Austrian EU Presidency To Prioritize Anti-Tax Evasion Work

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Austrian Finance Minister Hans Joerg Schelling has said that Austria should prioritize measures to combat profit shifting and tax evasion, including "virtual permanent establishments," when the country assumes the presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2018.Read Full Story

EU Tax Burden Steady In 2015, At 38.7pc Of GDP

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Friday, July 14, 2017

The European Commission has published its annual taxation trends report.Read Full Story

New EU Agency To Pursue VAT Fraudsters

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Friday, June 9, 2017

Twenty EU member states have reached a deal on the establishment of a new European Public Prosecutor's Office that will have the power to investigate and prosecute criminal cases affecting the EU budget. Read Full Story

Panama Must Focus On Tax Transparency, Reform: IMF

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, May 8, 2017

Panama should take measures to address its low tax revenues, including enhancing tax administration, streamlining tax incentives and exemptions, and avoiding amnesties, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.Read Full Story

Bulgaria Removes Panama From Tax Blacklist

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, April 21, 2017

Bulgaria has removed Panama from its tax haven blacklist in recognition of the South American country's effort to improve transparency and tax co-operation. Read Full Story

BEPS Inclusive Framework Meeting Held In Georgia

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 17, 2017

50 delegates from 14 countries gathered in Georgia on April 7, 2017, to participate in the second regional meeting for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region under the OECD's new inclusive base erosion and profit shifting project framework.Read Full Story

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