Croatia joins multilateral agreement for exchange of information on income from digital platform
The OECD has announced that Croatia has signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information regarding Income from Digital Platforms on 15 December 2022. The agreement provides for the automatic exchange of
See MoreCroatia: Tax Administration declares CbC notification deadline
On 11 April 2022, the Tax Administration declared that the notification deadline for submitting Country-by-Country (CbC) report until 2 May 2022. This deadline applies for multinational entities
See MoreCroatia: Finance Ministry decides new interest rate between related parties
The Ministry of Finance announced a new interest rate of 2.68% on loans between related parties for 2022 before the beginning of the tax period in which it is applied. This means that interest is calculated at the rate of 2.68% of the minimum
See MoreCroatia: BEPS MLI enters into force
On 29 June 2021, OECD has published the updated position of signatories’ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, the MLI enters into
See MoreCroatia: Parliament approves second package of measures due to COVID-19
On 7 April 2021, the Croatian Parliament approved all measures proposed by the Government as the second package of measures for the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the measures are given below: Corporate tax According to the second package, the
See MoreCroatia: Tax Administration extends submission deadline of tax return 2020
Due to COVID-19 outbreak, the tax administration made an update to their tax information related to the emergency page in March 2021. This contains an extension of the 2020 tax return, other related forms and reports submission deadline until 30
See MoreCroatia deposits BEPS MLI ratification instrument
On 18 February 2021, the OECD announced that Croatia has deposited its ratification instrument for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). The MLI enters into force for
See MoreCroatia: Government fixes related party interest rate for 2021
The Croatian Government has changed the arm’s length interest rate from 3.42% per annum to 3% per annum regarding loans between related parties for the year 2021. This rate is effective from 1st January 2021 and applies for loans between resident
See MoreCroatia: Government publishes Tax Reform Law 2021
On 11 December 2020, the Government published Tax Reform Law for the year 2021, which includes Law on Amendments to the Income Tax Law, the Law on Amendments to the Corporate Tax Law, and the Law on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Law. The Tax
See MoreCroatia: Parliament approves draft Law to ratify BEPS MLI
On 25 November 2020, the Parliament approved the draft Law for ratifying the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). Croatia must now deposit its ratification instrument to bring the MLI into force
See MoreCroatia: Government presents four tax reform Bills to Parliament
On 12 November 2020, the Croatian Parliament announced that the Government sent four tax reform Bills, which provide changes in corporate income tax, personal income tax, and value added tax (VAT). Some of the changes including the Bills are given
See MoreCroatia: Parliament approves draft Law to ratify BEPS MLI
On 5 November 2020, the Parliament approved the draft Bill No. PZ 59 for ratifying the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). Croatia must now deposit its ratification instrument to bring the MLI
See MoreCroatia: Prime Minister extends Wage Subsidy Scheme amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 October 2020, the Prime Minister and Minister of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy presented the continuation of tax relief measures to preserve jobs due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The main objective of
See MoreCroatia: Finance Ministry publishes a draft Law to ratify BEPS MLI
The Finance Ministry published a draft Law for ratifying the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). Public consultation is required from the Ministry regarding the draft Law. Croatia must now deposit
See MoreDAC6 Updates: Optional deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines
On 24 June 2020, the European Council reached agreement on an optional 6-month postponement to the reporting deadlines for relevant taxpayers under EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC6), and a delay to the exchange of information under
See MoreCroatia: Tax authority extends the DAC6 reporting timelines by six months
Due to coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has recently agreed to delay the entry into force of certain European Union (EU) taxation measures. Among these is the delay of Council Directive 2018/822, commonly known as the Directive on
See MoreCroatia: New provisions of tax relief measure during COVID-19 pandemic
On 8 April 2020, the Ministry of Finance Officially published an Ordinance regarding deadlines for submission of financial statements and accounting documentation amid COVID-19 pandemic. This Ordinance came into force from 9 April 2020. The
See MoreCroatia: Some new provisions of the Regulations enters into force
On 24 March 2020, some new provisions of the Regulations to the General Tax Law, entered into force. This includes: Deferral of payment of tax liabilities due without charging penalty interest for a period of three months from the due date, with
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