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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

Austria May Pull Out Of European Financial Transactions Tax Talks
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
On February 19, 2020, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz issued a statement to say that he remains "committed" to the introduction of a financial transactions tax at European Union level along the same lines as that proposed by the German Government last month, despite opposition from within the EU, notably from Austria. Read Full Story

Austria Rejects German Financial Transactions Tax Plan
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said that Austria does not agree with new German proposals for a European financial transactions tax. Read Full Story

EU Financial Transactions Tax Agreement Close, Says Scholz
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, January 27, 2020
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has said he is confident that an agreement can be reached on a European Union financial transactions tax. Read Full Story

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
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