Lithuania introduces windfall tax on electricity companies
On 23 December 2022, Lithuania published Law XIV-1680 in the Official Gazette for implementing a windfall tax and solidarity contribution in accordance with EU Regulation 2022/1854. The law includes following measures: applying a 90% windfall
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Poland: MoF publishes base interest rates for transfer pricing purpose
On 23 December 2022, the Polish Ministry of Finance published a notice in the official gazette, establishing base interest rates and margin rates for the purposes of transfer pricing for individual and corporate income taxes. The notice specifies
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Czech Republic publishes FAQs on DAC7 reporting
The General Financial Directorate (GFD) has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the requirements of digital platform operators under the new reporting requirement for sellers and sales on their digital platforms. The first report
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Lithuania gazettes law for implementation of DAC7
Lithuania has published Law No. XIV-1658 in the Official Gazette to amend the Tax Administration Law related, this includes amendments for the implementation of new rules on the exchange of information on income from digital platforms (DAC7). This
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Cyprus: Deadline extended for annual DAC7 reporting for 2023
On 17 January 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department declared the extension of the deadline for the annual DAC7 reporting for 2023 for all reporting platform operators. The new reporting deadline for 2023 is 16 February 2024. The new regulations take
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Belgium amends guidance on interest deduction rule
On 12 January 2023, Belgium issued Circular 2023/C/8, which provides instructions on the application of the 30% of EBITDA interest deduction limitation starting from 1 January 2019, in line with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). A summary
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Slovak Republic amends TP documentation requirements
The Slovak Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued new guidelines to determine the content of transfer pricing (TP) documentation, effective for the tax period starting after 31 December 2022. The guidelines reflect an amendment to the income tax
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Finland: Government proposes to impose windfall tax on electricity companies
On 29 December 2022, the Finnish government has published its law proposal (HE 320/2022 vp) for the introduction of windfall taxes on the profits of electricity and fossil fuel companies. Under the proposal, the tax would be 30 percent of the net
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Irish revenue issued new guidance on interest limitation rules and foreign currencies
On 10 January 2024, the Irish Revenue released eBrief No. 014/24, which includes updated guidance (TDM 35D-01-01) related to the interest limitation rule (ILR). In accordance with Article 4 of ATAD, the ILR limits the interest deductibility of
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Romania introduces windfall profit tax on fossil fuel industry
On 29 December 2022, Romania published Ordinance No. 186/2022 in the Official Gazette. The ordinance enforces a windfall tax on surplus profits in the fossil fuel industry. This tax is based on the EU Council Regulation 2022/1854 and applies to
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Spain publishes a law containing tax measures for 2023
On 24 December 2022, Spain released “Law31/2022” in the official gazette, including some tax measures for the 2023 national budget. The tax rate for micro-enterprises whose net turnover in the immediately preceding tax period is less than EUR
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France publishes interest rate limits for shareholder loan
France has published interest rates for entities whose financial year (FY) ended between 31 December 2022 and 30 March 2023, which are used to determine the deductibility of interest payments to shareholders. If the interest payments exceed the
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Hungary: Government raises windfall tax on petroleum product producers
On 7 December 2022, Hungary published Decree 496/2022 increasing the tax rate for temporary windfall taxes. Accordingly, from 8 December 2022, oil companies will have to pay a special monthly tax rate of 95% (previously 40%) on the price difference
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Bulgaria introduces windfall profit tax on electricity industry
On 30 December 2022, Bulgaria introduced a law regarding windfall tax on electricity companies. The windfall tax applies the period from 1 December 2022 to 30 June 2024 with an installed capacity of more than 1 MWh in accordance with Council
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Finland approves new tax support for R&D activities
On 29 December 2022, the Finnish Ministry of Finance has announced the approval of legislation regarding new tax support for research and development activities (R&D). The new incentive is combined deduction of a general additional deduction
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Germany passed law for implementation of DAC7
On 16 December 2022, Germany passed the DAC7 to modernize tax procedural law. The new law amended Section 90 of the General Tax Code (GTC) and tightened the rules on transfer pricing documentation by allowing tax authorities to request transfer
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Italy enacts budget law for 2023
On 29 December 2022, Italy has published Budget Law No. 197 in official Gazette No.303 related to the State Budget for 2023 and the multi-year budget for 2023-2025. The provisions of the law generally entered into force on 1 January 2023. The
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On 27 December 2022, the Spanish government has issued the “Law 38/2022” which introduces the windfall profit taxes on the energy and banking sectors. Under this, large energy companies will be charged at the rate of 1.2% of net turnover derived
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