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Whistleblowing law has entered into force in Spain

See pdf Whistleblowing law has entered into force in Spain The Law 2/2023 regulates the protection of those who report regulatory and anti-corruption violations, by transposing the Directive (EU) 2019/1937, better known as the Whistleblowing Directive. I. What does it consist of? With the entry into force of the law certain companies operating in Spain are obliged to implement a whistleblowing canal, allowing workers, suppliers, customers and third parties, to [...]

2023-05-22T12:12:27+02:00May 17th, 2023|International Desk|0 Comments

The solodarity welth TAX for high-net-worth individuals in Spain

View pdf The solidarity welth TAX for high-net-worth individuals in Spain In Spain, with the entry into force, on December 28, 2022, of Law 38/2022, a new tax has been introduced, called "Impuesto de Solidaridad a las Grandes Fortunas." Basically, this is a temporary welth tax for high-net-worth individuals that applies throughout Spain and has been introduced, according to the government's declarations, to harmonize taxation among the Autonomous Communities. It [...]

2023-05-03T13:41:58+02:00April 14th, 2023|International Desk|0 Comments

Spain introduces a plastic tax for non-reusable packaging.

View article Spain introduces a plastic tax for non-reusable packaging. The Spanish legal system transposed Directive (EU) 2018/851 through the entry into force of Law 7/2022 (LRSC) “to promote a circular economy by revising the current regulations on waste and contaminated land”, and the “Real Decreto 1055/2022”, which revised the Spanish regulations on packaging and packaging waste. In summary, the main changes are as follows: Restrictions on certain [...]

2023-04-13T08:29:54+02:00April 12th, 2023|International Desk|0 Comments

New start-up law in Spain

View pdf New start-up law in Spain with tax incentives for emerging companies and expatriates We would like to inform you that last December 22, 2022, the Startup Law (Law 28/2022, promoting the ecosystem for startups), was published in Spain, with tax incentives for startups and their investors, as well as other tax incentives for expatriates and others. This article will summarize the main tax incentives introduced in this [...]

2023-03-22T16:07:08+01:00December 29th, 2022|Fiscal – Contable, International Desk|0 Comments

Form 720 Penalty Regime

View the PDF The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered its judgement concerning the Penalty Regime for the Informative Return on assets and rights located abroad (Form 720) finding it contrary to EU Law The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union number C-788/19 of 27 January 2022 determines that the informative return on assets and rights located abroad (form 720) is contrary to European Union [...]

2022-02-04T12:00:44+01:00January 27th, 2022|International Desk|0 Comments

Modification of the cash payment limit

View the PDF The Council of Ministers approved Law 11/2021, of 9 July, on measures to prevent and combat tax fraud, transposing Council Directive (EU) 2016/1164, of 12 July 2016, laying down rules against tax avoidance practices that directly affect the functioning of the internal market, amending various tax rules and on the regulation of gambling. Please find below the link to the provision published in the BOE on 10 July: https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2021/07/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2021-11473.pdf  [...]

2022-02-04T12:02:37+01:00January 14th, 2022|International Desk|0 Comments

When is it mandatory to have a Whistleblowing Channel?

View the PDF When is it mandatory for a company to have a Whistleblowing Channel? On 17 December 2021, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, also known as the Whistleblowing Directive, came into force in all Member States. This directive lays down common minimum standards for the protection of persons reporting [...]

2022-02-04T12:35:05+01:00January 11th, 2022|International Desk|0 Comments

When is it mandatory for a company to have a Whistleblowing Channel?

View the PDF On 17 December 2021, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, also known as the Whistleblowing Directive, came into force in all Member States. This directive lays down common minimum standards for the protection of persons reporting breaches of European Union law (public procurement, environmental protection, public health, etc.) [...]

2022-01-11T15:43:44+01:00January 11th, 2022|International Desk|0 Comments

Escura helds training sessions for university students

On June 7th, July 4th and 16th 2019, Escura have held training sessions of the Lex Fellowship 2019 by analyzing a case work with pre-law students from the top 50 law schools in the United States, such as Yale, Harvard or Stanford. During these sessions, a group of students have resolved and discussed together with our attorneys (Andrea Piscedda and Enzo Colarossi) about a practical case on commercial and corporate European Law. [...]

2022-02-04T13:03:58+01:00July 16th, 2019|International Desk|0 Comments
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