European Commission News

UAE Introduces CbC Reporting, Economic Substance Rules

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The UAE has recently passed legislation to introduce new country-by-country reporting requirements and new economic substance requirements. Read Full Story

EU Agrees Largest Ever Trade Deal, With Mercosur Bloc

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, July 5, 2019

The EU and Mercosur have reached a political agreement on a new trade agreement that will save EU businesses an estimated EUR4bn (USD4.5bn) worth of duties a year. Read Full Story

French Lawmakers Agree Digital Tax Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Friday, July 5, 2019

A joint committee of lawmakers from the French House of Representatives and the Senate has agreed on a bill to introduce a digital services tax in France. Read Full Story

EU Court Rules For Hungary In Advertising Tax Dispute

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Friday, July 5, 2019

On June 27, 2019, the General Court of the European Union annuled a decision by the European Commission which found that the Hungarian advertisement tax was incompatible with the EU state aid rules. Read Full Story

New EU Requirements For IFRS Financial Statements From 2020

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The European Commission has announced that listed companies that prepare consolidated financial statements using IFRS Standards will be required to tag their primary financial statements using the IFRS Taxonomy for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2020. Read Full Story

EU Takes Action Against Spain Over Rules On Reporting Of Assets

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The European Commission is taking Spain to the Court of Justice over the imposition of "disproportionate" sanctions for failure to report assets held abroad. Read Full Story

EU Launches New System For Tackling VAT Fraud

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

The European Commission has announced the launch of the Transaction Network Analysis tool, a new system to enable EU member states to rapidly exchange and jointly process VAT data. Read Full Story

Denmark To Remove Special Tax Rules For Banks

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 10, 2019

On May 2, 2019, the Danish Tax Ministry announced that banks' right to deduct hybrid core capital for tax purposes will be removed. Read Full Story

EU Drops Digital Tax Plans

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The EU will not proceed with plans for a digital services tax, after finance ministers again failed to agree on the proposals. Read Full Story

Belgian Excess Profits Regime Not Unlawful Says EU Court

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

On February 14, 2019, the General Court of the European Union annulled the European Commission's decision that the Belgian tax regime relating to the excess profit of multinational companies is contrary to EU law. Read Full Story

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