Europe News

EFTA States' Tax Rulings Receive The All-Clear

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has closed its investigations into the tax ruling practices of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, without finding any evidence of state aid infringements. Read Full Story

Malta Releases Corporate Income Tax Returns

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has released year of assessment 2021 electronic income tax returns for companies. Read Full Story

EU Committed To Boosting Tax Take From Digital Economy

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, March 19, 2021

The EU is willing to move ahead with its own proposals on taxing the digital economy if an agreement is not reached at an international level, according to the current EU Council presidency. Read Full Story

Australia To Shutter 'Harmful' Offshore Banking Unit Regime

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

Friday, March 19, 2021

The Australian Government has confirmed that it will amend its offshore banking unit regime after it was designated a harmful tax regime by the OECD and the European Union. Read Full Story

Seychelles Hoping For EU Tax Blacklist Removal This Year

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, February 22, 2021

The Seychelles Ministry of Finance has said it is confident that it will be removed from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions when it is next reviewed. Read Full Story

EU Sizes Up Impact Of New UK Free Trade Deal

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, February 15, 2021

The European Union has released its Winter 2021 Economic Forecast, which says that Brexit will dent UK economic growth considerably, and more than for the European Union, despite the new free trade deal between the two parties. Read Full Story

EU Kick-starts Review Of Financial Services VAT Rules

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, February 15, 2021

On February 8, 2021, the European Commission launched a consultation on a review of the VAT rules for financial and insurance services. Read Full Story

MEPs Call For EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, February 15, 2021

Lawmakers sitting on an EU parliament climate committee have called for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism. Read Full Story

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