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Slovenia                                                                                                                VAT options in                                     of whether they are delivered on physical media or electronic
                                                                                                                                                                                      forms. VAT-exempt services include services of public
                                                                                                                                   Slovenia               Applicable / limits         interest, as well as banking services, insurance, investment-
                                                                                                                                                                                      related services, gambling, certain services provided
                                                                                                                                                              EUR 10,000/year         by medical doctors and dentists, etc. EC Sales lists (IC report)
                                                                                                                                   Distance selling       From 1 July 2021 the OSS system
                               Mazars Consulting d.o.o.                                                                                                         is applicable.        are obligatory in Slovenia and should be submitted by the
                                                                                                                                                                                      20th day of the month following the taxable period. For
                               Verovškova ulica 55A                                                                                Call-off stock                  ü                  cross-border sales to consumers, a threshold of EUR 10,000
                               1000 Ljubljana,                                                                                                                                        is applied in Slovenia. Electronically supplied services
                               Slovenia                                                                                            VAT group registration          No                 to consumers worth less than EUR 10,000 are subject
                               Phone: +386 59 049 500                                                                                                                                 to Slovenian VAT rules. From 2019, Slovenia incorporated
                                                                                                                                                              EUR 400,000/year.
                               www.mazars.si                                                                                                            Cash transactions between companies   the requirements of the EU Vouchers Directive (Directive
                                                                                                                                                         are regulated by the Tax Procedure
                                                                                                                                                         Act, which sets out both limitations   2016/1065) into domestic law.
                                                                                                                                                         and exceptions. The Tax Procedure   Other indirect tax types in Slovenia include excise duty,
                                                                                                                                                          Act stipulates that legal persons,
                                                                                                                                                        sole proprietors, individuals engaged   insurance tax, tax on financial services, motor vehicle tax,
                                                                                                                                                         in self-employment, administrative   customs, etc.
           Corporate taxes and other direct taxes              profit modified by various increasing and decreasing items.         Cash accounting – yearly   and other state bodies, self-governing
                                                               A company may request to be subject to tonnage tax instead          amount in EUR (approx.)  local authorities and holders of public   Personal income tax / Social security system
                                                                                                                                                         powers must transfer payments for
           A special rate of 0% applies to investment funds, pension   of corporate tax if it meets certain conditions (i.e., it operates                goods and services to transaction
           funds and insurance undertakings for pension plans, under   in international maritime shipping) and notifies the tax                         accounts. Similarly, a legal person shall   Personal income tax rates are progressive from 16% to 50%
           certain conditions. The tax base is the pre-tax (accounting)                                                                                 not be obliged to transfer payments for   (change from 2023 onwards), and apply on active income
                                                               authorities in advance. The tax base for tonnage tax is the                              goods and services supplied by it to the   sources (employment, business income, agriculture and
                                                                                                                                                       transaction account of a legal or natural
                                                               sum of the tax bases for each of an entity’s ships that are                             person carrying out an activity, provided   forestry, other income). Capital and rental income is taxed
            Transfer pricing in Slovenia                       included in the tonnage tax regime. In 2023 changes were                                 that the individual payment does not   at a flat rate (dividends at 25%, interest at 25%, capital
                                                                                                                                                              exceed EUR 420.
                                        Since 2005 in Article   introduced affecting the determination of the tax base using                                                          gains from 0% to 25%, depending on the holding period,
            Arm’s length principle  ü  16 of the Slovene Corporate   standardised expenditure for taxable persons with income                            Yes, special treatment for tax non-  rental income at 25% (10% lump sum costs or actual costs
                                                                                                                                                         residents with use of Slovene VAT
                                        Income Tax Act (CITA)  between EUR 50,000 and EUR 100,000, if employing one full           Import VAT deferment  ID number, simplification can be used   deductible).
