Italy's Circular 7/E clarifies key tax rules for amateur sports organizations, including income thresholds, VAT exemptions, and fundraising regulations, providing much-needed guidance for practitioners in the sector.
Italy's Agenzia delle Entrate issued revised fiscal risk management guidelines for its collaborative compliance regime in July 2026, introducing specific accounting treatments for cryptocurrency assets and exclusive infrastructure usage rights. The update reflects ongoing institutional dialogue and extends prior instructions.
Belgium launches 'Customs Attachés Contact Day 2026' to formalize customs diplomacy as an active export-support tool for businesses targeting Asian markets, providing direct advisory access on regulatory and compliance issues through eight regional posts.
Belgium's customs authority sent experts to Panama City in September 2026 to train Panamanian officers in scanner-image analysis for detecting drug concealment. The bilateral initiative, the first of its kind in Latin America for Belgian customs, strengthens cooperation between Antwerp port and the Panama Canal corridor to combat transnational drug trafficking.
Starting on 1 October 2026, the EU will require steel importers to declare and document the country where their steel was first melted and cast, aiming to improve supply chain traceability and address global overcapacity. Non-compliant shipments will face entry refusals.
Uganda's Income Tax and Excise Duty Amendment Acts both took effect on July 1, 2026. The URA directs taxpayers to review and adjust their tax returns and declarations for both direct and indirect taxes to ensure compliance and avoid penalties.
Belgium's SPF Finances will launch SAF-T file submission via MyMinfin in October 2026, offering businesses an optional digital pathway for transmitting standardized accounting data. This voluntary initiative streamlines reporting for companies with compatible software systems and aligns with broader EU tax-digitization trends.
KRA has launched a targeted compliance support initiative in Eastleigh, Nairobi, to address gaps in eTIMS adoption among cash-based traders. The initiative deploys multilingual officers, establishes physical service desks, and rolls out an on-ground programme to make tax compliance more accessible.
Belgium's IDMS will activate automated F-GAS certificate verification via CSW-CERTEX on 1 October 2026. Businesses must ensure proper certificate declarations to avoid clearance delays. This integration advances Belgium's customs digitization and EU Single Window alignment.
France will abolish its simplified VAT regime (RSI) effective 1 January 2027, with automatic migration to the normal real VAT regime and new e-reporting obligations starting 1 September 2027. Affected businesses will transition to quarterly or monthly filing based on turnover thresholds.
Orden HAC/484/2026 reduces net income indices for Spanish agricultural and livestock sectors affected by 2025 exceptional circumstances, providing tax relief without requiring detailed accounting records. The measure applies to specific geographic zones under Spain's objective estimation method for IRPF.
Spain's Agencia Tributaria has published its official list of significant debtors to the Hacienda Pública under Article 95 bis of the Ley General Tributaria. This mandatory statutory disclosure serves as a transparency and enforcement mechanism, available as an 11.6 MB PDF document. Inclusion can have reputational consequences for businesses.
