Czech Republic Announces Anti-Avoidance Measures

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

The Czech Ministry of Finance announced on May 31, 2019, a legislative package to implement the European Union directive on the mandatory reporting of tax planning arrangements and the EU VAT "quick fixes." Read Full Story

Czech Lawmakers To Decide On VAT Rate Cuts

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 29, 2019

On April 17, 2019, the Czech Finance Ministry announced that legislation, which includes value-added tax cuts on water, sewerage, catering, and professional services, has been submitted to parliament for its third reading. Read Full Story

Estonia Tops Tax Foundation's Tax Competitiveness Index

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, October 29, 2018

Estonia has topped the Tax Foundation's International Tax Competitiveness Index for the fifth successive year, being deemed to have the "best tax code in the OECD." Read Full Story

Swiss Gov't Approves BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 21, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has approved an OECD multilateral convention designed to prevent BEPS-related abuse of the international tax treaty system. Read Full Story

OECD Personal Tax Burden Crept Higher Still In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 27, 2018

Belgium, Denmark, and Germany have the highest personal income tax burdens, at over 35 percent, among OECD countries, according to the latest OECD Taxing Wages report, which says that just over half of countries made small increases to their average personal tax rates last year. Read Full Story

Czech Republic Considering Expanding Scope Of VAT Reduced Rate

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Czech lawmakers are considering an amendment to the VAT Act put forward by the Czech Ministry of Finance to significantly expand the scope of the value-added tax reduced rate. Read Full Story

Advance Pricing Agreements 'At Record High' In EU

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 19, 2018

The number of advance pricing agreements between EU member states and companies rose by 64 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to research by Eurodad. Read Full Story

OECD Releases New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The OECD on March 12 released a third round of peer reviews of countries' efforts to implement the BEPS minimum standard on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms. 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

Czech Budget Watchdog Slams Tax Administration

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, August 21, 2017

The personal income tax code of the Czech Republic has become increasingly complex, with the Government often failing to consider the full outcome of legislative changes to the tax system, according to the country's Supreme Audit Office. Read Full Story

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