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Friday, 18 September 2026

Regulatory changes detected daily from official sources across Europe. Create a free account to follow your jurisdictions and ask Taxxa what a change means in practice.

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Real Estate & Property Tax·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·1 day ago

VOA manual switches transitional relief certificates to 2026 scheme

The Rating Manual swaps 2017 certification for the 2026 transitional-relief scheme, adding improvement-relief amounts to the 2026 certificates and a 31 March 2027 split/merger list window.

Excise & Environmental Taxes·Denmark·Skat.dk·1 day ago

SKAT drops portable-battery fee guidance as EU battery rules take over

The guidance section on the portable-battery fee is gone; producer obligations now flow from the EU Battery Regulation's extended producer responsibility, applicable from 18 August 2025.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC puts payroll professionals inside adviser-conduct regime

Payroll professionals join HMRC's 'is a tax adviser' list while insolvency practitioners and auditors join the 'typically will not be' list — shifting who the sanctionable-conduct regime catches.

Excise & Environmental Taxes·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

Vaping stamp approvals get explicit 1,000 minimum

Traders under the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme cannot be approved for fewer than 1,000 stamps per period — a floor now stated explicitly ahead of the 1 October 2026 start.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC defines 'helping' test for cutting adviser-conduct penalties

New HMRC guidance defines the 'helping' element of disclosure quality — worth 40% — for cutting sanctionable-conduct penalties: early, active, end-to-end help quantifying client liabilities.

Personal & Owner Taxation·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC flags genuine letters checking Retirement Annuity Relief claims

HMRC's genuine-letter page lists a 14-28 September 2026 campaign asking recipients to check Retirement Annuity Relief claims and 2024-25 Retirement Annuity Contract contributions.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC must warn advisers before seeking tribunal file-access approval

Advisers facing a file access notice get a right to make representations before HMRC seeks tribunal approval, and Case A notices may identify clients by class, not only by name.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC bars pre-‘final’ publication and caps first publication at 12 months

No publication before a penalty is ‘final’; no first publication more than 12 months after the date it became ‘final’; one year maximum on display.

Expenses & Benefits-in-Kind Tax Treatment·France·Légifrance·2 days ago

Le Mans security firm pays EUR 0.30 a kilometre for long commutes

SF Security signs an indefinite working-time accord with its CSE: a fuel or EV-charging allowance of EUR 0.30 per kilometre beyond 40 km, capped at the tax-free ceiling, backdated to 1 January 2025.

Inheritance, Wealth & Gift Tax·Finland·Finlex·2 days ago

KHO grants transfer relief in full despite mostly passive assets

KHO:2026:72 grants sukupolvenvaihdoshuojennus on all inherited shares although over 80% of company assets were non-business property, and awards 1,500 euros for a one-year state-attributable delay.

Expenses & Benefits-in-Kind Tax Treatment·France·Légifrance·2 days ago

ENGIE markets unit sets EUR 550 bike and carpool bonus for 2026-2027

Company accord pays EUR 550 a year for cycling or carpooling with 80 single trips, plus a EUR 150 receipts-based allowance, capped at EUR 850 with season tickets.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

Three more penalties classed as criminal for Article 6 procedure

Deliberate-withholding, offshore failure-to-correct and asset-based penalties join the list requiring the HRA message and CH300400+ procedure.

Payroll Tax & Employer Contributions·France·Légifrance·2 days ago

NOVETRA temp agency drops mission bonus, adds CET and rest scheme

NOVETRA scraps end-of-mission bonuses for seasonal and usage contracts, caps probation, and opens a CET, expense deduction and ICCP-funded rest to temps.

Payroll Tax & Employer Contributions·France·Légifrance·2 days ago

Provimi France sets compulsory disability and death cover for managers

Provimi France's avenant from 1 January 2026 makes disability, invalidity and death cover compulsory for group IV–V managers with split base contributions.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC reworks pre-April 2026 file-access rule and firm-first direction

Pre-1 April 2026 records may be requested to test for sanctionable conduct, and firm/employee notices go to the firm first.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC sets 20-year back stop for adviser file access notices

HMRC cannot demand documents wholly predating the 20-year back stop day where they have no bearing on later tax periods; pre-April 2026 records may still be sought to test sanctionable conduct.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC makes conduct notices the mandatory step before adviser penalties

HMRC will issue a conduct notice before any sanctionable-conduct penalty, give advisers a final chance to respond, and may pursue each adviser or the controlling firm.

Real Estate & Property Tax·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

Council-tax disregard rules added for Ukraine guests

HMRC's Homes for Ukraine page adds council-tax rules: guests are disregarded, but after moving to an extension visa the disregard depends on the host's thank you payment eligibility.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago

HMRC widens adviser-sanctions wording to omissions and organisations

HMRC internal guidance now treats deliberate omissions as sanctionable conduct, investigates organisations as well as firms, and adds when a former or later adviser need not correct old returns.

Inheritance, Wealth & Gift Tax·France·Service Public·2 days ago

Anyone living abroad can elect home-country law for succession

The election needs an express declaration in a valid will plus the chosen state's nationality at the time of the will or of death; electing French law brings the children's reserved share back into play.

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  1. 1 day agoVOA manual switches transitional relief certificates to 2026 scheme
  2. 1 day agoSKAT drops portable-battery fee guidance as EU battery rules take over
  3. 2 days agoHMRC puts payroll professionals inside adviser-conduct regime
  4. 2 days agoVaping stamp approvals get explicit 1,000 minimum
  5. 2 days agoHMRC defines 'helping' test for cutting adviser-conduct penalties