Finland proposes revised TV tax, VAT on broadcasting services
Finland’s government has submitted a legislative proposal (HE 186/2024) to the parliament on 7 November 2024 to amend the television tax levied on individuals and businesses and the VAT applied to public broadcasting services. The draft
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Ireland: Parliament passes Finance Bill 2024
Ireland’s Senate passed the Finance Bill 2024 on 6 November 2024. Earlier, on 5 November 2024, the lower house of parliament approved the Finance Bill 2024, which outlines various tax measures as part of the Budget 2025. The Finance Bill
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Portugal: Pillar Two Directive enters into force
Portugal has published Law No. 41/2024 in the Official Gazette on 8 November 2024, transposing the Pillar Two Directive into law. The law received Presidential Approval on 30 October 2024, and will take effect starting 9 November
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Greece consults tax exemptions for non-EU intra-group dividends, capital gains
The Greek Ministry of Finance (MoF) has initiated a public consultation regarding the introduction of a participation exemption for intra-group dividends and capital gains derived from non-EU entities. This proposed measure aims to enhance the
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Poland consults extension of temporary withholding tax exemption
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation regarding a draft regulation proposing the extension of the temporary exemption withholding tax under the “pay and refund” (MPR) mechanism until 31 December 2025, allowing
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Greece unveils tax reform plans for 2025
Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance has announced new legislation for tax reform measures for 2025 on 5 November 2024. The bill, entitled "Measures to enhance income, tax incentives for innovation and business transformations and
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Netherlands submits third bill to amend Tax Plan 2025, updates funds for joint account regulations
The Netherlands government has presented the third amending bill to the Tax Plan 2025 to the lower house of parliament on 6 November 2024. This bill aims to eliminate an unintended, temporary tax liability for funds held in joint accounts
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Italy updates tax credit form for special economic zone investments
Italy’s tax authorities issued Protocol No. 406943/2024 on 6 November 2024, updating the model form for the supplementary communication required by qualifying taxpayers to receive tax credit benefits for investments made in single special economic
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Luxembourg revises draft law to amend Pillar Two global minimum taxation
The Luxembourg government published a revised draft law on 31 October 2024 amending the Global Minimum Taxation Law, commonly referred to as the Pillar Two law. This revised draft introduces additional amendments to the initial draft published on
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Ireland: Lower House of Parliament passes Finance Bill 2024
The Irish lower house of parliament approved the Finance Bill 2024, which outlines major tax measures from Budget 2025 on Wednesday, 5 November 2024. Finance Bill 2024, which runs to 118 sections and over 200 pages, implements the taxation as
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Slovak Republic considers abolishing financial transaction tax
The Slovak Republic’s Parliament has agreed to consider a draft bill to abolish the financial transaction tax (FTT), on 6 November 2024, due to its negative impact on businesses and potential conflicts with the country’s Constitution and
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Hungary announces reporting obligations for taxpayers under global minimum tax
Hungary announced the autumn tax package proposal on 29 October 2024, which includes the reporting obligations for taxpayers under the Global Minimum Tax Act. The latest proposal has no amendments compared to the previous version released for public
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Czech Republic updates list of non-cooperative CFC jurisdictions
The Czech Republic Ministry of Finance has released Financial Bulletin No. 9/2024, containing a notice regarding the lists of non-cooperative jurisdictions for various periods about the Czech Republic's controlled foreign company (CFC)
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Poland publishes final consultation on mandatory use of e-invoicing
Poland's Ministry of Finance announced the commencement of final consultations regarding the mandatory implementation of the National e-Invoicing System (Krajowy System e-Faktur - KSeF). The National e-Invoicing System was initially scheduled to
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Ireland approves new global tax reform rules
Ireland's parliament has passed a bill simplifying transfer pricing for marketing and distribution and amending global minimum tax rules on 6 November 2024. This legislation was enacted as part of the Finance Bill 2024, which was approved by both
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Japan, Greece tax treaty enters into force
Japan's Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the income tax treaty with Greece will take effect on 5 December 2024. The exchange of diplomatic notes between Japan and Greece for the entry into force of the “Convention between Japan and the
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Switzerland, Slovenia amending protocol enters into force
The amending protocol of income and capital tax treaty between Switzerland and Slovenia entered into force on 16 October 2024. Signed on 30 May 2023, this protocol marks the second amendment to the treaty. The protocol will apply from 1 January
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Germany consults draft bill to implement DAC 8
The German Ministry of Finance announced a public consultation regarding the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226, which amends Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC 8). The draft bill was
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