EU Expecting COVID-19 Dent In 2020 VAT Collections

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The European Commission has published its latest VAT gap report, which show that EU countries lost an estimated EUR140bn (USD165.7bn) in VAT revenues in 2018. Read Full Story

J5 Group Marks Two Years Of Collaboration On Tackling Fiscal Crime

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Friday, July 17, 2020

On July 13, 2020, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a progress report on the last two years' work of the J5 group of five advanced countries, who are working collaboratively to tackle cross-border tax fraud.Read Full Story

Saudi Arabia To Treble VAT Rate To 15pc In Response To COVID-19

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, May 15, 2020

Saudi Arabia has announced its decision to increase its headline value-added tax rate to 15 percent from five percent, in a surprise break from the Gulf Cooperation Council's harmonized value-added tax framework.Read Full Story

EU Adds Cayman Isles, Panama, Seychelles To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 20, 2020

The EU has added the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama, and the Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, bringing the total tally to 12 from 8. Read Full Story

EU Member States Slow To Implement VAT Quick Fixes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 6, 2020

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 14 member states for failing to implement the so-called value-added tax quick fixes.Read Full Story

Many EU States Tardy In Adopting Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 6, 2020

On January 24, 2020, the European Commission issued formal notices to numerous European Union member states with regards to lapses in the implementation of various EU anti-tax avoidance directives. Read Full Story

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• 11/10/2019 EU Updates Tax Blacklist »
• 08/10/2019 Netherlands Begins Consultation On Tax Blacklist »
• 07/08/2019 Oman Says VAT Not On The Backburner »
• 18/07/2019 Romanian Opposition Pushes For 16pc VAT Rate »
• 31/05/2019 Switzerland To Expand AEOI Network »
• 14/03/2019 EU Drops Digital Tax Plans »
• 24/01/2019 EU To Probe Potential Abuses Of Citizenship By Investment Schemes »
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• 09/10/2018 Switzerland Begins Sharing Tax Data Internationally »
• 29/06/2018 France Exits EU's Excessive Deficit Procedure »
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• 14/03/2018 OECD Releases New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews »
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