IBFD Tax Research Platform: Your Essential Tool for Navigating Global Tax Complexity
Empower Your Tax Strategy with Our Latest Enhancements
The global tax landscape is changing rapidly, driven by regulatory shifts, international collaboration, and digital innovation. To stay ahead, you need a trusted, comprehensive, and forward-thinking resource. That’s where the IBFD Tax Research Platform becomes indispensable.
This year, we’ve rolled out a series of powerful enhancements to ensure the platform remains your go-to solution for managing tax complexity. These updates are crafted to help you refine your tax strategy, reduce exposure to risk, and make confident, informed decisions.
New Content and Features
Global Minimum Taxation Monitor Update
Will include DAC9-related details on EU regulations for multinational enterprises and large domestic groups under the Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523).
Environmental and Green Taxes Monitor Expanded
Now covering 15 jurisdictions, this monitor offers a detailed country-by-country overview of environmental taxes and green incentives implemented around the world—including plastic taxes, carbon pricing systems, energy-related levies, and sustainability-focused benefits.
New General Chapter: Africa’s Economic & Trade Agreements
This chapter provides a thorough overview of major economic and trade agreements across Africa, explaining their goals and key protocols.
Case Law Collection: International Investment Agreements (IIA)
A new collection outlining the tax-related elements of key investor-state arbitration cases is now available in the Case Law section.
DAC8 Compliance Tables
Monitor the domestic implementation of tax transparency regulations on crypto assets and cross-border rulings for high-net-worth individuals across EU Member States.
Revamped General Chapters: Transfer Pricing & Business Restructuring
These chapters have been revised to include practical tools, checklists, and actionable roadmaps to enhance strategic planning efforts.
DAC Implementation Status Dossier
Now includes DAC8 and DAC9, covering:
DAC8: Tax transparency regulations on crypto assets and cross-border rulings involving high-net-worth individuals across EU Member States.
DAC9: Filing requirements and information exchange obligations for multinational enterprises and large domestic groups under the Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523).
Dedicated Pillar One Dossier
Links to the latest news reports, articles, key documents, and other resources are all available in a dedicated section focused on developments related to Amount A and Amount B of Pillar One.
Dedicated Pillar Two Dossier
Links to the latest news reports, articles, key documents, and country implementation tables are all consolidated in a dedicated section covering global developments related to Pillar Two.
International Guide on Global Trade
Insights into recent developments in international trade and their implications for the global economy.
Explore the dossiers
Search Engine Upgrade for Enhanced User Experience
We have enhanced our search engine to deliver even more relevant results. The new semantic search capabilities interpret the meaning behind words and phrases in your query, significantly improving result accuracy and relevance.
Treaty Withholding Rates Table Comparison Improved
We’ve introduced a redesigned format for the key footnotes in the Treaty Withholding Rates Table Comparison feature, enhancing access to critical exceptions, most-favored-nation clauses, and direct links to detailed information.
Optimized MLI Alert boxes in Income/Capital Treaties
The redesigned MLI boxes are now organized into three distinct sections, providing structured information on MLI Matching, Modifications, and Positions.
Improved Editorial Alerts in News and Country Tax Guides
Now more prominently featured in our News and Country Tax Guides collections, with an intuitive control that allows users to expand or collapse related information as needed.
Enhanced Treaty Article Export Feature in Tools
Easily export bilateral Income and Capital treaties or selected articles from a single country to PDF or Excel using the Treaty Article Export wizard. Accessible under the Tools tab, this feature offers a streamlined experience with just a few clicks.
TNS Email Customization
Personalize your TNS email by selecting from a broader range of topic categories, including those related to environmental and green taxes, as well as specific sectors such as the digital economy.
The IBFD book collection is a vital resource for tax professionals and academics around the world. It offers comprehensive reference materials on international taxation and cutting-edge analysis of current issues. Some of the latest releases include:
- Taxation of International Partnerships – 2nd Edition
- Taxation and Inequalities
- Blueprint for Reforming Individual Income Taxation in a Globalized World
