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Corporate income tax key features






                                         Corporate income   tax rate(s)  lFRS accounting    available    (for all companies)  Group   taxation available  Interest limitation    (Thin Cap or EDITDA based)  Withholding tax   on interest, dividend   or royalty  R&D / patent   box incentive  Loss carry-forward   (years)  Transfer pricing  documentation liability  Other comments and recent developments









            Moldova                     12%             ü              No             ü              ü                                   N/A               5                ü                                –


                                   Progressive tax
                                   rate set between
            Montenegro               9% and 15%         ü              ü              No             ü                                    No               5                ü                                –
                                     depending
                                     on realized
                                       profits.
                                                        ü
            North Macedonia             10%          (large and        No             ü              ü                                    No               3                ü            The Transfer Prices Report Rulebook was recently
                                                     mid-sized
                                                                                                                                                                                                        introduced.
                                                     entities)
                                                                                                                                                                                          Changes in the so-called Estonian CIT; changes
            Poland                    9%/ 19%          No              ü              ü              ü                                    ü                5                ü          in WHT; changes to the so-called bad debt relief; repeal
                                     (basic rates)                                                                                                                                      of provisions on so-called hidden dividends; so-called
                                                                                                                                                                                               minimum tax (effective from 2024).

            Romania                     16%            No              ü              ü              ü                                    ü                5                ü                       Tax consolidation rules.

            Serbia                      15%             ü              ü              ü              ü                                    ü                5                ü                                –


                                                                                                                                                                                         Exit tax; Participation exemption rules; ATAD (incl.
            Slovakia                 15% / 21%         No              No             ü              ü                                    ü                5                ü            hybrid mismatch) rules; Country-by-Country (CbC)
                                                                                                                                                                                         Reporting; DAC 6 and DAC 7 mandatory disclosure
                                                                                                                                                                                                       requirements.
                                                                                                                                                                                       General limitation of tax base reduction for tax periods
                                                                                                                                                           No
            Slovenia                    22%             ü              No             ü              ü                                    ü          limitation period      ü           after January 1, 2020, resulting in setting a minimum
                                                                                                                                                                                           corporate tax rate of 7%. Exit taxation applies
                                                                                                                                                                                                    as of January 1, 2020.
                                                                                                                                                     Yes (no limitation
            Ukraine                     18%             ü              No             ü              ü                                    No         period except for      ü             There is a beneficial tax and a legal regime called
                                                                                                                                                     large taxpayers)                        DiiaCity for IT companies and start-ups.
                                                                                                                                                                                       Since April 2024 taxpayers with high a rating may enjoy
            Uzbekistan                  15%             ü              No             ü              ü                                    No            No limits           ü            some tax benefits. Rating is automatically defined
                                                                                                                                                                                                    based on many factors.





















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