Belgium: Revised investment deduction rules coming into force in 2025
Belgium’s Federal Council of Ministers has approved royal decrees to reform the investment deduction regime, introducing three categories of investments that are eligible for additional tax deductions, which go into force on 1 January
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Netherlands amends VAT recovery rules for share transactions
The Netherlands Deputy Minister of Finance has issued updated guidelines for recovering value-added tax (VAT) on expenses related to the acquisition, ownership, and sale of shares on 10 December 2024. The minister published these revised
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Luxembourg proposes amendments to bilateral and multilateral advance ruling practice in transfer pricing cases, tax collection, appeal procedure
The Luxembourg government has adopted a draft law to a bill on changes to the bilateral and multilateral advance ruling practice in transfer pricing cases, tax collection and the appeal procedure on 11 December 2024. Key changes include updates
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Germany: Ministry of Finance updates transfer pricing guidelines for 2024
The German Ministry of Finance published BMF Letter No. 2024/1078709 on 12 December 2024, updating the guide on transfer pricing for 2024. The new guidelines clarify key aspects of transfer pricing which includes income correction and
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Luxembourg: Parliament adopts law amending Corporate Income Tax Law, New Wealth Tax Law
The Luxembourg Parliament passed legislation that introduced amendments to the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Law and the Net Wealth Tax (NWT) Law, among other changes on 11 December 2024. Reduction in corporate income tax rate The new legislation
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Czech Republic: Senate passes bill on VAT scheme for small enterprises
The Czech Senate (upper house of parliament) has passed the Bill on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Law on 11 December 2024, which amends the VAT Law to incorporate the Amending Directive to the VAT Directive (2020/285) of 18 February 2020
See MoreLuxembourg: Council of State approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Moldova
Luxembourg's Council of State authorised the ratification of the protocol to the 2007 tax treaty on income and capital with Moldova on 10 December 2024. Signed on 25 June 2024, the amending protocol will come into force once the ratification
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Austria gazettes Pillar Two CbCR Safe Harbour Regulation
Austria’s tax authorities published a decree in the Official Gazette on the temporary CbCR Safe Harbor (CbCR Safe Harbor Regulation) under the Minimum Taxation Act (“MinBestG”) on 5 December 2024. The MinBestG, which came into force on 31
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Greece enacts participation exemption for intra-group dividends, capital gains
The Greece Ministry of Finance has enacted legislation Bill 5162/2024 on 5 December 2024 which introduces a participation exemption regime for intra-group dividends and capital gains received by Greek tax-resident legal entities from non-EU
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Bulgaria, Malta sign new tax treaty
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lyudmila Petkova, signed an agreement in Brussels with Malta to avoid double taxation between the two countries on 10 December 2024. The Agreement was signed on the Maltese side by Clyde
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Bulgaria: Ministry of Finance releases draft state budget bill for 2025
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance released a draft bill for the 2025 state budget on 9 December 2024 which includes several key proposals affecting tax policies, resource extraction, and VAT registration. One of the primary provisions in the bill
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Brazil, Slovak Republic sign amending protocol to tax treaty
Representatives from Brazil and the Slovak Republic signed a protocol amending their 1986 income tax treaty on 10 December 2024. The treaty aims to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion over taxes and income between the two
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EU: European Court of Auditors issue report on ATAD, DAC6, TDRD
The European Court of Auditors released a report, “Combating Harmful Tax Regimes and Corporate Tax Avoidance” on 28 November 2024. The report evaluates the effectiveness of measures and strategies implemented by the European Commission (EC)
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Cyprus: House of Representatives approve Pillar Two global minimum tax rules
The Cyprus House of Representatives reportedly approved the Law on a Global Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups on 12 December 2024. This legislation implements Council Directive (EU)
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Italy announces penalty relief rules for hybrid mismatch rules
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance has published the Decree of 6 December 2024 outlining the penalty reliefs rules for violations of Italy's hybrid mismatch rules. The Decree’s penalty relief rules are taken from Legislative Decree No. 209
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France enacts Special Budget Bill for 2025
France has approved a special budget bill on 11 December 2024, allowing the State to collect taxes and borrow funds necessary for financing essential public expenditure until the 2025 Finance and Social Security Finance Laws are implemented. This
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Ireland: Revenue issues eBrief on VAT updates in Finance Act 2024
The Irish Revenue has released eBrief No. 297/24 on 4 November 2024 regarding the VAT Notes for Guidance under the Finance Act 2024. Interpretation (Part 3) This section defines the Principal Act as the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act
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Ireland: revenue issues vat updates on share transactions, trading platforms, and stock exchange fees
The Irish Revenue issued two updates, eBrief No. 298/24 and eBrief No. 299/24 on 5 December 2024, aimed at enhancing understanding of VAT regulations for financial activities, including share transactions, trading platforms, and stock exchange
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