Slovakia News

Germany Presents Text For EU Financial Transactions Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 16, 2019

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has presented a final proposal for a European Union financial transactions tax to the 10 member states participating in the initiative. Read Full Story

EU To Probe Potential Abuses Of Citizenship By Investment Schemes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 28, 2019

For the first time, the Commission has presented a comprehensive report on investor citizenship and residence schemes operated by a number of EU member states. Read Full Story

Malta Ratifies BEPS Convention

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Malta has become the latest country to ratify the OECD's multilateral convention to counter base erosion and profit shifting. Read Full Story

Volkswagen Wins ECJ Ruling On 'Time-Barred' VAT Refunds

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favor of Volkswagen in a case concerning the company's right to claim a VAT refund for VAT not initially charged on the supplies it received, with VAT having been retrospectively charged to the company as much as seven years after it received the supplies. Read Full Story

EU Commission Warns Of Tax Scam Letters

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

The European Commission has warned taxpayers in Europe of letters being sent by fraudsters bearing its name and demanding the payment of tax not due. Read Full Story

EU VAT Gap Release Falls Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Action

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, October 2, 2017

The European Union value-added tax gap – the overall difference between expected VAT revenue and actual EU member state collections – was EUR152bn in 2015, says the European Commission, highlighting the need for further reforms to tackle avoidance, error, and evasion. Read Full Story

Slovakia Boosts Research And Development Tax Credit

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 17, 2017

The Slovakian Government has approved a series of tax measures, including an improvement to the country's deduction for research and development expenditure. Read Full Story

EU Tax Burden Steady In 2015, At 38.7pc Of GDP

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Friday, July 14, 2017

The European Commission has published its annual taxation trends report. Read Full Story

New EU Agency To Pursue VAT Fraudsters

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Friday, June 9, 2017

Twenty EU member states have reached a deal on the establishment of a new European Public Prosecutor's Office that will have the power to investigate and prosecute criminal cases affecting the EU budget. Read Full Story

EU Closes Greek, Slovak Car Registration Tax Cases

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Friday, April 28, 2017

The European Commission said it has successfully resolved cases against Greece and Slovakia involving discriminatory vehicle registration taxes. Read Full Story

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