Czech Senate approves a Protocol to add tax information exchange provisions to the nation’s DTA with Austria

Austria’s Council of Ministers approved, on 11 March 2026, the start of negotiations for an amending protocol to the 1978 income and capital tax treaty with Malta. The new protocol is being negotiated to fix a tax issue for aviation staff and

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 13 March 2026 that officials from Japan and the Czech Republic have successfully concluded negotiations and agreed in principle on a new income tax treaty. The agreement was initialled by both parties

Austria’s Ministry of Finance has opened a public consultation on 11 March 2026 on a draft bill that would cut the value-added tax (VAT) on selected staple foods from 10% to 4.9%. The reduction is part of the government’s 2026 reform measures

The Czech Ministry of Finance has submitted a draft law for consultation that would introduce an updated electronic sales recording system (EET 2.0)  from 1 January 2027. Drawing on experience from the previous system and reflecting advances in

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

Austria has issued an official promulgation notice concerning the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information pursuant to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) on 29 January 2026. Under the