Nordic-Baltic tax outlook 2025 – 2026: tax authority practice, case law and legislative outlook

Tax is evolving faster than ever. Across the Nordic-Baltic region, tax authorities are intensifying their focus on compliance, audit practices are becoming increasingly data-driven, and new EU and OECD initiatives continue to reshape the tax landscape.

Join Grant Thornton’s regional tax experts for an insightful webinar exploring the latest developments in tax authority practice, landmark court decisions, and upcoming legislative changes that will impact businesses across the region. Through practical discussions and expert perspectives, we will highlight the key risks, emerging trends, and strategic considerations that management teams should have on their radar as they prepare for the years ahead.

Whether you are a CFO, tax manager, finance professional, or business leader, this session will provide valuable guidance on navigating an increasingly complex tax environment.

Key topics:

1. The 7 jurisdictions in 30 minutes: country snapshots

One key development from each jurisdiction for management teams.

2. Regional enforcement trends in tax audits (panel discussion)

Answers the question: what are tax authorities doing at the moment?

A practice- and behaviour-based perspective, focusing on:

• what is being scrutinised more closely,
• which topics are attracting increasing attention,
• how audits are evolving,
• what documentation is expected,
• where enforcement is becoming stricter or more data-driven,
• and how new guidance or revised authority positions are emerging in practice. 

3. Key tax cases and what they change in practice (panel discussion)

Answers the question: what have the courts said, and what does that change for businesses?

A legal-practical perspective, focusing on:

• which decisions are important,
• how they affect interpretation,
• whether existing practice is being reinforced or called into question,
• and what companies should reconsider or adjust in their tax positions.

4. EU and OECD policy outlook: what businesses should start preparing for now (guest keynote)

Answers the question: what developments should businesses start preparing for now?

A forward-looking perspective, focusing on:

• key EU and OECD initiatives in the pipeline,
• what may translate into future legislative change,
• and what Nordic-Baltic businesses should already have on their radar.

Speakers

• Grant Thornton regional tax leaders from across the Nordic-Baltic jurisdictions
  
  
• Guest speaker: Inga Klauson, Head of Income Tax, Tax and Customs Policy Department, Estonian Ministry of Finance

Inga Klauson is Head of Income Tax at the Tax and Customs Policy Department of the Estonian Ministry of Finance. She is responsible for income tax legislation and its amendments. Inga represents Estonia in OECD Working Party, which deals with the Global Minimum Tax, and is actively involved in shaping Estonia’s positions on EU initiatives and directives in the field of income taxation.

Location

Participants attending in person will be welcomed at Hotel Palace in Tallinn. Detailed venue information will be shared closer to the event.

In-person attendees will also have the opportunity to meet Grant Thornton tax specialists from across the Nordic-Baltic region. If you are interested in discussing tax matters related to a specific jurisdiction, please indicate this during registration. We will contact interested participants individually to arrange the meeting details.