Romania: MoF unveils comprehensive economic recovery plan
Romania's Ministry of Finance has published a comprehensive fiscal and investment package on 9 February 2026, designed to accelerate economic recovery and modernise the country's tax framework. Earlier, the Ministry of Finance published a draft
See MoreGermany enacts law to strengthen financial sector, promote private investments
Germany published the Act on the promotion of private investment and the financial sector in the Official Gazette (BGBl. I 33/2026) on 9 February 2026 . The Act aims to strengthen Germany’s financial sector and encourage private investment through
See MoreBelgium amends advance RIR supplementary tax payments under Pillar 2 rules
Belgium’s Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance announced on 9 February 2026 that new procedures apply to advance payments of the Règle d'Inclusion du Revenu (RIR or Income Inclusion Rule) supplementary tax under the Pillar 2 minimum tax rules for
See MorePortugal sets 2025 corporate municipal surcharge rates
Portugal’s Tax and Customs Authority has issued Circular Letter No. 20288/2026 on 2 February 2026, outlining municipal surcharge (derrama municipal) rates applicable to corporate taxable profits for the 2025 fiscal year. The circular specifies
See MoreNigeria: NRS scraps road tax credit scheme over verification challenges
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has ended the road infrastructure tax credit programme on 5 February 2026, citing its inability to verify construction projects completed under the initiative. NRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji announced the decision,
See MoreItaly: Agricultural businesses with cadastral income can access special economic zone tax credit
Italy's Revenue Agency has clarified in Response No. 25 on 9 February 2026 that agricultural businesses that determine income from cadastral (land registry) records can access the tax credit for investments in the Single Special Economic Zone (ZES)
See MoreNicaragua tax authority establishes January 2026 tax filing dates
Nicaragua’s tax authority (DGI) issued Notice No. 019-02-2026 on 2 February 2026, establishing tax compliance deadlines for taxpayers with annual income below NIO 60 million. The notice specified that the filing deadline for January 2026 tax
See MoreChile: SII announces 2026 compliance risk management plan
Chile’s tax authority (SII) has presented its 2026 Tax Compliance Management Plan (PGCT) on 29 January 2026, emphasising taxpayer support, business formalisation, cooperative compliance, and the fight against tax evasion and organised
See MoreItaly finalises global minimum tax declaration form for multinational groups
Italy's Revenue Agency issued a directive on 6 February 2026, approving the annual declaration form for supplementary taxation under the Global Minimum Tax regime established by Legislative Decree no. 209/2023. The provision finalises the
See MoreUruguay: DGI launches website for domestic minimum top-up tax compliance
The Uruguayan tax authority (DGI) has launched a new website to provide guidance for compliance with the Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT), known in Spanish as the Impuesto Mínimo Complementario Doméstico (IMCD). This announcement
See MoreAustria issues guidelines for minimum tax report filing
Austria has published the Ordinance titled “Regulation of the Federal Minister of Finance on implementing provisions for the Minimum Taxation Act (MinBestG Implementing Regulation)” on 30 December 2025. This regulation establishes the
See MoreItaly introduces optional tax risk, cooperative compliance regime for SMEs
Italy’s Revenue Agency has introduced a new optional regime on 3 February 2025, allowing companies that do not qualify for the cooperative compliance program to adopt a formal system for detecting, measuring, managing, and controlling tax
See MoreBelgium: Parliament adopts revisions clarifying scope, compliance under minimum tax
Belgium’s parliament has adopted a bill amending the minimum tax law to implement the EU Minimum Taxation Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2523). The bill was approved on 18 December 2025 and published in the Official Gazette on 30 December
See MoreSlovenia: Tax authority issues guidance on minimum tax reporting under ZMD
Slovenia's Financial Administration has issued a notice on 6 February 2026 outlined key reporting obligations for taxpayers subject to the minimum tax under the Minimum Tax Act (ZMD). ZMD primarily refers to the Draft Law on Minimum Tax, designed to
See MorePoland to simplify tax law with new deregulation measures
Poland’s Council of Ministers approved legislation on 3 February 2026 to simplify tax law, reduce bureaucracy, and provide clearer rules and stronger protections for taxpayers. The reforms are designed to make tax processes more predictable,
See MoreIndia: Tax Authority appeals high court ruling on treaty limits to dividend tax
The Indian Income Tax Department filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court on 30 January 2026, challenging a Bombay High Court ruling that held Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) could be limited by applicable tax treaties. The appeal
See MoreCzech Republic: Council of Ministers considers DAC8 crypto-asset, DAC9 GloBE reporting rules
The Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies (lower house) is reviewing a draft law, submitted on 5 February 2025, aimed at implementing the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8, 2023/2226) and the Amending
See MoreAustralia: ATO updates guidance on risk indicators for privately owned, high-wealth groups
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released updated guidance on What attracts our attention, outlining the behaviours, characteristics, and tax matters that may draw scrutiny. The guidance highlights a wide range of factors associated with
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