Spain releases 2023 personal income and wealth tax returns forms
On 22 March 2024, the Spanish Tax Agency published Order HAC/265/2024 in the Official Gazette. This announcement introduces the personal income tax and wealth tax return forms (modelos) for the fiscal year 2023. These are as follows: Form
See MoreLithuania: Government submits draft law Implementing Pillar 2 global minimum tax
Lithuania's parliament is reviewing a Draft Law No. XIVP-3533 to partially implement a global minimum tax. This aligns with their plan to delay some key parts of the tax until 2029. The delay is allowed by EU rules for countries with few large
See MoreLithuania sign MCAA to exchange information with respect to income earned on digital platforms
On 4 March 2024, Lithuania signed the multilateral competent authority agreement (MCAA) on the automatic exchange of information on income derived through digital platforms, according to an update published by OECD on 12 March 2024. The DPI-MCAA
See MoreBelgium issues guidance on pillar 2 global minimum tax
The Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance of Belgium has released the guidance on the Pillar 2 global minimum tax. The guidance outlines the context of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax and its enforcement in Belgium. Furthermore, the guidance also
See MoreSpain: Government eyes reintroducing unconstitutional tax measures
The Spanish government announced that it is considering reintroducing specific tax measures after the Constitutional Court of Spain has ruled them as unconstitutional. On 18 January 2024, the Constitutional Court ruled that particular provisions of
See MoreGermany introduces stricter reporting requirements for listed companies under new tax relief Act
The Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) has released a communication manual outlining the requirements of the German Withholding Tax Relief Modernization Act. This act mandates that listed companies in Germany report shareholder information to the
See MoreGermany: Federal central tax office issues updated CRS manual
On 5 March 2024, the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) published Newsletter No. 01/2024, addressing updates on the common reporting standard (CRS). Notably, the newsletter announces an extension of the deadline for the non-objection waiver
See MoreGreece: Government presents draft law implementing Pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 7 March 2024, the Greek government presented a draft law to Parliament after a public consultation period. This law implements the European Union's Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523) of 14 December 2022. As previously discussed, the law
See MoreEstonia: Preliminary bill for public CbC reporting submitted to parliament
On 12 February 2024, a draft bill was introduced to the Estonian Parliament to incorporate the EU Public Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting Directive into Estonian legislation. The parliament acknowledged there are a limited number of companies that
See MoreCyprus issues draft legislation to enact pillar two global minimum tax rules
The Ministry of Finance of Cyprus has released the draft legislation, “The Safeguarding of a Global Minimum Level of Taxation of Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups in the Union Law of 2023". This draft legislation is
See MoreGermany: MOF issues updated draft guidance on virtual currency transactions
On 6 March 2024, the German Ministry of Finance (MOF) released revised draft guidance concerning the compliance and documentation criteria for transactions involving virtual currency and tokens. This comes after the issuance of a final decree in May
See MoreGermany: Tax authority publishes list of jurisdictions for automatic exchange of financial account information
On 1 March 2023, the German Federal Central Tax Office released the preliminary list of jurisdictions participating in the exchange of financial account information according to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for the year 2024, pertaining to
See MoreItaly announces new corporate tax return deadline
Italy has announced new guidelines and procedures for corporate tax return filings for 2024 regarding the tax year 2023. The main change relates to the revised deadline for filing returns as per the corporate tax (IRES) returns. The new
See MoreNetherlands: New income tax treaty signed with Bangladesh
On 12 March 2024, the Netherlands State Secretary for Tax Affairs Van Rij and Minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali of Bangladesh signed a new bilateral tax treaty in Dhaka. This income tax treaty aims to avoid double taxation and further Dutch and
See MoreCyprus announces 2024 reference rates for notional interest deduction
On 7 March 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department announced the release of reference rates for 2024 that will be used to calculate the notional interest deduction (NID) on new equity investments. According to regulations, the NID rate is equivalent to the
See MoreMalta publishes guidance note on pillar 2 global minimum tax
Malta's Commissioner for Revenue released a Guidance Note on the European Union Global Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups Regulations 2024. This guide clarifies Malta’s partial
See MoreMalta: Deadline extended for e-filing of corporate tax returns in 2024
On 28 February 2024, Malta’s Commissioner for Tax and Customs announced that it extended the deadlines for the electronic filing of income tax returns for companies in 2024. The updated deadlines for manual and electronic filing return deadlines
See MoreNetherlands releases decision on public CbC reporting
On 1 March 2024, the Netherlands released the Decision of February 14, 2024, concerning the enforcement of the Directive (EU) 2021/2101. As previously stated, the Netherlands approved a law for public CbC reporting in December 2023 to partially
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