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

EU Commission Warns Of Tax Scam Letters

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

The European Commission has warned taxpayers in Europe of letters being sent by fraudsters bearing its name and demanding the payment of tax not due.Read Full Story

EU VAT Gap Release Falls Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Action

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, October 2, 2017

The European Union value-added tax gap – the overall difference between expected VAT revenue and actual EU member state collections – was EUR152bn in 2015, says the European Commission, highlighting the need for further reforms to tackle avoidance, error, and evasion.Read Full Story

Slovakia Boosts Research And Development Tax Credit

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 17, 2017

The Slovakian Government has approved a series of tax measures, including an improvement to the country's deduction for research and development expenditure.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

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• 02/03/2017 Austrian Bank Tax Payments Spiked In 2016 »
• 03/02/2017 Slovakia Urged To Improve Tax Oversight To Boost Revenue »
• 05/12/2016 Belgian Pension Funds Rally Against EU FTT »
• 29/11/2016 EU Publishes Tax-GDP Ratios For Member States »
• 10/11/2016 Tax Rose In 20 EU States In 2015, Says Eurostat Report »
• 17/10/2016 Italian Police Breaks Up Europe-Wide VAT Fraud Ring »
• 15/09/2016 OECD Pushes For More Certainty In International Tax Rules »
• 15/07/2016 European Council Adopts New Rules On Tax Avoidance »
• 13/07/2016 EU Politicians Call For MNE Tax Transparency »
• 28/06/2016 Central, Eastern European VAT Gap At EUR28bn »
• 07/06/2016 Time Running Out For EU FTT Deal »
• 04/05/2016 Sin Taxes Put Finland Top Of 'Nanny State Index' »
• 27/04/2016 International Support For Beneficial Ownership Info Exchange »
• 18/04/2016 Slovakia Confirms Corporate Tax Cut »
• 26/01/2016 Belgium Airs Doubts About EU Financial Transactions Tax »
• 19/01/2016 Slovakia Urged To Reform Property Tax »
• 10/12/2015 Eurozone Countries Punt FTT Decision Into 2016 »
• 06/11/2015 IMF Makes Tax Recommendations For Slovakia »
• 08/09/2015 EU States Told To Address Widening VAT Gap »
• 15/07/2015 Slovakian Lawmakers At Odds Over Lower VAT On Food »
• 26/06/2015 Study Points Out High Air Travel Taxes »

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