One sentence summary | February 2026

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Last month’s tax and legal news in brief.

The deadline for enabling cashless payments over EUR 1 for customers has been moved from 1 March to 1 May 2026. The change was approved by parliament through an amendment to the Banking Act, which has already been signed by the president.

The Financial Administration has updated the Tax Calendar for 2026, which provides an overview of tax and customs obligations, including deadlines for paying taxes and submitting control statements. For more information, see this link.

The Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, in cooperation with ARDAL, is launching the second round of public sales of government bonds, which will take place from 2 to 20 March 2026 at selected commercial banks. Interested parties can choose from two types of bonds – INVESTOR II with a maturity of 2 years and an annual yield of 2.7%, or PATRIOT II with a maturity of 4 years and a yield of 3.0% per annum. The minimum investment is EUR 1,000.

On 2 February 2026, the OECD updated the list of signatories to the GIR MCAA. Most recently, Australia, Gibraltar, and Slovenia joined the agreement, bringing the total number of signatories to 26 countries. At the same time, the OECD launched a database displaying the currently activated bilateral relationships between jurisdictions regarding the exchange of information.

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