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Germany Issues EU Presidency Tax Priorities

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

On September 22, 2020, Germany provided further details about the government's tax policy priorities for its presidency of the European Union. Read Full Story

EU Expecting COVID-19 Dent In 2020 VAT Collections

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The European Commission has published its latest VAT gap report, which show that EU countries lost an estimated EUR140bn (USD165.7bn) in VAT revenues in 2018. Read Full Story

Germany Releases New VAT Manual For 2019/20

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, September 7, 2020

On September 2, 2020, the German Ministry of Finance announced that the official value-added tax manual for 2019/20 has been published online. Read Full Story

France Extends COVID-19 Tax Deals For Cross-Border Workers

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, September 7, 2020

The French Ministry of Finance confirmed on August 31, 2020, that several tax agreements applying to cross-border workers during the COVID-19 crisis have been extended. Read Full Story

German FM Scholz Optimistic About 2020 Digital Tax Consensus

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, August 31, 2020

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is optimistic that an international agreement on taxing the digital economy will be reached this year. Read Full Story

German Tax Payment Relief For Airports Approved By EU

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, August 21, 2020

The European Commission has approved a broader support package, proposed by authorities in Germany, for German airport operators. Read Full Story

Germany To Provide Personal Income Tax Relief

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, July 31, 2020

On July 29, 2020, the German Federal Cabinet approved a draft tax law including personal income tax relief measures. Read Full Story

Germany Issues FAQs On Temporary VAT Cut

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, July 17, 2020

On July 16, 2020, the German Ministry of Finance posted answers to frequently asked questions on its website with regards to the temporary value-added tax cut. Read Full Story

J5 Group Marks Two Years Of Collaboration On Tackling Fiscal Crime

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington

Friday, July 17, 2020

On July 13, 2020, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a progress report on the last two years' work of the J5 group of five advanced countries, who are working collaboratively to tackle cross-border tax fraud. Read Full Story

German EU Presidency Releases Tax Agenda

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, July 10, 2020

The newly instated German presidency of the European Union will focus on introducing internationally agreed tax rules for digital companies, according to the presidency's policy agenda. Read Full Story

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