Greece: Measures regarding VAT in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 13 April 2020, the Minister of Finance and the Commander of the Independent Public Revenue Authority officially published an Act, FEK A' 84/13-04-2020. Article 3 of this Act includes that companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak can offset
See MoreGreece: Finance Ministry announces some measures amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 March 2020, the Finance Ministry, Christos Staikouras, announced some measures for trying to assist people in the coronavirus pandemic. The key measures are given below: VAT payment is to be suspended for four months.Labor Minister states
See MoreGreece: Public Revenue Authority publishes a Circular for clarifying about dividend tax rate
The Public Revenue Authority (AADE) published Circular E. 2012 of 30 January 2020, which provides guidance on reducing the withholding tax (WHT) rate from 10% to 5% under the provisions of article 24 of Law 4646/2019. This also states that this
See MoreGreece: Public Revenue Authority publishes frequently asked question on CbC Report
On 23 January 2020, the Public Revenue Authority released frequently asked question (FAQ) document in English providing the elaborate description of country-by-country (CbC) reporting, including the format of CbC report, local filing obligations,
See MoreGreece: Government publishes Law 4646/2019 in the Government Gazette
On 12 December 2019, the President announced that Law 4646/2019 was published in Government Gazette. Corporate tax According to Law, as from 1 January 2020, corporate tax rate will be reduced from 28% to 24% for all legal entities for the
See MoreGreece: Parliament adopts tax reform measures
On 6th December 2019, Greek Parliament approved tax reform bill (Law 4646/2019), which contains several measures regarding corporate income tax, personal income tax, withholding tax rates, the participation exemption for capital gains
See MoreGreece: Government sent tax reform bill to the Parliament
On 26 November 2019, the government submitted its second tax bill to Parliament, paving the way for income, corporate and dividends tax to be reduced, giving new democracy some relief from a public sector hirings controversy. On 12 September 2019,
See MoreGreece: AADE publishes Circular E. 2183 of 10 October 2019 on limitation of interest payments
On 10 October 2019, the Greek Revenue Authority (AADE) published Circular E. 2183 of 10 October 2019 on the deductibility of interest payments that have been grossed-up to include the tax amount. The circular describes that the tax paid is
See MoreGreece: Deadline expires for 2019 annual declaration of assets & financial interests
The deadline for electronic submission of the 2019 annual statement of assets & financial interests for natural persons expire on 31 October 2019 based on 2018 income and interest & assets as of 31 December 2018. From 1 November 2019, the
See MoreGreece: Finance Minister presents draft budget for the year 2020
The Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, presented draft Budget for the year 2020 to the Parliament on 7 October 2019. It proposes discretionary tax measures declared by the Prime Minister such as reduction in corporate tax rate, reduction in the
See MoreGreece: AADE publishes Circular 1341 / 09-09-2019 on CbC notification process
On 17 September 2019, the Greek Public Revenue Authority (AADE) released a Circular 1341 / 09-09-2019 containing amendments to Decision POL. 1184 of 22 November 2017 regarding the submission process of CbC notifications. Under this new Circular,
See MoreGreece: Prime Minister announces tax cuts and promised reform
On 12 September 2019, the Prime Minister has made an announcement of their confirmation to introduce tax rate cuts and other planned tax measures at the opening of the annual International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki. According to plan, corporate
See MoreGreece: Government announces a wide range of Tax Cuts
Following the recent victory in the countries general election, the new Greek Prime Minister has announced that the government wants to introduce a wide range of tax cuts in order to boost the economy after several years of lack of funding and
See MoreGreece: Tax authority clarifies the limitation period for the late filing of tax return
On 1 July 2019, the tax authority published the Circular E.2123 explaining the application of the limitation period in the event of late filing of a tax return. The new Circular amends Circular 1165/2018 in relation to the limitation period of 15
See MoreGreece extends deadline for CIT returns
Recently, the Ministry of Finance issued a decision (No A 1211/2019) extending the deadline for the filing of corporation tax returns for 2018. The deadline is extended until 29 July 2019. Legal persons and entities that have not filed an income
See MoreGreece amends tax incentives to extend the shared services centers
On 14 May 2019, Greece published document No. Ε.2076, sets forth the provisions of article 38 of Law 4605/2019 (Official Gazette Issue A’ 52/1 April 2019) amending the provisions of Law 89/1967, to broaden the relevant framework and incentivize
See MoreGreece transposes the rules of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
On 24 April 2019, Greece published Law 4607/2019 in the Official Journal containing measures to implement certain aspects of the EU's Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). This includes the replacement of existing rules to bring them in line with ATAD.
See MoreGreece revises the law on setting up branches with new incentives
On 1 April 2019, the Greek Parliament passed a new bill (Law 4605/2019 ) which includes amendments to Law 89/1967 on the establishment of branches in Greece by foreign companies, including in relation to allowed business activities and incentives
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