United Kingdom Tax News

Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption extended to certain EEA countries

16 September 2009

Protocol between Belgium and United Kingdom – details

13 August 2009

Budget for 2009-10 – Finance Act 2009 receives Royal Assent: exemption for distributions

13 August 2009

ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries

16 July 2009

ECJ: Netherlands' non-exemption of dividends paid to certain EEA countries from withholding tax found incompatible with EEA Agreement

16 July 2009

New treaty between Israel and United Kingdom – principle points agreed, but not yet signed

16 July 2009

ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment

16 July 2009

Protocol to treaty between Isle of Man and UK enters into force

13 May 2009

European Commission refers Germany to ECJ over taxation of outbound dividends

10 April 2009

Treaty between India and UK – Indian decision on whether payments for software constitutes royalty or business income

10 April 2009

UK ratifies tax treaty with France

10 April 2009

Protocol between UK and Switzerland enters into force

22 February 2009

Pre-Budget Report for 2009-10 presented to Parliament

24 December 2008

Treaty between Australia and UK – negotiations

24 December 2008

Treaty between India and UK – Indian ruling on whether payments for lease of satellite transponder qualify as royalty

24 December 2008

ECJ: Advocate General finds French legislation on group consolidation excluding lower-tier subsidiaries indirectly owned through companies resident in other Member States justifiable restriction on EC freedom of establishment – details

4 November 2008

Treaty between UK and Netherlands – details

4 November 2008

Preliminary ruling requested from ECJ regarding Belgian anti-abuse provision concerning exceptional and gratuitous advantages

4 November 2008

Treaty between UK and Slovenia enters into force

4 November 2008

Preliminary ruling requested from ECJ on interpretation of EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive with respect to Italian tax on dividend adjustment (General Beverage)

4 November 2008

Double taxation relief – surrender of relievable tax within a group: regulations amended

4 November 2008

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released for comment Draft Taxation Determination ATO TD 2008/D15, which considers the Australian (and UK) taxation consequences of paying and receiving a return under an enhanced bond investment by an Australian taxpayer from a UK bank. The Draft Determination was released on 24 October 2008 and comments are invited by 21 November 2008.

4 November 2008

ECJ: Advocate General finds Belgian withholding tax on interest paid to companies resident in other Member States compatible with EC freedom of establishment – details

4 November 2008

ECJ: Advocate General finds French legislation on group consolidation excluding lower-tier subsidiaries indirectly owned through companies in other Member States justifiable restriction on EC freedom of establishment

7 October 2008

2001 treaty between United States and United Kingdom – IRS issues interpretation of Art. 18 (Pension Schemes)

7 October 2008

Protocol to treaty between New Zealand and United Kingdom enters into force

7 October 2008

OECD released 2008 Model Tax Convention

7 October 2008

Protocol to treaty between UK and Switzerland – signed and details

7 October 2008

Protocol to treaty between UK and New Zealand ratified

30 August 2008

Netherlands

30 August 2008