- The European Commission launched infringement actions against several EU member states for not fully transposing DAC8 and DAC9 tax directives.
- DAC8 concerns enhanced tax transparency and information exchange for crypto-assets; affected countries include Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal.
- DAC9 introduces new rules for administrative cooperation and information exchange in taxation; affected countries include Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, and Sweden.
- Member states have two months to respond and take corrective action, or the Commission may escalate the procedure.
Source: globalvatcompliance.com
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