German Industry Cautions Against EU Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Federal Association of German Industry has said that proposals for a tax on digital companies will be detrimental to the European economy and exacerbate trade tensions between Europe and the United States.Read Full Story

Volkswagen Wins ECJ Ruling On 'Time-Barred' VAT Refunds

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favor of Volkswagen in a case concerning the company's right to claim a VAT refund for VAT not initially charged on the supplies it received, with VAT having been retrospectively charged to the company as much as seven years after it received the supplies.Read Full Story

HMRC Changes Position On VAT On Cost-Sharing Groups

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The UK tax agency, HM Revenue and Customs, has released new guidance on its policies concerning cost-sharing groups following rulings from the European Court of Justice on their VAT treatment.Read Full Story

German Coalition Tax Plan 'Disappointing'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Ifo economic institute, which advises the German Government, has said that the corporate tax cuts in the United States appear to have provided a short-term boost to the German economy, but criticized the lack of significant tax measures in Germany's coalition agreement.Read Full Story

Irish Exporters Preparing For Brexit

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Irish exporters are planning to increase their level of trade with the UK in the coming months but are also looking to reduce their over-reliance on the UK market, according to a new survey. Read Full Story

Advance Pricing Agreements 'At Record High' In EU

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 19, 2018

The number of advance pricing agreements between EU member states and companies rose by 64 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to research by Eurodad. Read Full Story

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