The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance has published Decree No. 2025-115705 of 1 May 2025 in the Official Gazette No. 2025, 15981 on 8 May 2025. This new decree updates the regulations on VAT administrative and invoicing

UK’s tax authority, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced updated late payment and repayment interest rates in response to the Bank of England's base rate reduction from 4.50% to 4.25% on 8 May 2025. HMRC interest rates are

US President Donald Trump announced a "full and comprehensive" trade agreement between the US and the UK on Thursday, 8 May 2025. “The agreement with the UK is a full and comprehensive one that will cement the relationship between the US and

The UK Treasury published Order SI 2025/553 on 6 May 2025, adding more government bonds, also called "gilt-edged securities", to the list of investments exempt from capital gains tax and corporate tax. In the UK, government bonds are referred to

The Netherlands' emissions authority (NEA) announced on 1 May 2025 the launch of a dedicated online portal for taxpayers to apply for CBAM authorised declarant status. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is an initiative introduced by

The Dutch government has reportedly scrapped its plans to introduce a polymer levy (polymerenheffing) or the plastic tax. Cancelling the tax will cause a EUR 567 million budget loss, which will likely be offset by raising the waste tax rate and