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On 21 December 2023 the Moldovan Parliament adopted significant amendments to the Law No.77/2016 on Information Technology Parks („IT Parks Law”) positioning Moldova as an attractive destination for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). These amendments notably extend the eligibility criteria for IT Park residents, offering particular advantages to export-oriented BPO service providers.
Avellum has announced the appointment of Andriy Fortunenko, Andriy Romanchuk, and Anton Zaderyholova as Partners, starting January 1, 2024.
Lithuania’s tax system underwent a major overhaul in 2004 when the country joined the European Union. For almost two decades, its evolution has been slow-paced – one could even call it cosmetic.
Here, we will look at the draft tax reforms proposed by the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia in 2022 (Tax Reforms) that aims to ensure a fair, efficient, transparent, and modern tax system.
At the end of May 2023, the Austrian Ministry of Finance issued a new draft law. The Start-Up Promotion Act is intended to create a new regulation for start-up employee shareholdings that should apply to shares surrendered on or after January 1, 2024.
The VAT deduction right is probably the most important topic in the VAT system of the European Union. This is also confirmed by the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, where it represents the most addressed subject.
Amendments to the Latvian Taxes and Duties Law came into effect on June 30, 2023. The aim of these amendments was to enhance the efficiency of the tax control system.
