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United Kingdom: HMRC Self-Employed Support: Email Updates and Webinars Guide

As of 26 October 2026, HMRC has expanded its digital support programme for self-employed individuals and sole traders, launching a curated suite of email updates, instructional videos, and live webinars. This initiative forms part of the broader Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rollout, designed to reduce errors and improve compliance among the UK’s

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Estonia: Estonia Confiscates 37M Smuggled Cigarettes in 2026 Crackdown

Estonia / AGT Team

On 26 October 2026, Estonian media reported that the Tax and Customs Board (MTA) confiscated a record 37 million smuggled cigarettes in 2026 alone. The announcement underscores Estonia’s growing role as a transit corridor for illicit tobacco products entering the European Union. While the majority of seized goods are destined for other EU markets, a

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United Kingdom: UK Customs IP Enforcement Report 2021-2023 Published

United Kingdom / AGT Team

On 26 October 2026, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), HMRC, and Border Force jointly published the “UK Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Report 2021-2023”, providing a comprehensive statistical and qualitative analysis of IP rights enforcement at the UK border over the three-year period. The report covers detentions and seizures of counterfeit and pirated goods under

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Greece: Goliath Operation: First Convictions in €200M VAT Fraud via Hawala

Greece / AGT Team

A Thessaloniki criminal court delivered the first convictions in Operation Goliath, a major VAT carousel fraud investigation involving a network that diverted €200 million in VAT through fictitious intra-EU trade and the Hawala informal value transfer system. Seven defendants received prison sentences ranging from 5 to 12 years and fines totaling €15 million. The scheme

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Russia: FTS Highlights Personal Taxpayer Account Capabilities in Media Briefing

Russia / AGT Team

On 26 October 2026, the Federal Tax Service conducted a media briefing showcasing the expanded functionalities of the Personal Taxpayer Account (LKN). The presentation covered the ability to view assessed taxes, apply for property and social deductions, track refund status, communicate with inspectors via secure messaging, and authorize representatives. The FTS reported that over 85

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Finland: Buyers to Pay Excise Duties on Online Alcohol Orders

Finland / AGT Team

As of 26 October 2026, the Finnish Tax Administration has announced that private buyers ordering alcoholic beverages from online retailers located outside Finland will become liable for Finnish excise duties. Previously, the obligation to pay excise duties fell primarily on the seller or importer. The new guidance clarifies that when a consumer orders alcohol via

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United Kingdom: HMRC Transit Newsletters: Common Transit and TIR Updates

United Kingdom / AGT Team

Effective 26 October 2026, HMRC released the latest edition of its Community Common Transit and TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) newsletters, providing critical updates for traders, hauliers, and customs intermediaries moving goods under the Common Transit Convention (CTC) and TIR procedures. The publications detail the transition to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) Phase 5, changes

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Italy: Italy Biennial Concordat: Special Compliance Option Jan-Mar 2027

Italy / AGT Team

On 26 October 2026, the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) published a provision establishing a special voluntary compliance (ravvedimento speciale) window for taxpayers participating in the Biennial Preventive Concordat (Concordato Preventivo Biennale – CPB) for the 2026-2027 biennium. The measure allows eligible taxpayers to opt into a simplified regularization regime from 1 January 2027

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Poland: Poland Updates Transfer Pricing Reporting Guidance (TPR)

Poland / AGT Team

On 26 October 2026, the Polish National Revenue Administration (Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa) published the seventh edition of the “TPR – Questions and Answers” compendium, providing updated guidance on transfer pricing reporting obligations for Polish taxpayers and multinational enterprises. This publication aligns with the Polish Corporate Income Tax Act and OECD BEPS Action 13 recommendations, aiming

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Serbia: Serbia: Tax Rules for Private Use of Company Cars

Serbia / AGT Team

On 26 October 2026, the Serbian Tax Administration published official guidance on the tax treatment of private use of employer-provided vehicles. The guidance clarifies the valuation methodology for determining the taxable benefit in kind for personal income tax (PIT) and social contribution purposes. It addresses scenarios where employees use company cars for private journeys, including

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