Romania: MoF announces fiscal reforms to combat tax evasion, reduce bureaucracy
Romania’s government announced on 5 March 2026 that it has approved a new Emergency Ordinance, proposed by the Ministry of Finance, designed to strengthen tax collection mechanisms while simplifying administrative procedures for businesses. The
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EU confident US will honour bilateral trade deal despite new tariffs
European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic expressed confidence on Thursday, 5 March 2026, that the US will uphold last year's trade agreement between the two partners, citing reassurances from American officials. President Donald Trump's
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Iceland: Court of Appeals rule taxpayers must prove arm’s length pricing in related-party deals
The Icelandic Court of Appeals (Landsréttur) upheld the ruling of the District Court of ReykjavÃk in Iceland’s first transfer pricing case (No. 213/2025) on 19 February 2026. The court confirmed that taxpayers must prove that related-party
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Romania: ANAF postpones RO e-invoice mandate for individual entrepreneurs
Romania’s tax authority, the National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF) has revised electronic invoicing regulations, granting individual service providers additional time to comply with mandatory registration requirements on 3 March
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Poland: MoF highlights option to allocate 1.5% of agricultural tax to authorised entities in 2026
Poland’s Ministry of Finance announced on 4 March 2026 that under the Agricultural Tax Act, natural persons and agricultural production cooperatives paying this tax may allocate 1.5% of their agricultural tax to eligible organisations listed by
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Italy: Food supplements, medications subject to 10% reduced VAT rate
The Italian Revenue Agency has clarified on 4 March 2026 that certain medical products and food supplements qualify for a reduced VAT rate of 10%, but only after obtaining proper classification from the customs agency. Medical devices for wound
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Belgium: Tax authorities announce VAT provision account to launch in May 2026
Belgium’s tax authority, the Federal Public Service Finance, announced on 4 March 2026 that Belgium will replace the existing VAT current account with a VAT provision account from 1 May 2026, as part of its tax modernisation initiative launched
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Germany: Tax Authorities restrict treaty benefits on dividend payments to US parent companies
The German Federal Central Tax Office (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern, BZSt) has recently adopted a restrictive administrative practice concerning withholding tax on dividend distributions paid by German companies (GmbHs) to US parent companies. This
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Sweden to cut VAT on dance events
The Swedish Government has submitted a bill to the Riksdag proposing a reduced VAT rate on admission to dance events, including dance band performances. The measure, announced in the 2026 Budget Bill, aims to promote dance and cultural activities
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Serbia sets 2025 supplementary individual tax threshold
Serbia has announced the threshold and rates for the 2025 supplementary annual tax on individuals, affecting both residents and non-residents. Individuals whose net income exceeds RSD 5,439,096, equal to three times the average annual salary, are
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France issues VAT guidance for cross-border distance sales
The French tax authorities released guidance detailing VAT rules for international commercial transactions on 4 March 2026. The guidance focuses on distance sales of imported goods delivered to consumers in France or other European Union
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Spain repeals Royal Decree-Law 2/2026 covering social measures, tax reforms, regional financing
Spain’s Congress of Deputies has officially repealed Royal Decree-Law 2/2026, originally issued on 3 February 2026. The repeal was formalised in a Congressional Resolution dated 26 February 2026 and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on
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US: Trump threatens full trade embargo on Spain over Iran strikes
US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a full trade embargo on Spain on 3 March 2026. This escalation follows Spain's refusal to allow the US military to use shared bases for strikes on Iran. At a White House briefing, Trump described
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Romania: MoF updates property taxation from 2026
Romania’s Ministry of Finance has approved tax reforms on 27 February 2026, which are set to begin in the 2026 fiscal year, emphasising revised property assessments and enhanced flexibility for municipal governments. To align taxation with
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Romania’s Ministry of Finance and the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) have amended Order No. 1699/2021 to update taxpayer registration forms and procedures under Law No. 245/2025. Key changes include clarified instructions for
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Romania’s tax authority (ANAF) released a draft order on 27 February 2026 establishing Form F8000, which Reporting Crypto Asset Service Providers must use to comply with the EU's Amending Directive 2023/2226 (DAC8) to the 2011 Administrative
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OECD: Croatia, Moldova, Peru sign addendum to CRS MCAA
According to an OECD update published on 3 March 2026, three new jurisdictions have joined the Common Reporting Standard framework by signing the addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account
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Croatia joins crypto asset reporting framework (CARF MCAA)
Croatia became a signatory to the CARF multilateral exchange agreement on 24 December 2025, joining the international framework for automatic sharing of crypto-asset tax information between jurisdictions, according to an OECD update from 3 March
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