European Union (EU) News

EU Gazettes Directive For Generalised Reverse Charge Mechanism

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 7, 2019

EU legislation providing for the introduction of the "generalised reverse charge mechanism," to enable member states to better counter value-added tax fraud, has been published in the EU's Official Gazette and will become effective from January 16, 2018. Read Full Story

EU VAT Changes On Vouchers To Take Effect

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 28, 2018

Significant changes to the way that businesses should account for value-added tax on vouchers will become effective on January 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Luxembourg Adopts Anti-Tax Avoidance Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 21, 2018

On December 18, 2018, Luxembourg's parliament approved legislation that will implement the European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Offer UK Equivalent Trade Terms After Brexit

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 21, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has approved the text of a trade agreement with the UK that aims to maintain existing economic and trade relations after Brexit. Read Full Story

EU Issues Regulations On 2021 VAT Rule Changes For E-Commerce

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 14, 2018

The European Commission has published proposed implementing regulations for reforms to VAT rules for e-commerce that will be effective from January 2021. Read Full Story

ECJ Rules UK Can Unilaterally Ditch Brexit Plans

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 14, 2018

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK can unilaterally abandon the process of leaving the European Union, providing parliament approves the move. Read Full Story

Still No Deal On EU Digital Services Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 7, 2018

European finance ministers were again unable to reach an agreement on a proposed digital services tax, despite attempts by Austria, France, and Germany to broker a compromise. Read Full Story

UK Consolidates No-Deal Brexit Tax Law Guidance

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, December 7, 2018

On November 27, 2018, the UK Government published consolidated guidance on the customs, VAT, and excise regulations that have been drafted to deal with the possibility that the UK may leave the EU on March 29, 2019, without a deal on a transition period that would delay Brexit until 2020. Read Full Story

ECJ Rules French Dividend Tax Rules Breach EU Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 30, 2018

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favor of three Belgian companies that had challenged the legality of France's decision to refuse a refund of withholding tax collected on dividends paid by a resident company to a loss-making non-resident company. Read Full Story

No Agreement Yet On EU Digital Services Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 9, 2018

European Finance Ministers have failed to reach an agreement on the EU's proposed digital services tax, following opposition from some member states. Read Full Story

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