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EU credibility on tax avoidance undermined: MEPs
Leading MEPs hit out at EU finance ministers Thursday for removing eight countries from the EU's blacklist of tax havens, saying it will hamper the fight ... last modified 01 February 2018, 19:29 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU tax package seeks to crack down on tax fraud
A new Tax Package unveiled by the EU Commission Wednesday looks to intensify the fight against tax abuse and curb unfair tax competition in order to boost ... last modified 16 July 2020, 18:25 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Tax cooperation strengthened in next EU budget
Continuing its detailing of plans for the next long-term EU budget, the Commission outlined proposals Friday to make tax and customs cooperation between Member ... last modified 12 June 2018, 16:31 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU withholding tax proposals to boost cross-border investment
New rules on withholding tax, proposed Monday by the European Commission, are aimed at promoting fairer taxation, fighting tax fraud and supporting ... last modified 19 June 2023, 17:31 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs back new tax disclosure rules for multinationals
Members of the European Parliament gave their backing Wednesday to new rules to force large firms to make information about the tax bills they pay on a ... last modified 05 July 2017, 20:56 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4 billion for governments in major European markets
New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European ... last modified 28 April 2020, 18:37 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Retailers and wholesalers welcome easier cross-border VAT filing, abolition of VAT-free parcels, but deplores late implementation
EuroCommerce welcomed the adoption today of the VAT proposals related to electronic commerce. last modified 05 December 2017, 18:44 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Multinationals in EU face new era for corporate taxation
Ground-breaking new EU rules on corporate taxation came into effect on 1 January with the introduction of a 15 per cent minimum rate of effective taxation for ... last modified 08 January 2024, 18:35 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Bahamas, Seychelles removed from EU's tax haven blacklist
EU Member States on Tuesday removed the Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles, and Turks and Caicos Islands from the EU list of tax havens, or 'non-cooperative ... last modified 20 February 2024, 18:49 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Tax firms where they earn their profits, say MEPs
The European Parliament approved Thursday a harmonised corporate tax system plan to tax digital firms where they earn their profits and to calculate their tax ... last modified 15 March 2018, 18:29 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels to appeal Apple tax state aid case in Ireland
The EU Commission decided Friday to appeal a European Court of Justice judgement which annulled a 2016 EC decision finding that Ireland granted illegal State ... last modified 29 September 2020, 14:25 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Decision-making in EU tax policy
The European Commission kick-started a debate on 15 January on reforming decision-making for areas of EU taxation policy, which currently requires unanimity ... last modified 16 January 2019, 18:36 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
Tax dodgers under fire
Luxleaks, the Panama Papers, and now the Paradise Papers. Enough tax dodging to build quite a few hospitals, schools and other infrastructure. Yet the speed ... last modified 17 November 2017, 00:16 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
Brussels looks to plug 'sustainability reporting gap' for large companies
The Commission launched a consultation Thursday on changes to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive to require large companies to include sustainability ... last modified 21 February 2020, 00:15 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive entry into force
New rules to eliminate the most common corporate tax avoidance practices entered into force on 1 January 2019. last modified 03 January 2019, 00:30 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
New EU rules on cross-border payments in force 1 January
New transparency rules on cross-border payments designed to help EU Member States' tax administrations crack down on Value-Added Tax (VAT) fraud came into ... last modified 03 January 2024, 23:21 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EUR 160 billion VAT gap "unacceptable", says EU
EU Member States lost a staggering EUR 159.5 billion in uncollected VAT revenue in 2014, according to figures released by the European Commission on Tuesday in ... last modified 07 September 2016, 22:45 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU proposes tax transparency for multinationals
Multi-national companies operating in Europe will be required to publish country-by-country information on the tax they pay, according to new proposals ... last modified 13 April 2016, 18:21 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Simplification of Taxation and Fight Against Tax Fraud vital to driving recovery
EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren commented on today's publication of the European Commission "Action Plan to fight against tax evasion and ... last modified 15 July 2020, 23:14 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
The Tax Package
The European Commission adopted on 15 July a new Tax Package to ensure that EU tax policy supports Europe's economic recovery and long-term growth. last modified 15 July 2020, 23:57 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU targets tech giants with 'fair' digital tax
New rules to tax tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon in a 'fair and growth-friendly way' would make the EU a global leader in designing tax laws for the ... last modified 21 March 2018, 18:46 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Tariff threats will follow tech tax but internet monopolies must be addressed
Professor Mark Skilton, digital media expert at Warwick Business School and industry director of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Network, comments: last modified 04 December 2019, 15:41 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
New EU dispute resolution for double taxation in force
New rules to ensure more effective resolution of tax disputes between EU Member States came into force Monday, offering more tax certainty for businesses and ... last modified 02 July 2019, 22:56 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU Court annuls decision on Apple's tax payback
The EU's General Court annulled Wednesday a 2016 Commission decision to make Apple pay Ireland some EUR 13 billion in back taxes in compensation for what ... last modified 16 July 2020, 18:25 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Russia, British Virgin Islands added to EU tax haven blacklist
The EU on Tuesday added Russia and the British Virgin Islands, as well as Costa Rica and Marshall Islands, to the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions ... last modified 14 February 2023, 23:20 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU outlines next steps in fight against tax avoidance
In the light of the recent Panama Papers media leaks, the EU Commission outlined Tuesday its next steps in efforts boost tax transparency in order to fight tax ... last modified 07 July 2016, 00:17 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU forecasts big increase in VAT gap due to coronavirus
Forecasts for 2020 VAT revenues to EU Member States show a potential loss in the region of EUR 164 billion due to effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the ... last modified 14 September 2020, 21:37 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Expert comment on Amazon being ordered to pay back taxes by the EU
Expert comment on Amazon being ordered to pay back taxes by the EU from Louise Gracia, of Warwick Business School, who researches tax regulation. last modified 05 October 2017, 14:14 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels opens probe into IKEA's tax affairs
The EU Commission opened an in-depth investigation Monday into the Netherlands' tax treatment of Inter IKEA, one of the two groups operating the IKEA business, ... last modified 20 December 2017, 12:06 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Restrict aid to companies with links to tax havens, says Brussels
The European Commission recommended Tuesday that EU Member States do not grant financial support to companies with links to countries that are on the EU's list ... last modified 15 July 2020, 18:02 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
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