Excise

22.11.2022

Key amendments to Excise Act (2) 2/47/22
Accounting Business Tax Excise

This article picks up where we left off last week.
15.11.2022

Key amendments to Excise Act (1) 2/46/22
Accounting Business Tax Excise

The Excise Act was amended on 13 October 2022 with effect from 13 February 2023. The amendments are primarily made to transpose Council Directive (EU) 2020/262 of 19 December 2019 laying down the general arrangements for excise duty (recast) (the “new directive”), which will replace Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (the “old directive”). More amendments stem from the CJEU’s ruling of 13 January 2022 concerning Mono SIA vs the State Revenue Service (SRS). The court disallows a situation where the ability of diplomatic and consular offices to claim an excise exemption is subject to the condition that payment for goods be made by bank transfer. This article summarises some of the key amendments to the Excise Act.
11.09.2020

Administrative liability for tax violations (1/37/20)
Accounting Legal Tax Customs Excise
Having governed matters of administrative liability, including tax-related, for almost 35 years, the Latvian Code of Administrative Offences ceased to apply on 1 July 2020 and was replaced by the Administrative Liability Act (“ALA”) as part of Latvia’s sweeping administrative liability reform. ALA is not merely an improved version of the old Code – the structure and rules of the new Act are substantially different, so the first glance might cause some confusion. This article explains where to look for descriptions of various offences and what administrative liability is prescribed for tax violations, as well as giving an overview of other related matters.
21.12.2018

Changes in movement of excise goods in 2019 (4/51/18)
Tax Excise
This article explores key proposals for amending the Excise Act and the Cabinet of Ministers’ Regulation No. 662, Movement of Excise Goods, which the Finance Ministry and the State Revenue Service (SRS) are drafting as part of the government plan for curbing the shadow economy in 2016–2020.
06.09.2018

Brexit: tax implications for Latvia (2/36/18)
Tax VAT Customs Excise
By 30 March 2019, two years will have passed since the UK announced its intention of leaving the EU to the European Council. So the UK is to become a non-EU country at the end of March 2019, unless the withdrawal agreement specifies a different date. This article looks at some of the changes Brexit will make to the current tax treatment.

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21.06.2023

What should you think about if you want to move to Latvia?

Tax resident status prescribes a personal income tax (PIT) liability on your worldwide income in your tax residence country. You should carefully assess your tax resident status to avoid potential double taxation, if the tax authorities of two countries treat you as their tax resident.
17.03.2023

Nasdaq welcomes PwC as a certified adviser on First North

“By working closely with multiple executives and shareholders of both private and State-owned corporates, we have observed an increasing interest about the capital markets. Business leaders have become more ambitious and better aware of the myriad of benefits from attracting capital via the exchange. At PwC, we are confident that First North Certified Adviser status will allow us to provide a more diversified advice for our clients in the Baltic region and help navigate them in the journey of an intensified capital market activity,” highlights Raimonds Dauksts, Head of Advisory at PwC Latvia.

First North is a growth market designed for ambitious small and medium-sized companies in the Baltics. Being a Certified Adviser permits PwC to guide growth companies in Baltics through the Firth North application process and ensure they meet all the market’s requirements on a continuous basis.
07.03.2023

ESG reporting news - podcast 30 min (in Latvian)

Eiropas Parlaments pagājušā gada novembrī oficiāli apstiprināja Korporatīvās ilgtspējas ziņošanas direktīvu jeb CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). Šobrīd Eiropas Savienības dalībvalstu, t.sk. Latvijas, rīcībā ir 18 mēneši, lai šo direktīvu pārņemtu savos tiesību aktos. Šādi iecerēts uzlabot pieejamās nefinanšu informācijas kvalitāti, nodrošinot uzņēmumu dažādo ietekmes pušu vajadzības un veicināt kopējo Eiropas pāreju uz ilgtspējīgāku ekonomiku.  

Šajā PwC Nodokļu podkāsta epizodē PwC Latvija ilgtspējas pakalpojumu vadītāja Maija Orbidāne skaidro, kādas ir šīs direktīvas prasības, kā tas ietekmēs uzņēmējus Latvijā un kādi ir laicīgi veicamie mājasdarbi šajā sakarā.
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