OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 7, 2018

Last year, the tax burden in OECD countries reached its highest level recorded, at 34.2 percent of gross domestic product, up 20 basis points on 2016, largely due to increasing taxes on personal consumption and companies. Read Full Story

Slovenia Lines Up BEPS Law And VAT Changes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, October 12, 2018

The Slovenian Government has published a proposed amendment to the corporate tax law that would transpose elements of the European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD I) into domestic legislation and align national law with EU VAT requirements with respect vouchers and tax rules for small businesses. Read Full Story

BEPS Multilateral Instrument To Enter Into Force

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, March 23, 2018

The OECD has announced that its multilateral convention to implement tax treaty-related measures to counter base erosion and profit shifting will enter into force on July 1, 2018. Read Full Story

Advance Pricing Agreements 'At Record High' In EU

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 19, 2018

The number of advance pricing agreements between EU member states and companies rose by 64 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to research by Eurodad. Read Full Story

OECD Releases New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The OECD on March 12 released a third round of peer reviews of countries' efforts to implement the BEPS minimum standard on improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms. Read Full Story

Slovenia Pursuing 'Tax Haven' Asset Tax, Covering Also EU States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Saturday, February 17, 2018

The European Central Bank on February 14 published an opinion (CON/2018/8) on a proposal from lawmakers in Slovenia on a draft law on the return of monetary funds to the country from designated "tax havens" and the imposition of a penalty tax, providing an outline of the proposed regime. Read Full Story

US Agrees To Exchange CbC Reports With Spain

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 28, 2017

In a recent update, the Internal Revenue Service has announced that it has agreed a bilateral competent authority agreement with authorities in Spain to exchange country-by-country reports. Read Full Story

EU Reports On States' Tax Reforms In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The European Commission has released the 2017 edition of its survey of Tax Policies in the European Union, looking at the reforms undertaken by EU member states during the year. 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 Car Makers Fear Tax Hike For New Cars

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

European car manufacturers have called on governments to ensure that a new test for measuring vehicle emissions does not create tax distortions for new cars entering the market. Read Full Story

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