US, Croatia sign protocol to amend income tax treaty
The US and Croatia have signed an amending protocol to their pending income tax treaty, bringing the agreement closer to ratification. The protocol was signed on 28 April 2026 during the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Dubrovnik by US Ambassador to
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Croatia: Government approves income tax treaty with New Zealand
The Croatian government approved a draft bill on 16 April 2026 to ratify its first income tax treaty with New Zealand. The agreement, which was signed on 20 November 2025, establishes comprehensive tax rules between the two nations. The agreement
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Croatia grants government emergency powers to adjust VAT on energy products
The Croatian Parliament is moving to adopt urgent amendments to the Value Added Tax Act that would authorise the government to temporarily modify VAT rates on energy products during market crises, bypassing the standard legislative process. The
See MoreCroatia, Australia sign income tax treaty
Croatia's Ministry of Finance has submitted a draft law to ratify a new tax treaty with Australia during a meeting on 16 April 2026. The agreement between Croatia and Australia on the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income
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Croatia publishes final revisions to Corporate Income Tax Ordinance
Croatia has published the amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Ordinance in the Official Gazette No. 39/2026 on 15 April 2026. All key changes previously outlined in the draft released for public consultation have been adopted, with only minor
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Croatia, US conclude negotiations on amending protocol to tax treaty
Following its meeting on 9 April 2026, the Croatian government issued a report announcing the conclusion of negotiations for amending protocol to the income tax treaty with the US. It must now go through a process of formal signing and
See MoreCroatia gazettes reduced VAT rate extension for natural gas, heating
Croatia has gazetted the Law on the Amendment of the Value Added Tax Act on 27 March 2026. This law extends the application of the reduced VAT rate of 5% for natural gas, district heating, firewood, pellets, briquettes, and wood chips for an
See MoreCroatia consults corporate income tax regulation amendments for 2026
Croatia’s Ministry of Finance has issued a draft of amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Ordinance, which is open for public consultation until 25 March 2026. These changes, effective from 1 January 2026, introduce stricter oversight for
See MoreCroatia: Government authorises renegotiations to amend tax treaty with US
Croatia’s government has initiated proceedings, on 18 March 2026, to sign an amending protocol with the US government that will modify the existing convention on avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion regarding income taxes. The
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Switzerland: Council of States approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Croatia
The Swiss Council of States approved the ratification of the amending protocol to the 1999 income and capital tax treaty with Croatia on 9 March 2026. Signed on 18 July 2025, the protocol makes updates to the OECD Model Double Taxation Agreement
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OECD: Croatia, Moldova, Peru sign addendum to CRS MCAA
According to an OECD update published on 3 March 2026, three new jurisdictions have joined the Common Reporting Standard framework by signing the addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account
See MoreCroatia joins crypto asset reporting framework (CARF MCAA)
Croatia became a signatory to the CARF multilateral exchange agreement on 24 December 2025, joining the international framework for automatic sharing of crypto-asset tax information between jurisdictions, according to an OECD update from 3 March
See MoreCroatia joins multilateral agreement on GloBE information exchange (GIR MCAA)
According to an update from the OECD dated 3 March 2026, Croatia signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GIR MCAA) on 12 December 2025. The agreement facilitates the automatic exchange of GloBE
See MoreCroatia extends reduced VAT rate on natural gas, heating
Croatia’s government has presented an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act on 27 February 2026, extending the 5% reduced VAT rate on key energy products beyond 31 March 2026. Without this extension, energy prices would rise from 1 April
See MoreOECD publishes transfer pricing profiles for eight countries
The OECD has published the revised transfer pricing country profiles, including profiles for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Korea (Rep.), and Norway on 22 January 2026. These profiles focus on countries'
See MoreCroatia issues implementing rules for DAC8 crypto asset reporting , DAC9 GloBE top-up tax reporting
Croatia issued Ordinance Amending the Ordinance on the Automatic Exchange of Information on 31 December 2025, updating the rules on the automatic exchange of information to align with new EU reporting standards. The amendments introduce fresh
See MoreCroatia updates tax ordinance on automatic exchange of information (AEOI)
Croatia published Ordinance No. 2396 in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2025, amending the rules governing the automatic exchange of tax-related information (AEOI). The ordinance expands reporting obligations for financial institutions,
See MoreCroatia: Parliament adopts streamlined VAT rules, mandatory e-invoicing from January 2026
Croatia’s Parliament approved amendments to the VAT Act concerning e-invoicing. The final version of the amendments was adopted on 5 December 2025. Key legislative actions include extending the reduced 5% VAT rate for specific supplies, such as
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