Estonia passes laws for public CbC reporting and partial adoption pillar 2 GloBE rules
On 10 April 2024, Estonia’s parliament passed the Act supplementing the Tax Information Exchange Act, the Taxation Act, and the Income Tax Act (379 SE). This law outlines the requirements for the implementation of public CbC reporting in
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Ireland: Irish Revenue updates tax manuals for outbound payments defensive measures
On 11 April 2024, the Irish Revenue issued eBrief No. 119/24 regarding to the updates on the tax and duty manuals related to the new outbound payments defensive measures. The outbound payments defensive measures are included in the Finance (No.2)
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Poland passes law for implementing DAC7
On 9 April 2024, Poland's Council of Ministers passed a bill to enact new regulations for exchanging information on income generated from sellers on digital platforms, or DAC7. These rules are outlined in Council Directive (EU) 2021/514, which was
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Greece: Parliament passes law implementing pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 2 April 2024, the Greek parliament approved a new law that includes provisions for adopting Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 into Greek legislation. This directive, known as the "EU Pillar Two directive," is designed to establish a universal
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Ireland: Irish Revenue publishes guidance on outbound payment measures
On 25 March 2024, the Irish Revenue released eBrief No. 096/24 outlining new guidance on Outbound payments defensive measures. This latest guidance has been issued as part of the Finance (No.2) Act 2023. The Finance (No.2) Act 2023 inserted Chapter
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Czech Republic announces draft legislation for enacting DAC8
On 25 March 2024, the Czech Republic government announced the release of the Draft Bill amending the Act on International Cooperation in Tax Administration and Other Related Acts to implement Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 of 17 October 2023. This
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Hungary releases 2024 audit plan with targets transfer pricing
Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has released its audit strategy for the 2024 calendar year, highlighting transfer pricing as its key area of focus among other sectors. The new transfer pricing reporting obligation introduced
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Ireland proposes increase in R&D tax credit rate and refund amounts
The Irish Minister of Finance has unveiled two major enhancements to the research and development (R&D) tax credit in the Budget 2024. The details of these provisions are included in the Finance (No. 2) Act 2023. The two enhancements are:
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France publishes 2024 Q1 floating rate for shareholder loans
On 28 March 2024, the Official Journal of France released the inaugural quarterly average floating rate for bank loans and credit facilities exceeding two years in maturity for 2024. This rate is utilized in determining the yearly maximum interest
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Belgium proposes reforming investment deduction regime
The Belgian government passed a draft law to overhaul the investment deduction system. Effective 1 January 2025, the reforms pertain to tax deductions for investments, which are categorized into three groups. The standard amortization for tax
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Germany: Parliament approves law for growth, investment, and tax simplification
The Bundesrat, upper chamber of the German Parliament, gave its approval to the compromise proposal for the "Act aimed at Enhancing Growth Opportunities, Investment, and Innovation, while Simultaneously Simplifying Taxation and Ensuring Fairness" on
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Cyprus announces updates to its transfer pricing FAQs
On 28 March 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department released the updated version of its English-language Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on transfer pricing. The FAQs present the questions and the corresponding answers as published on the Tax
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Poland introduces new reporting legislation for digital platform operators (DAC7)
On 22 March 2024, Poland announced a new legislation for the implementation of the Council Directive (EU) 2021/514, known as DAC7. The bill was published on the Government Legislation Centre's website. The legislation introduces several key
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Hungary: Central bank lowers base interest rate
On 26 March 2024, Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration disclosed that the Hungarian National Bank has reduced the central bank base rate by 75 basis points from 9.00% and set it at 8.25%. The revised base interest rate went into
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Luxembourg publishes global minimum tax pillar 2 FAQs
On 25 March 2024, the Luxembourg Administration of Direct Tax (ACD) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Global Minimum Tax - Pillar 2. The FAQs are related to the enforcement of the Law of 22 December 2023 relating to effective minimum
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France updates non-cooperative states and territories list
The French General Tax Code's list of non-cooperative States and territories (NCSTs) was updated via Decree on 16 February 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 17 February 2024. The list includes the following 16 states and territories:
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Germany: Bundesrat approves growth opportunities Act
On 22 March 2024, the German upper house of parliament (Bundesrat) declared its endorsement of the Growth Opportunities Act. The lower house of parliament (Bundestag) gave its approval to the Act on 23 February 2024. The bill, initially proposed as
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Portugal extends CIT return and payment deadline for 2023
On 14 March 2024, the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs in Portugal issued Order No. 176/2024-XXIII, this extends the deadline for submitting the corporate tax return (CIT) and making the final payment for the tax period of 2023 until 15 July
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