European Union Tax News

European Commission Publishes Summary Report on the Public Consultation on the Use of an EU Tax Identification Number 24 November 2014
Update - European Commission Investigation into Alleged State Aid Provided by the Netherlands to Starbucks 20 November 2014
ECOFIN Meeting to Discuss Parent-Subsidiary Directive Anti-Abuse Clause, Financial Transactions Tax, and Other Matters 12 November 2014
EU General Court Annuls 2009 and 2011 European Commission Decisions that Spain's Financial Goodwill Amortization Rules Constituted Illegal State Aid 10 November 2014
French Finance Minister to Propose Revisions to Financial Transactions Tax 5 November 2014
European Commission Considering Options to Reform the EU VAT Regime for Intra-EU Trade 31 October 2014
EU Commission Orders Spain to Recover Deductions of Goodwill Arising From the Acquisition of Shareholdings in Non-Resident Companies 16 October 2014
Updated Guide on EU B2C Supplies of Telecommunications, Broadcasting and E-Services Available 15 October 2014
Update - Mutual Understanding on Business Taxation between Switzerland and the EU Signed 15 October 2014
ECOFIN has Agreed to Expand the Scope of Mandatory Automatic Information Exchange in the EU 15 October 2014
Switzerland Adopts Mandates for Global Automatic Exchange of Information Standard 9 October 2014
EU Commission Launches Investigation of Luxembourg in Regard to Amazon's Tax Treatment 7 October 2014
ECJ Rules on the Place of Supply for VAT Purposes when Additional Work is Performed in the Country of the Recipient 6 October 2014
Update - European Commission Launches Investigation into Transfer Pricing Arrangements of Apple, Starbucks, and Fiat 1 October 2014
Finnish Supreme Administrative Court Holds Merger of Finnish and Luxembourg Investment Funds Not a Taxable Event 30 September 2014
EU Financial Transactions Tax "Still on Track" 29 September 2014
CJEU Rules that Supplies to a Swedish Branch are Subject to VAT When the Branch is Part of a VAT Group 18 September 2014
CJEU Upholds Right of Finland to Apply Different VAT Rates for Printed Books and E-Books 15 September 2014
Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine to be Ratified 5 September 2014
EU Rules Limit the Furnishing of Non-Audit Tax Services by Auditors of Public Interest Companies and Require Mandatory Auditor Rotation 29 August 2014
The EU Approves the Adoption of the Euro by Lithuania 24 July 2014
ECJ Advocate General Issues Opinion on the Place of an Intra-Community Supply when Goods Undergo Final Processing in the Country of the Customer 7 July 2014
Update - Mutual Understanding on Business Taxation between Switzerland and the EU Initialed 3 July 2014
European Commission Issues Press Release to Mark 'Countdown to Simpler and Fairer VAT system' 2 July 2014
Switzerland and ECOFIN Agree to Initial a Mutual Understanding Agreement for Swiss Corporate Tax Reform 25 June 2014
ECOFIN Approves Amendment to EU Parent Subsidiary Directive to Close Double Non-Taxation Hybrid Financing Loophole 24 June 2014
EU VAT Expert Group Publishes Opinion on Definitive VAT Regime 19 June 2014
ECJ Issues Decision that Dutch Fiscal Unity Regime is Not Compliant with EU Law 13 June 2014
European Commission Launches Investigation into Transfer Pricing Arrangements of Apple, Starbucks, and Fiat 11 June 2014
Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine Published 10 June 2014