- Lithuania’s tax authority (VMI) updated VAT guidance for financial services, effective 1 January 2026.
- Purely technical, administrative, or similar services in financial transactions will no longer be VAT-exempt and will be taxable.
- The previous system allowing institutions to list exempt financial services will be repealed.
- Core financial activities (loans, payment services, currency transactions, securities/derivatives) remain VAT-exempt.
- Some exempt services may opt into VAT, while technical services (debt collection, factoring, IT support) remain taxable; digital currency exchanges are VAT-exempt.
Source: regfollower.com
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