Cyprus: Parliament passes tax reform package, introduces 120% R&D deductions
The Cyprus parliament passed a major tax reform package on 22 December 2025, introducing higher corporate taxation, expanded personal tax relief, new rules for crypto-asset income, and strengthened compliance mechanisms, alongside targeted
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Germany enacts DAC8 crypto-asset reporting rules
Germany has officially published the Law implementing Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 (DAC8) in the Official Gazette on 23 December 2025, introducing updated reporting and due diligence requirements for crypto-asset service providers. The
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Austria enacts Anti-Fraud Act 2025, implements DAC8 crypto reporting rules
Austria published the Anti-Fraud Act 2025 in the Official Gazette on 23 December 2025. The law implements Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 of 17 October 2023 (DAC8), introducing new reporting and due diligence obligations for crypto-asset service
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Belgium raises annual tax on credit institutions
Belgium’s Federal Public Service (SPF Finances) has gazetted the Law of 19 December 2025 on 30 December 2025, introducing amendments to the Income Tax Code (CIR 92), which includes changes to the annual tax on credit institutions. The law
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Germany brings DAC9 aligned Pillar 2 measures into effect
The bill implementing the amendments to the domestic Pillar Two rules was published in the Official Gazette on 23 December 2025 (BGBl. I 353/2025) and entered into force on 24 December 2025. The bill updates the Minimum Tax Act and aligns various
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Poland: MoF updates 2024 transfer pricing guide on foreign currency conversion
Poland’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) published updated FAQs in the sixth edition of the TPR Guide – Questions and Answers on 31 October 2025, providing clarification on 2024 transfer pricing reporting obligations. The updates address revised
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Netherlands gazettes 2025 year-end decree, revises minimum tax rules
The Netherlands has gazetted the End-of-year Decree 2025 on 23 December 2025, introducing a series of primarily technical amendments to several tax implementation decrees, mainly stemming from the 2026 Tax Plan and the 2026 Tax Collection
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Portugal gazettes 2026 state budget law, updates income tax brackets
Portugal has gazetted the State Budget Law for 2026 (Law No. 73-A/2025) on 30 December 2025, introducing a series of fiscal recalibrations aimed at balancing social relief with targeted economic incentives. While maintaining several extraordinary
See MoreGermany gazettesTax Amendment Act 2025, introduces individual tax relief, VAT cuts
Germany’s Tax Amendment Act 2025 was officially published in the Government Gazette on 23 December 2025, providing tax relief measures for individuals and other technical amendments to various tax laws. Income tax: Increase in commuter
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France gazettes special budget law for 2026, ensures uninterrupted functioning of government operations
France’s government has published Law No. 2025-1316 of 26 December 2025 in the Official Gazette on 27 December 2025, authorising the State to continue collecting existing taxes to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of government operations until
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Portugal extends deadline for Global Minimum Tax filing
Portugal has extended the deadline for submitting the Registration Declaration (Modelo 62) under the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) regime. The extension is outlined in Order No. 158/2025 - XXV of 12 December 2025. The extension applies to entities
See MoreBelgium updates transfer pricing documentation rules
Belgium published the Royal Decree of 7 December 2025 in the Official Gazette on 19 December 2025, which repeals the previous Royal Decree of 16 June 2024 concerning transfer pricing documentation. Under the new decree, taxpayers are no longer
See MoreGermany, Netherlands tax treaty protocol enters into force
The amending protocol to the 2012 tax treaty between Germany and the Netherlands will enter into force on 31 December 2025. The Netherlands and Germany signed the protocol on 14 April 2025. It will take effect starting 1 January 2026. The
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Azerbaijan releases consolidated text of tax treaty with Belgium under BEPS MLI
Azerbaijan's State Tax Service (STS) has released the consolidated versions of its tax treaty with Belgium reflecting the changes introduced by the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit
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Azerbaijan releases consolidated text of tax treaty with Austria under BEPS MLI
Azerbaijan's State Tax Service (STS) has released the consolidated versions of its tax treaty with Austria reflecting the changes introduced by the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit
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Italy gazettes decree transposing DAC8 crypto-asset reporting, exchange of data
Italy has published Legislative Decree No. 194/2025 in the Official Gazette No. 296 of 22 December 2025, which implements the Amending Directive to the 2011 Directive on Administrative Cooperation (2023/2226) (DAC8). The measure implements the
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Lithuania: VMI updates VAT guidance for financial services ahead of 2026 changes
Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) has issued updated guidance on Article 28 of the Law on VAT, clarifying the application of VAT exemptions for financial services. The revisions introduce a new “technical/administrative services”
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Italy announces statutory interest rate for 2026
Italy has published the Decree of 10 December 2025 in the Official Gazette, which sets a 1.6% statutory (legal) interest rate (down from 2.0%) with effect from 1 January 2026. The statutory interest rate applies to the taxation of interest income
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