BEPS News

Austria Gazettes Law For New Interest Deduction Limitation

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, January 1, 2021

Austrian lawmakers have signed off on the introduction of new limits on the deductibility of interest expenses for multinational corporations. Read Full Story

Russian Duma Approves Changes To Luxembourg And Cyprus DTAs

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, January 1, 2021

At its December 22 plenum, Russia's lower house of parliament approved revisions to the country's double tax agreements with Cyprus and Luxembourg. Read Full Story

Germany, Pakistan Ratify The BEPS MLI

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Germany and Pakistan have deposited their instrument of ratification with the OECD to bring into force the BEPS multilateral instrument for their networks of tax treaties. Read Full Story

Cyprus Extends Deadlines For CbC Reports

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Cyprus's Tax Department has announced an extension to the reporting deadline for country-by-country reports for the year 2019 and notifications for the year 2020. Read Full Story

UK Eyeing VAT Rule Changes For Sharing Economy

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

The UK Government is inviting input on the tax challenges associated with the rise of the sharing economy. Read Full Story

Netherlands, Russia At Loggerheads Over DTA Revision

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Russia's Ministry of Finance has said it is prepared to terminate the Dutch tax agreement if ongoing negotiations fail. Read Full Story

ECJ AG Urges Ruling Against Belgian 'Excess Profit' Ruling System

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Juliane Kokott has opined that the Commission was right to consider that the Belgian practice of making downward adjustments to profits of undertakings forming part of multinational groups, under the "excess profit" ruling scheme, constituted an aid scheme. Read Full Story

Digital VAT Regimes Vital To Buoy Countries' Tax Takes: Report

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The OECD has released its annual Consumption Tax Trends report, which highlights that with VAT rates at an all-time high, governments should ensure they have effective VAT frameworks in place to tax e-commerce. Read Full Story

Germany Gazettes Law To Ratify The BEPS MLI

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Germany has completed the domestic ratification procedures necessary to soon notify the OECD of its intention to bring into effect the BEPS multilateral instrument (BEPS MLI) for its covered double tax treaties. Read Full Story

EU Eyeing 2023 Start Date For DAC7

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The EU has agreed new rules that will see member states automatically exchange information on income earned by sellers on digital platforms from 2023. Read Full Story

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