European Union Tax News

Update - European Commission Investigation into Alleged State Aid Provided by the Netherlands to Starbucks20 November 2014
ECOFIN Meeting to Discuss Parent-Subsidiary Directive Anti-Abuse Clause, Financial Transactions Tax, and Other Matters12 November 2014
EU General Court Annuls 2009 and 2011 European Commission Decisions that Spain's Financial Goodwill Amortization Rules Constituted Illegal State Aid10 November 2014
French Finance Minister to Propose Revisions to Financial Transactions Tax5 November 2014
European Commission Considering Options to Reform the EU VAT Regime for Intra-EU Trade31 October 2014
EU Commission Orders Spain to Recover Deductions of Goodwill Arising From the Acquisition of Shareholdings in Non-Resident Companies16 October 2014
Updated Guide on EU B2C Supplies of Telecommunications, Broadcasting and E-Services Available15 October 2014
Update - Mutual Understanding on Business Taxation between Switzerland and the EU Signed15 October 2014
ECOFIN has Agreed to Expand the Scope of Mandatory Automatic Information Exchange in the EU15 October 2014
Switzerland Adopts Mandates for Global Automatic Exchange of Information Standard9 October 2014
EU Commission Launches Investigation of Luxembourg in Regard to Amazon's Tax Treatment7 October 2014
ECJ Rules on the Place of Supply for VAT Purposes when Additional Work is Performed in the Country of the Recipient6 October 2014
Update - European Commission Launches Investigation into Transfer Pricing Arrangements of Apple, Starbucks, and Fiat1 October 2014
Finnish Supreme Administrative Court Holds Merger of Finnish and Luxembourg Investment Funds Not a Taxable Event30 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 Group18 September 2014
CJEU Upholds Right of Finland to Apply Different VAT Rates for Printed Books and E-Books15 September 2014
Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine to be Ratified5 September 2014
EU Rules Limit the Furnishing of Non-Audit Tax Services by Auditors of Public Interest Companies and Require Mandatory Auditor Rotation29 August 2014
The EU Approves the Adoption of the Euro by Lithuania24 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 Customer7 July 2014
Update - Mutual Understanding on Business Taxation between Switzerland and the EU Initialed3 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 Reform25 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 Regime19 June 2014
ECJ Issues Decision that Dutch Fiscal Unity Regime is Not Compliant with EU Law13 June 2014
European Commission Launches Investigation into Transfer Pricing Arrangements of Apple, Starbucks, and Fiat11 June 2014
Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine Published10 June 2014
Officials Discuss the Upcoming 2015 EU VAT Rule Changes for E-Services 4 June 2014