France: Constitutional court to review digital services tax constitutionality
France’s Constitutional Court will assess whether the 3% digital services tax breaches constitutional principles, following a referral from the Supreme Administrative Court. The French Supreme Administrative Court referred a question to the
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Lithuania: Seimas advances tax reform package to boost defence funding from 2026
Tax reforms to fund defence are targeting over EUR 500 million in annual revenue from 2027. The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) has approved for further consideration of a package of tax law amendments designed to increase state revenues,
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Estonia: Parliament approves permanent tax increases, repeals security tax
Estonia will raise income tax and VAT rates from 2025–2026 under new legislation replacing the temporary 2% security tax with permanent measures. The Estonian parliament adopted the Act on Amendments to the Simplified Business Income Taxation
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Sweden clarifies group contributions in CbC reporting
Group contributions should be excluded from profit or loss calculations in Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting. Sweden’s tax agency (Skatteverket) has issued Position Statement No. 8-174683-2025 on 17 June 2025, clarifying its stance on group
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Croatia ratifies tax treaty with Saudi Arabia
Croatia and Saudi Arabia signed a treaty to eliminate double taxation and boost trade and investment between the two nations on 4 December 2024. Croatia published the law ratifying the income and capital tax treaty with Saudi Arabia in the
See MoreCroatia ratifies income tax treaty with Liechtenstein
The treaty will take effect 15 days after the exchange of ratification instruments and is applicable from 1 January of the next year. Croatia has published the law ratifying the income and capital tax treaty with Liechtenstein in the Official
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EU urges Hungary to scrap retail tax regime
The move aims to ensure compliance with the principle of freedom of establishment. In its June 2025 infringements package, the European Commission issued a reasoned opinion to Hungary on 18 June 2025, urging the country to abolish its retail tax
See MoreFrance: National Assembly ratifies amending protocol to tax treaty with Switzerland
France’s National Assembly ratified the fifth amendment to the 1966 tax treaty with Switzerland on 19 June 2025, following Senate approval in April. The French National Assembly approved the law for the ratification of the protocol to the
See MoreEstonia: Parliament approves termination of tax treaty with Belarus
The bill has now been sent to the President for ratification. The Estonian parliament passed a law to terminate the 1997 income and capital tax treaty with Belarus on 18 June 2025. The move follows Belarus’s suspension of key treaty
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Luxembourg updates CRS partner jurisdictions list, adds four countries
The Common Reporting Standard partner jurisdictions list has been updated to include 115 countries. Luxembourg published the Grand-Ducal Decree of 6 June 2025 in the Official Gazette, amending the list of partner jurisdictions for the exchange of
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Austria, Kuwait sign protocol to tax treaty
The protocol includes provisions to update tax information exchange mechanisms and aligns the treaty with minimum BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) standards. Austria and Kuwait signed an amending protocol to their 2002 income and capital
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Ireland: Revenue updates guidance on DAC, equivalent frameworks
Irish Revenue updated its Tax and Duty Manual to include Ireland’s adoption of the DAC directives and equivalent international information exchange frameworks. The Irish tax authority (Revenue) has published eBrief No. 118/25 on 16 June 2025,
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Latvia postpones mandatory B2B e-invoicing to 2028
B2B e-invoicing will become mandatory for businesses starting 1 January 2028. Latvia published Amendments to the Accounting Law in the Official Gazette on 11 June 2025, delaying mandatory B2B e-invoicing. B2B e-invoicing will become mandatory
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Italy amends CFC rules, tax loss carry-forward provisions
The adopted tax measures include updates to controlled foreign company (CFC) rules and tax loss carry-forward provisions. Italy has published Decree No. 84 of 17 June 2025 in Official Gazette No. 138 on 17 June 2025, introducing changes to the
See MoreLatvia consults draft law on mandatory e-invoicing
The draft is aligned with EU digital reporting standards and establishes technical requirements, submission procedures, and a phased implementation schedule. The Latvian Cabinet has launched a public consultation on a draft regulation outlining
See MoreItaly extends deadline for penalty protection on hybrid mismatch documentation
Calendar-year taxpayers now have until 31 October 2025 to finalise documentation for the years 2020 through 2024. Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued Decree Law No. 84 on 17 June 2025, extending the deadline for taxpayers to
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Poland: Government approves bill introducing mandatory e-invoicing
The Council of Ministers approved the bill introducing KSeF, aimed at simplifying document circulation, easing invoice handling for businesses, and reducing tax fraud. The Poland Council of Ministers adopted a draft law amending the VAT Act and
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Slovak Republic: MoF consults DAC9, Pillar Two implementation bill
DAC9 introduces new rules for sharing top-up tax information and filing obligations under the Pillar Two GMT Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2523). The Slovak Republic's Ministry of Finance has opened a public consultation on a draft bill to
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