


Slovakia VAT rise to 23% Jan 2025
1 January 2025 VAT increase from 20% to 23% 2025; new 19% reduced rate Slovakia has implemented a 3% VAT rise from 1 January 2025. In addition to the standard rate rise, there is also be a new 19% reduced rate (replacing the existing 10%)

Slovakia Control Statement update
Electronic transaction statement supporting VAT return Slovakia introduced its electronic transaction control statement report from 1 January 2024. It is required in support of the VAT return, so filled monthly or quarterly depending on the return reporting cycle. It applies to both resident and non-resident

2026 global VAT rate changes

Slovak VAT changes
Anti-fraud measures to help close VAT Gap The Slovak Republic government has put out to consultation two changes to the VAT law to help reduce the Central European country’s VAT Gap. Slovakia has made great strides in cutting the deficit between expected and actual VAT

Slovakia VAT changes
July 2024: Bringing VAT Act into line with EU VAT Directive and recent ECJ rulings The Slovakian Ministry of Finance has published a number of simplifications and other changes to the VAT Act. These are largely aimed as simplifying compliance, and bringing Slovakian VAT requirements

Slovakia hospitality and sports 10% VAT rate now permanent
3-month reduction for catering and sport-related activities permanent from 1 April 2024 The Slovak Republic had agreed to a halving of the VAT rate on a range of supplies between 1 January and 31 March 2023. This has now been made permanent from 1 April

Slovakia IS EFA e-invoice proposal 2024 – update
Pre-clearance electronic invoice model – Continuous Transaction Controls CTR Slovakia has become the latest European e-invoice candidate with the launching of a public consultation and plans implement requirement for B2G e-invoicing in January 2023 – informačný systém elektronickej fakturácie IS EFA. Currently, only certain B2G

Slovakia to publish taxpayers VAT bank accounts
Slovakia is launching public register of the bank account of VAT registered businesses from 2022. Failure by customers to then check these accounts would result in joint and several VAT liabilities. The aim is to require customers to ensure they only pay any VAT into

Slovakia aims to cut restaurant VAT
Most Central EU states now offer reduced VAT on cafes, restaurants and catering As part of its ‘Tax Revolution’ set of reforms announced earlier this month, the Slovakian government is aiming to reduce the Value Added Tax rate on rest and catering services. The Ministry