http://www.eubusiness.com Summaries of EU Legislation on Taxation. daily 1 2009-12-04T14:25:03Z http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/finance/excise-duty This EU Council Directive establishes common arrangements for products subject to excise duty in order to guarantee their free circulation. No publisher Ina Dimireva Finance EU Law Taxation EU Law summaries excise duty EU legislation 2010-01-05T23:33:03Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/finance/vat-directive This Directive codifies the provisions implementing the common system of VAT, which applies to the production and distribution of goods and services bought and sold for consumption within the European Community. No publisher Ina Dimireva Finance EU Law SMEs Taxation EU Law summaries EU legislation Consumer VAT Economy 2009-12-25T22:45:39Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/sme/VAT-fraud In order to improve the VAT management system and to protect EU Member States against VAT fraud, the European Commission proposes a review, with particular regard to methods of control, registration, information and collection of revenue in the context of an increase in cross-border transactions. No publisher Ina Dimireva fraud EU Law Taxation EU Law summaries Customs Crime SMEs VAT EU legislation 2009-12-16T17:14:42Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/eulaw/taxation/taxation The initiatives announced in this Communication aim to promote greater co-ordination of the Member States' direct tax systems in order to remove fiscal barriers and to eliminate discrimination and double taxation at a European Union (EU) level. The aim of co-ordinating the unharmonised direct tax systems of the Member States is to render them compatible with Community law and European Court of Justice case law. Two of the initiatives concern the specific areas of exit taxation and offsetting of cross-border losses for companies and groups. No publisher Ina Dimireva Legal issues EU Law Taxation EU Law summaries EU legislation 2009-12-07T23:01:49Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/finance/taxation The initiatives announced in this Communication aim to promote greater co-ordination of the Member States' direct tax systems in order to remove fiscal barriers and to eliminate discrimination and double taxation at a European Union (EU) level. The aim of co-ordinating the unharmonised direct tax systems of the Member States is to render them compatible with Community law and European Court of Justice case law. Two of the initiatives concern the specific areas of exit taxation and offsetting of cross-border losses for companies and groups. No publisher Ina Dimireva Legal issues EU Law Taxation EU Law summaries EU legislation 2009-12-04T13:22:25Z Guide