Former Kinstellar Ukraine Partners Margarita Karpenko, Alla Kozachenko, Galyna Zagorodniuk, and Illya Sverdlov have established Imagine Lawyers.

Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha has promoted Selena Ymeri, Ilir Johollari, and Dorant Ekmekciu to Partner.

Commencing from October 1, 2024, tax benefits for taxpayers with a high level of voluntary tax compliance or members of the announced “White Business Club” will come into full force and effect.

Effective from 1 January 2025, Croatia will introduce a new property tax law. This new law will replace the current vacation home tax and apply to all residential properties, with certain exemptions. Local governments will institute the new law and set tax rates within a specified range by taking into account property characteristics and other factors.

There’s a new windfall value-added tax (“VAT”) reclaim opportunity in Hungary based on a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”).

In the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia no. 71, dated August 16, 2024, a new Rulebook on Tax Exemption on Capital Gains Realized from the Transfer of Copyright, Related Rights, and Industrial Property Rights (“Rulebook“) was published.