Greece increases additional deduction for advertising expenses
On 21 December 2022, Greece published Law No. 5005 in the Official Gazette, which extended the application of the 30% special deduction for advertising expenses to the tax year 2023 as well as 2022. In some circumstances, a 100% additional deduction
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament approves budget law 2023
On 15 December 2022, the Luxembourg Parliament approved the budget law 2023. There is no major tax reform or an increase in the tax rate in the draft budget law. Most of the measures will apply from 1 January 2023. The budget law sets out the
See MoreBulgaria: National assembly approves law for implementation of DAC7
On 8 December 2022, the national assembly of Bulgaria approved law on amendments and supplements to the tax and insurance procedural code. The primary objective of the law is to implement the new rules on the exchange of information on income
See MoreCzech Republic enacts DAC7
On 7 December 2022, the Czech Republic enacted Law No. 373/2022 for implementing into domestic legislation, the EU Directive imposing reporting and exchange of information requirements concerning the activities of certain digital platform operators
See MoreFinland: Tax agency explains the tax changes for 2023
On 13 December 2022, the Finnish tax administration has released an explanation of tax changes for 2023. Some of them are legislative changes proposed by the Government but not yet debated in the parliament. The proposals related to corporate
See MoreItaly declares statutory interest rate for 2023
Italy has published theย Decree of 13 December 2022ย in the Official Gazette, which sets 5% ย statutory interest rate (previously 1.25%) with effect from 1 January 2023. The statutory interest rate will be used for interest payment in case of
See MoreGermany updates the list of jurisdictions under BEPS MLI
On 14 December 2022, Germany published a notice in the Official Gazette regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, Germany added South Africa to the
See MoreHungary: MoF publishes draft transfer pricing decree on TP reporting obligation
On 9 December 2022, the Hungarian Ministry of Finance issued a draft transfer pricing decree detailing a new transfer pricing reporting obligation. Accordingly, taxpayers are required to prepare a transfer pricing report on a transaction basis or on
See MoreBelgium introduces new tax rules
On 30 November 2022, new rules on various fiscal and financial provisions were published in the Belgian official Gazette. Starting from 1 January 2023, new rules will enter into force for Belgian companies or Belgian branches. The key tax measures
See MoreBulgaria approves law on temporary solidarity contribution to the fossil sector
On 6 December 2022, the National Assembly of Bulgaria approved a law regarding a temporary solidarity contribution of 33% on oil, gas and coal companies in line with the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on an emergency intervention to address high
See MoreSlovakia approves windfall tax on electricity sector
On 6 December 2022, the Slovak parliament approved a law for the introduction of a windfall tax on electricity companies. The windfall tax applies the period from 1 December 2022 to 31 December 2024 with an installed capacity exceeding 0.9
See MoreBelgium gazettes statute of limitations amendments
On 30 November 2022, Belgium published theย Law of 20 November 2022ย on amending the statutes of limitations periods and financial provisions in the Official Gazette. The Belgian parliament approved theย lawย amending the statutes of limitations
See MoreSlovak Republic implements EU CbC reporting directive
The amendment to the Accounting Act No. 407/2022 implements EU Directive No. 2021/2201 requiring qualifying multinational enterprises (MNEs) doing business in the EU to publicly disclose certain information on a country-by-country (CbC) basis,
See MoreSpain: Congress of Deputies adopts law to support innovative startups
On 1 December 2022, the Spanish Congress of Deputies has approved the Law for the Promotion of the Emerging Companies Ecosystem, better known as the Startups Law. The law facilitates some tax measures for the startups business. Under this, the
See MoreUS: IRS publishes join statement with France on exchange of CbC reports for FY 2022-2023
On 7 December 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a joint statement with the competent authority of the United States of America and the competent authority of the French republic on the implementation of the spontaneous exchange of
See MoreSpain: Council of Ministers adopts Royal-Decree implementing the reverse hybrid rules
On 18 October 2022, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree-Law (RDL) implementing the reverse hybrid rules under the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2017/952 (ATAD-2). The law generally aims to combat tax avoidance as a result of a
See MoreAustria plans to expand the application on existing treaties under BEPS MLI
On 30 November 2022, the Austrian Council of Ministers approved the extension of the application on existing tax treaties under the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
See MorePortugal: Parliament approves budget for 2023
On 25 November 2022, the Portuguese parliament approved the Budget for 2023. This budget includes the following corporate tax measures: Changes in current tax loss carry forward rules for corporate income tax (CIT). Along with other things, tax
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