Greece: Government sent tax reform bill to the Parliament
On 26 November 2019, the government submitted its second tax bill to Parliament, paving the way for income, corporate and dividends tax to be reduced, giving new democracy some relief from a public sector hirings controversy. On 12 September 2019,
See MoreCzech Republic: Chamber of Deputies approves ratification of BEPS MLI
On 28 November 2019, the Chamber of Deputies approved the ratification of the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent BEPS (MLI). The Czech Republic now has to deposit its instrument of ratification in order to
See MoreGermany reduces the solidarity surcharge from 2021
On 14 November 2019, the lower house of the parliament adopted the draft bill on the reduction of the solidarity surcharge. The aim of the draft bill is the reduction of the 5.5% solidarity surcharge on corporate income tax liabilities that was
See MoreEstonia implements EU ATAD 2 anti-hybrid measures
On 18 November 2019, Estonian Parliament passed EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (2017/952) (ATAD 2) into Estonian domestic law in its first reading. ATAD 2 follows ATAD 1 in extending the anti-hybrid mismatch provisions on hybrid instruments to
See MoreDenmark considers draft Bill to implement DAC6 reporting requirement
On 6 November 2019, the Danish Minister of Taxation published Bill no. L 49 on implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning arrangements (DAC6). This includes measures to require
See MorePoland publishes a law implementing EU directive on dispute resolution and new provisions on APAs
On 14 November 2019, Poland published the Law of 26 October 2019 on resolution of disputes over double taxation and the execution of advance pricing agreements (the “Act”), which generally entered into force on 29 November 2019. The law
See MoreBulgaria: Parliament considers draft Bill to implement DAC6
On 14 November 2019, the National Assembly (NA) accepted for consideration a draft bill to transpose an EU directive on the mandatory automatic exchange of information in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements (DAC6). The NA is currently
See MoreNorway: BEPS multilateral instrument (MLI) enters into force
On 1 November 2019, the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) entered into force for Norway. On 17 July 2019, Norway deposited its instrument of ratification regarding
See MoreCyprus amends the company law introducing administrative penalties
On November 1, 2019, the Registrar of Companies published a notice regarding the implementation of Law 149 (1) / 2018 (the Act). The law amends company law and company law regulations with the introduction of administrative penalties on certain
See MoreItaly updates tax criminal penalty provisions
On 26 October 2019, Law Decree No. 124 was published in the Official Gazette No. 252, which entered into force on 27 October 2019. The Law provision introduced with the 2020 Budget with major amendments to the criminal penalty regime that are
See MoreFinland: Ministry of Finance issues a proposal to implement a corporate exit tax
On 7 November 2019, the Finnish Ministry of Finance published a proposal to introduce a corporate exit tax, largely based on the EU's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. The purpose of the EU exit tax is to prevent companies from avoiding tax on gains on
See MoreBulgaria proposes changes to the Corporation Tax Act
On 12 November 2019, a proposal to changes the Corporation Tax Act was submitted to Parliament. The law proposed the following measures: propose to amendments the thin capitalization rules in order to increase the level of expenditure that is
See MoreEstonia publish law to implement EU Directive on Dispute Resolution
On 6 November 2019, Estonia has published Law in the Official Gazette, which includes measures for the implementation Council Directive (EU) 2017/1852 of 10 October 2017. The Directive includes provisions to ensure effective resolution of disputes
See MoreCzech Republic: Government approves draft bill regarding digital service tax
On 18 November 2019, Government approved a draft bill regarding digital service tax (DST), which responds to the dynamic development of digital economy services and straightens the conditions in the Czech tax environment. The Ministry of Finance
See MoreCroatia: Government publishes transposition Bill regarding DAC6
On 31st October 2019, the Government published a bill regarding the implementation of mandatory disclosure rules pursuant to the EU’s Council Directive 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (commonly referred to as DAC6) into Croatian’s domestic law. Under
See MorePortugal: Administrative Court issued a decision on Transfer Pricing case
On 10 October 2019, in the case of : n.º 511/2018-T, the Administrative Court issued a decision on the sale of raw materials and goods by a company to related parties. In particular, concerning an undervalued controlled transaction tested using
See MoreBulgaria submits proposal to amends the TP documentation threshold
On 12 November 2019, some of policy makers submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the rules on thresholds for the Transfer Pricing (TP) documentation rules. It is proposed that the obligation to prepare such documents will not apply to persons
See MoreGermany: Federal Parliament approves Annual Tax Act 2019
On 7 November 2019, the German Federal Parliament passed the Annual Tax Act 2019. The German Federal Council is expected to approve the Annual Tax Act on 28 November 2019. The changes shall generally come into effect as of 1 January
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