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The Tax at Source for Key Employees Will Decrease from 32% to 25%, and Returning Finnish Citizens Will Also Become Eligible for the Key Employees’ Tax Card Fin­land is ta­king a sig­ni­ficant step in strengt­he­ning its com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness as an att­rac­ti­ve wor­king des­ti­na­tion for in­ter­na­tio­nal ta­lents. The tax rate for key emplo­yees ar­ri­ving in Fin­land from…

In November, the Finnish Tax Administration will introduce a new reference number that allows taxpayers to pay almost all taxes with a single number. The change applies to companies and organizations, excluding sole proprietors. The purpose of this reform is to simplify the process of paying taxes and allocating payments to the correct tax types.…

Financial and insurance services are exempt from value added tax, with the scope of the exemption set out in law in considerable detail. However, the VAT treatment of other services supplied in connection with financial and insurance services can come as a surprise if the related VAT issues are not addressed in time. It is…

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a preliminary ruling clarifying the VAT treatment of transfer pricing adjustments. The Court held that a compensating (i.e. self-initiated) transfer pricing adjustment may, under certain conditions, fall within the scope of VAT. Such an adjustment is subject to VAT only if it constitutes consideration…

In Finland, the supply of social welfare and healthcare services is exempt from value-added tax under certain conditions. However, if these conditions are not properly met, VAT on such services may lead to significant costs. Determining the applicability of the exemption in advance is particularly important in chain supply arrangements to ensure correct VAT treatment…

In statutory audits, value-added taxation is often given only limited attention, which can result in material VAT risks remaining unidentified. However, when supported by the right expertise, the audit process presents a valuable opportunity to uncover VAT-related exposures. At Tuokko, auditors and VAT experts work in close collaboration to ensure that this opportunity is fully…