                                      Slovene Ministry of Finance   time employee for at least 9 months for a continuous period                          only in cases where they appoint tax
            Documentation liability  ü   issued regulations    (previously five months) special tax treatment for 2023 can                                     representative.        Social security contributions are applicable on income
                                       on TP on 1 January 2007  be used. In the other cases, with income up to EUR 50,000,                              Construction works and supply of staff   from employment and are 16.10% for the employer and
            APA                  ü          Available          there are no changes in the notification. Losses can be carried     Local reverse charge  in relation to construction works, supply   22.10% for the employee. Self-employed individuals
                                                                                                                                                       of immovable property (limited), supply
                                                                                                                                                         of waste and used material based
            Country-by-Country             Since 2016          forward without limitation and can only be used for up to 50%                           on specifications, transfer of greenhouse   (business income) pay their own social security
            liability            ü                             of the tax base. In addition, special rules apply in cases                                   gas emission allowances.  contributions depending on the circumstances of the case.
            Master file-local file                             of M&A transactions. Slovenia uses thin capitalisation rules                                                           The examples below show the cost of the employer and
            (OECD BEPS 13)       ü         Since 2006          (4:1), but they do not apply if the shareholders are financial      Option for taxation                                the employee in case of the minimum wage level and the
            applicable                                         institutions and if the taxpayer provides evidence that                 letting of real estate      ü                  average wage in the private sector. There are a number
            Penalty                                            they could have received the loan surplus from a lender                                                                of personal allowances that apply individually depending
                                        If adequate transfer   that is a non-associated enterprise. There is a range of tax        supply of used real estate      ü                  on the personal status of the individual.
                                       pricing documentation   allowances for new investments and R&D, new employments             VAT registration
                                      is not in place, the penalty   and the employment of disabled persons, donations and         threshold                  EUR 50,000/year
                                        is EUR 1,200 to EUR    voluntary supplementary pension insurance. From January
                                      15,000 for micro and small
              lack of documentation  ü  legal entities, EUR 3,200   2022, there is a new tax allowance for investment in the
                                      to 30,000 for medium and   digital and green transition. Provisions governing the general
                                       large legal entities and   anti-avoidance rule and CFC as a part of the EU ATAD I are                                                                                       Average wage
                                       up to EUR 4,000 for the   applicable from 2019.                                             Wage related taxes in Slovenia                      Minimum wage
                                      responsible representative.  A withholding tax of 15% is applied on dividends, interest,                                                                                    in private sector
                                        30% of underpaid tax   royalties and rental income paid by a Slovenian company                                                                 in EUR                     in EUR
                                       for micro and small legal   to a foreign company. However, if conditions are met,                                                                1,203
                                     entities (underpaid tax from   an exemption (or decrease in the percentage of withholding                                                                                     2,032
                                           EUR 1,500 to        tax) is applicable to payments to EU residents (under               Total wage cost                                      1,397      116.13%         2,359     116.09%
                                          EUR 150,000).        the parent subsidiary directive & the interest and royalty                                    Employer's contribution**    194       16.10%          327       16.10%
                                       • 45% of underpaid tax
                         tax shortage  ü  for medium and large   directive), and under international double taxation treaties      Gross salary                                         1,203     100.00%          2,032     100.00%
                                                               (there are currently over 50 treaties).
                                       companies (underpaid    Real estate transfer tax (RETT) is applied on the transfer                                   Employees' contributions**    266      22.10%           449       22.10%
                                        tax from EUR 2,000     of immovable property at the rate of 2% the if transaction                                            Tax and surtax*      83        6.90%           230       11.32%
                                         to EUR 300,000). •    is not subject to VAT where the tax base is selling price.          Net salary                                            854       70.99%
                                      Responsible representative   DAC7 obligatory reporting from 2023.                                                                                                            1,353      66.58%
                                         up to EUR 5,000.                                                                         * Tax base differs from the gross salary, deductions apply.
                                                                                                                                  ** In the case of a minimum wage, a higher calculation base must be used to calculate social security contributions.
            Related parties      ü                             VAT and other indirect taxes                                                      Teja Paulin
                                     For interest rates in line with   The general tax rate is 22%; a reduced rate of 9.5%                       Tax Partner
            Safe harbours        ü    the government regulations   applies to some goods, e.g., food, water supply, carriage                     Phone: +386 59 049 500
                                       for thin cap, a 1:4 ratio.
            Level of attention paid by Tax                     of passengers and their personal luggage, and a reduced                           Mobile: +386 40 534 522
            Authority                        8/10              rate of 5% applies to books and newspapers, regardless                            E-mail: teja.paulin@mazars.si

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