Czech Republic – Corporate Taxes Summary

Corporate income tax (CIT) applies to the profits generated by all companies, including branches of foreign companies. Corporate partners in general partnerships (i.e., unlimited) and corporate general partners (i.e. unlimited) in a limited partnership are subject to CIT on their share of
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Cyprus – Corporate Taxes Summary

Corporate income tax (CIT) All companies that are tax residents of Cyprus are taxed on their income accrued or derived from all sources in Cyprus and abroad. A non-Cyprus tax resident company is taxed on income accrued or derived from business activity
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Bulgarian – Corporate Taxes Summary

Bulgarian tax residents are taxed on their worldwide income. Non-residents are taxed on their income from Bulgarian sources only, through a permanent establishment (PE) and/or via withholding tax (WHT), depending on the case. In general, corporate income is subject to corporate income
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Belgium – Corporate Taxes Summary

Corporate income tax (CIT) In general, the tax base for CIT purposes is determined on an accrual basis and consists of worldwide income less allowed deductions. The rules are equally applicable to companies and PEs. It is assumed that all income received
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Austria – Corporate Taxes Summary

Basis of corporate income tax (Körperschaftsteuer) Corporations (i.e. limited liability corporation [GmbH], stock corporation [AG]) are subject to unlimited taxation in Austria of their entire (domestic and foreign) income if they have their legal seat or place of effective management in Austria.
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Estonia Corporate Taxes Summary

All undistributed corporate profits are tax exempt. This exemption covers both active (e.g. trading) and passive (e.g. dividends, interest, royalties) types of income. It also covers capital gains from the sale of all types of assets, including shares, securities, and immovable property.
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Poland Corporate Taxes Summary

The CIT is the tax levied on corporate income. The standard CIT rate is 19%. The reduced CIT rate of 9% can be applied for income, other than capital gains, if the taxpayer: The lower rate does not apply to tax capital
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French Corporate Taxes summary

A resident company is subject to corporate income tax (CIT) in France on its French-source income. In that respect, income attributable to foreign business activity (if there is no treaty in force between France and the relevant foreign country) or to a foreign
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Guidance for making R&D claims released

HMRC issues its guidelines for compliance on what qualifies as R&D for tax purposes. The publication of HMRC’s latest guideline highlights the importance of correctly identifying whether a research and development (R&D) claim meets the necessary conditions to qualify for tax relief.  
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