and regulatory updates. Organized by country and topic, making it easy to find relevant developments. Primarily a global tax news service.
  • Tax Insights: Dedicated knowledge hub that delivers expert perspectives on global and domestic tax issues. Primarily provides expert analysis and commentary on tax changes and broader tax issues.
  • Global Employer Services News: A monthly overview of tax and social security issues affecting international employees.
  • Indirect Tax News: A regular newsletter to keep up to date on VAT, GST, sales tax, and customs developments.
  • Transfer Pricing News: Insightful analyses of new transfer pricing legislation, regulations and practices.
• Forvis Mazars - Let's Talk Global Tax: Receive monthly blog updates covering a wide range of global tax subjects, like corporate structure, global mobility, global R&D tax incentives, international tax, M&A tax, private client tax, transfer pricing, and VAT & indirect taxation.
• Hogan Lovells - Tax News & Insights: The firm’s hub for commentary and analysis on global tax developments, blending technical updates with practical insights.
• NYU Tax Law Center - Business and International: Academic-policy hub that analyzes how business and international tax rules work, and how they can be reformed to serve the public interest.
• OECD

  • Cross-border and International Tax: The OECD's central hub for its work on international tax policy, standards, and cooperation. It features a.o. policy frameworks and standards (materials on OECD Model Tax Convention, Transfer Pricing Guidelines, and Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information), multilateral initiatives (coverage of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, the Two-Pillar Solution for taxing the digital economy, and global minimum tax rules), guidance and reports (official publications, implementation handbooks, country peer reviews, and technical toolkits).

  • Tax Treaties: The primary source for the OECD’s work on bilateral and multilateral agreements that allocate taxing rights across borders. It provides access to the model convention, commentaries and guidance, updates on policy developments, and practical resources.

International Tax News & Newsletters - Paid

• IBFD - Tax Insights: IBFD’s knowledge hub for expert perspectives on international taxation, combining technical depth with policy-oriented analysis.
• International Tax Review - ITR: One of the leading global media platform for tax news, analysis, and rankings.