Denmark: Bookkeeping Act effective from January 2025
The Danish Business Authority is notifying companies about new digital bookkeeping rules effective 1 January 2025, as per the Danish Bookkeeping Act. These rules mandate that companies use a digital bookkeeping system capable of receiving and
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Denmark consults draft bill for crypto-asset reporting
The Danish Ministry of Taxation has opened a public consultation on a draft bill to implement Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 (DAC8) and the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The consultation is set to conclude on 13 December 2024. The
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Denmark: 2024-25 legislative plan proposes updates to minimum tax, transfer pricing to match OECD rules
Denmark's government announced the legislative programme for the parliamentary year 2024-25 on 1 October 2024. The bill follows up on the government platform "Responsibility for Denmark" from December 2022 and the agreement on "A Stronger Business
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Denmark launches consultation on zero VAT rate for domestic air travel
The Danish government has commenced a consultation on a draft legislation that includes amendments to the VAT Act and other related changes. A key amendment is the introduction of VAT zero-rating for domestic air travel services in Denmark. The
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Denmark, Greenland sign amending protocol to tax treaty
Denmark and Greenland have signed an amending protocol to update the Denmark-Greenland Income Tax and Mutual Assistance Treaty (1979). The announcement was made by the Danish Ministry of Taxation on 20 August 2024 The new protocol incorporates
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Denmark to introduce agricultural carbon tax
Denmark unveiled a long-term plan, on 24 June 2024, to restructure its agricultural industry and land use. This plan tackles greenhouse gas emissions with a new tax on livestock emissions. “We will be the first country in the world with a
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Denmark enacts law aligning tax rules with OECD standards
Denmark has enacted Law No. 684, published on 11 June, 2024, introducing amendments to align the Minimum Taxation Act with the OECD's model rules and guidelines for the Pillar Two global minimum tax. The law includes protection rules to prevent
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Denmark to strengthen entrepreneurs with tax breaks
The Danish government announced a fresh approach to strengthen entrepreneurship and start-ups by implementing tax cuts and other beneficial measures on 12 June, 2024. The government will, among other things, provide tax breaks for entrepreneurs
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Denmark to implement green tax reforms
The Danish Ministry of Taxation has announced the approval of two legislative proposals, L 182 and L 183, on 4 June, 2024. These legislations centre around the implementation of the green tax reforms. These legislations will be gradually
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Denmark proposes extensive green tax reforms
The Danish parliament proposed draft bills L 182 and L 183, outlining a comprehensive green tax reform package. Key Provisions Phased CO2 Tax Implementation: A CO2 tax will be phased in starting from 2025 and reaching its final structure by
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Denmark proposes tax reform to align with global standards
Denmark's parliament is considering a draft law L 186 in order to strengthen the country's minimum tax regime and align it with international standards. The proposal, submitted by the Tax Ministry on 30 April, 2024, aims to ensure full compliance
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Denmark implements defensive tax measures targeting EU’s non-cooperative jurisdictions
On 31 January 2024, the Danish Official Gazette published Law No. 107/2024, implementing defensive tax measures targeting non-cooperative tax jurisdictions on the EU list. The law targets tax evasion and avoidance by disallowing deductions for
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Denmark: Government propose amendments to the list of jurisdictions subject to defensive tax measures
On 19 December 2023, the Danish government introduced draft bill L 92 with the goal of synchronizing the roster of jurisdictions affected by Danish defensive tax measures with the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, updated on 17 October 2023.
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Denmark gazettes law implementing Pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 13 December 2023, the Denmark Official Gazette published Law No.1535 enacting EU Council Directive 2022/2523 into domestic law, which aims to establish a global minimum level of taxation for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups and large
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Denmark: Parliament passes pillar two global minimum tax law
On 7 December 2023, the Danish Parliament passed legislation to implement the Pillar 2 global minimum tax (GloBE) rules. This legislation closely adheres to the framework established by the Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. On 23
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Denmark: MoF issues draft bill to implement Pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 4 October 2023, the Danish Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued a draft bill for the implementation of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax rule in accordance with EU Council Directive 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The proposal seeks to establish a
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Denmark updates arbitration position profile for MLI
On 7 September 2023, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued an updated arbitration position profile for Denmark within the context of Part VI of the Multilateral Convention for the Implementation of Measures to
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Denmark initiates public consultation process for draft bill on implementing pillar two global minimum tax
On 23 June 2023, the Danish Ministry of Taxation introduced a draft bill  for public review, with the objective of incorporating the EU minimum tax directive. The implementation process of the directive adheres to the guidelines set forth by the
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