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 Member States Slow To Implement VAT Quick Fixes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 6, 2020

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 14 member states for failing to implement the so-called value-added tax quick fixes. 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 States Shut Down Plans For Public CbC Reporting

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 2, 2019

EU member states have been unable to reach an agreement on proposals to release to the public information on multinational enterprises' tax affairs. Read Full Story

Slovenian Lawmakers Approve Corporate Minimum Tax Plan

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 15, 2019

On October 23, 2019, Slovenia's National Assembly adopted a package of tax measures which includes changes to corporate, personal, and capital gains taxes. Read Full Story

Slovenia To Launch VAT Probe Into Consignees

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The Slovenian tax authority announced on July 9, 2019, that it will increase tax compliance checks on companies carrying out certain services for foreign e-commerce platforms to ensure they are charging VAT when required. Read Full Story

Singaporean BEPS Treaty Amendments Become Effective

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, April 5, 2019

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has announced that the BEPS multilateral instrument entered into force for several of its double tax treaties on April 1, 2019. Read Full Story

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

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