EU Approves New Tonnage Tax Schemes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The EU has approved under state aid rules the introduction of a tonnage tax scheme in Estonia and the prolongation of a tonnage tax scheme in Cyprus.Read Full Story

EU States Shut Down Plans For Public CbC Reporting

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 2, 2019

EU member states have been unable to reach an agreement on proposals to release to the public information on multinational enterprises' tax affairs. Read Full Story

BEPS Changes To Nordic Double Tax Agreement To Take Effect

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 2, 2019

The double tax agreement between the Nordic countries will be updated with new anti-tax base erosion and profit shifting provisions with effect from January 1, 2020. Read Full Story

Nine EU Finance Ministers Call For Green Tax On Aviation

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Nine EU member states have called on the European Commission to draw up proposals for an EU-wide aviation tax. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tops World Bank's 'Doing Business' 2020

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, November 8, 2019

New Zealand is the easiest place in the world to do business, according to the World Bank's new Doing Business 2020 report, which looks at the simplicity of setting up, operating, and paying taxes in 190 territories around the world.Read Full Story

Ireland Had EU's Lowest Tax-To-GDP Burden In 2018: Eurostat

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 15, 2019

The overall tax burden in the European Union relative to GDP rose slightly in 2018, to 40.3 percent, the Eurostat has announced. Read Full Story

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