New Spanish Coalition Agrees Tax Plan

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

The Spanish Socialist Party and the Podemos movement, which will form the next governing coalition, has released their policy document, which includes plans for a corporate minimum tax, among other tax measures. Read Full Story

Germany Presents Text For EU Financial Transactions Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 16, 2019

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has presented a final proposal for a European Union financial transactions tax to the 10 member states participating in the initiative. Read Full Story

EC Investigates Italian Port Tax Exemptions

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

On November 15, 2019, the European Commission announced the launch of an in-depth state aid investigation into tax exemptions provided to Italian ports, but welcomed commitments from Spain to abolish similar exemptions for Spanish ports from next year. Read Full Story

Tax Agencies Meet To Discuss Use Of Big Data Analysis

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 18, 2019

Tax agencies from 31 countries discussed the ways they are using data analysis tools to improve tax enforcement and administration, at the first meeting of the IOTA Forum on Tax Debt Management, held in Prague, Czech Republic, On October 1-3, 2019. Read Full Story

Spain To Press Ahead With Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Spain's acting Economy Minister, Nadia Calvino, said the Government will seek approval of legislation to introduce a digital services tax at the earliest opportunity.Read Full Story

US Senate Approves Changes To Four Double Tax Pacts

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The United States Senate has approved protocols to four existing bilateral double tax avoidance treaties that have been pending in the chamber for as much as a decade.Read Full Story

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