France Confirms Digital Tax Delay

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Last updated 55 minutes ago | Monday, January 27, 2020

On January 22, 2020, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed that France will suspend collection of its digital services tax this year to prevent the United States from applying retaliatory tariffs on a range of French goods. Read Full Story

UK Steadfast On Digital Services Tax Plans

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Last updated 55 minutes ago | Monday, January 27, 2020

The UK Chancellor, Sajid Javid, has said the UK intends to push ahead with the introduction of a digital services tax from April 2020, despite warnings from the US that it would consider tariffs on UK-made goods. Read Full Story

Ireland Schedules Election For February 8

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Last updated 59 minutes ago | Monday, January 27, 2020

A general election will take place in Ireland on February 8, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar saying that this date provides a window to ensure a new government is in place ahead of the next European Council meeting in March.Read Full Story

UK Reports On Adoption Of EU's DAC6 Tax Scheme Reporting Rules

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

On January 8, 2020, the UK Government released a policy paper setting out how the UK will temporarily adopt the "DAC 6" EU disclosure requirements on intermediaries that design or sell potentially harmful tax schemes. Read Full Story

BEPS Changes Effective For UK-Belgium Double Tax Deal

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The UK Government on January 10, 2020, released the synthesized text of the 1987 Belgium-UK double tax agreement, as modified by the BEPS multilateral instrument.Read Full Story

UK Gov't To Pursue Brexit, Digital Services Tax After Election Win

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, December 16, 2019

The Conservative Party in the UK has won an outright majority in elections held on December 12, 2019. Read Full Story

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