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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

Belgium Extends Cross-Border Worker Deals

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, January 1, 2021

Belgium has agreed with the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, and Germany to extend until March 31, 2021, tax administrative concessions for cross-border workers affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Read Full Story

Netherlands Reforms Dividend WHT Refund Rules

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The Dutch Government has issued a decree to ensure the country's dividend withholding tax rules comply with the European Court of Justice's ruling in the Sofina case. Read Full Story

OECD Releases 2020 Tax Trends Report

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Tax revenues fell across the OECD for the first time in a decade during 2019, but a much larger decrease is expected in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the OECD's newly released annual Revenue Statistics report. Read Full Story

French Legislature Considering 2021 Finance Bill

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

France's Senate is considering the country's 2021 Finance Bill, following approval in late November by the National Assembly. Read Full Story

France Hikes VAT Due On Yacht Charters

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 30, 2020

The French tax authority has confirmed new rules regarding the calculation of VAT on pleasure yacht charters. Read Full Story

France Proposes Additional COVID-19 Support Measures

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

In two recent speeches, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has outlined plans to extend COVID-19 supports for French businesses. Read Full Story

Burkina Faso Ratifies The BEPS MLI

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

African state Burkina Faso has ratified the BEPS multilateral instrument, to make changes to its double tax agreements to counter tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). Read Full Story

France To Collect Its Digital Services Tax This Year

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire has reportedly said that France intends to collect the country's digital services tax in December 2020. Read Full Story