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DAC 8 & DAC 9 transposed into Maltese law

The Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters Regulations have been revised by LN 162 of 2006 published on 22 May 2026. The amendments, which enter into effect retrospectively as of 1 January 2026, include the transposition of the EU Administrative Cooperation Directive as amended...

CFE Tax Top 5 (11 May 2026)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: ECOFIN Agrees VAT Fraud Cooperation Framework & Discusses Capital Markets Integration CFE Submissions on EU AML Authority Consultations on  Customer Due Diligence & Business Relationships Standards EU Institutes Agree Simplification to AI...

CFE Tax Top 5 (4 May 2026)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Publishes Global Minimum Tax Implementation Toolkit ECOFIN to Advance VAT Fraud Enforcement & Tax Cooperation Measures  OECD Issues Practical Guide on Investment Tax Incentives Tax Policy Under Pressure: CFE Forum Highlights...

CFE Tax Top 5 (13 April 2026)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Considers Reintroduction of Windfall Energy Taxation FISC to Discuss 28th Regime & Tax Framework for EU Financial Sector OECD Conclude Series of Joint Capacity-Building Workshops on Transfer Pricing Simplification  Last Places...

CFE Tax Top 5 (23 March 2026)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 look at the following: EU Commission Publishes 28th Regime Proposal EU Tax Symposium: Pillar Two, Digital Taxation, Inequality & Investment Registrations Open for CFE Forum 2026 : “Tax Policy Under Pressure: Strategy, Coherence & Trade-Offs” on 23 April...

CFE Tax Top 5 (2 March 2026)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Parliament FISC Hearing on Equity-Debt Bias, Financial Sector Taxation & 28th Regime Register Now: CFE Forum 2026 “Tax Policy Under Pressure: Strategy, Coherence & Trade-Offs” on 23 April 2026 OECD Appoints Maria José Garde...

Proposal for omnibus directive on direct taxation expected by June 2026

The 2026 Commission work programme outlined the European Commission's intention to propose an omnibus directive in direct taxation by June 2026, with the aim to streamline, enhance and clarify the corporate tax directives (Interest and Royalties Directive (Council Directive 2003/49/EC), the Tax Merger Directive (Council...

CFE Tax Top 5 (23 February 2026)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Commission Launches Call for Evidence on Corporate Tax “Omnibus” Simplification OECD Releases Amount B FAQs & Updates Pricing Automation Tool ECOFIN Updates EU Tax Blacklist & Sets 2027 Budget Guidelines EU AML...