Slovenia enacts adjustments to permanent establishment and interest limitation regulations
On 9 February 2024, Slovenia officially released the Act amending the Corporate Income Tax Act (ZDDPO-2T) in the Official Gazette. The provisions outlined in the legislation encompass: Preventing PE status misuse: New rules limit on strategies
See More
Ireland releases feedback of public consultation on bank levy
On 15 February 2024, Ireland's Department of Finance released the responses to its public consultation on the future of the bank levy. The "Further levy on certain financial institutions," more commonly known as the "Bank Levy" (the Levy), was
See More
Spain mandates DAC7 returns from digital platforms by 8 April 2024
On 31 January 2024, Spain published the Royal Decree 117/2024 in the Official State Gazette in which it outlined the implementation of the due diligence procedures and regulations for the compulsory automatic exchange of information among digital
See More
Italy issues annual VAT return form for 2024
Italy’s Revenue Agency released the Annual VAT Return Form for filing in 2024 on the tax year 2023. As of now, the return form and filing instructions are only available in Italian, but the tax authorities will soon release the forms in various
See More
Bulgaria: Official Gazette publishes law on public CbC reporting
Bulgaria's Official Gazette published the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Accountancy Act on 19 December 2023, implementing public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting as per Directive (EU) 2021/2101. The key points of the law include:
See More
Estonia passes draft law for delaying pillar 2 global minimum tax and public CbC reporting
On 8 February 2024, Estonia's Ministry of Finance, in a release announced that it passed the draft legislation to postpone the implementation of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax until the year 2030. Until that time, the companies that fall within the
See More
Greece: AADE extends deadline DAC7 reporting
On 26 January 2024, the Greek Public Revenue Authority (AADE) released Circular No. A.1016, outlining the processes for digital platform operators to submit and automatically exchange information in alignment with DAC7. DAC 7, formally known as
See More
Ireland implements 0% interest on debt in warehouse scheme
On 6 February 2024, Irish Revenue declared that it would implement a 0% interest rate on warehoused debt and that the necessary legislation to implement the reduction would be introduced at the next available opportunity. Irish Revenue also
See More
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
See More
Italy provides clarification on personal income tax reform
On 6 February 2024, Italy’s Revenue Agency issued Circular No. 2/E, which provides clarification on the enforcement of Legislative Decree No. 216 of 30 December 2023 concerning personal income tax reform and other tax measures. This
See MoreSpain: Tax agency amends self-assessment return forms
On 31 January 2024, the Spanish Tax Agency published the Order HAC/56/2024 in the Official Gazette, which brings modifications to the self-assessment forms (modelos) listed below: Form 123. Withholdings and payments on account of the Personal
See More
Belgium parliament passes compulsory electronic invoicing
On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives passed the law that brings amendments to the Value Added Tax Law submitted on 28 December 2023, making electronic invoicing mandatory. The mandatory electronic invoicing requirements will go
See MoreBelgium parliament passes bill to introduce e-invoicing from 2026
On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives passed project 3743/004, which mandates the implementation of business-to-business (B2B) electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) from 1 January 2026. The bill is in accordance with the structured
See More
Luxembourg implements tax measures to revive construction and housing sector
On 31 January 2024, the Luxembourg government announced a series of tax measures to revive the construction and housing sector and facilitate access to housing while addressing the cyclical and structural housing problems. The measures also provide
See MoreBelgium passes legislation for implementing minimum taxation directive
On 28 December 2023, Belgium implemented the law to enforce the Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523). This law entered into force on 31 December 2023 after the Belgian Parliament approved the legislation on 14 December 2023. The full text of the
See More
Cyprus revises thresholds for transfer pricing documentation
On 1 February 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department released updated thresholds regarding the requirement for taxpayers to prepare a Cyprus Local File for intercompany transactions covered by Section 33 of the Income Tax Law (ITL). These revised
See More
Malta Issues guidelines on reduced VAT on pleasure boat hiring
On 31 January 2024, Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue issued Guidelines for the application of the 12% VAT rate on the hiring of pleasure boats. This follows after the recent amendments to the Value Added Tax Act, which extended the 12% VAT rate to
See More
Latvia approves draft law to partially enact pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 30 January 2024, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers passed a draft legislation, Law on Ensuring a Global Minimum Tax Level for Large Enterprise Groups, for the partial implementation of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax (GloBE) rules in accordance
See More