Spain News

Spain To Press Ahead With Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Spain's acting Economy Minister, Nadia Calvino, said the Government will seek approval of legislation to introduce a digital services tax at the earliest opportunity. Read Full Story

US Senate Approves Changes To Four Double Tax Pacts

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The United States Senate has approved protocols to four existing bilateral double tax avoidance treaties that have been pending in the chamber for as much as a decade. Read Full Story

US Senate To Vote On Tax Treaty Protocols

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The United States Senate could soon approve ratification of four long-pending double tax avoidance treaty protocols. Read Full Story

US Senate Finance Committee Approves Four Treaties

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, July 5, 2019

On June 25, 2019, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved amendments to four double tax avoidance agreements which have been pending in the Senate for several years. Read Full Story

EU Takes Action Against Spain Over Rules On Reporting Of Assets

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The European Commission is taking Spain to the Court of Justice over the imposition of "disproportionate" sanctions for failure to report assets held abroad. Read Full Story

US Companies Urge Senate To Approve Tax Treaties

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 10, 2019

In a letter published on April 29, 2019, the United States National Foreign Trade Council urged the Senate to approve several pending double tax avoidance treaties. 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

OECD Reports Progress On Harmful Tax Regimes Work

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 23, 2018

Releasing a progress update, the OECD said international efforts to curb harmful tax practices and prevent the misuse of preferential tax regimes are having a tangible impact worldwide. Read Full Story

Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Put To UK Lawmakers

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, November 23, 2018

An agreement has been reached between the European Union and the United Kingdom on Brexit, which, if approved by UK lawmakers, would establish a transition period, until the end of 2020, during which EU law would continue to apply to the UK. Read Full Story

HMRC Focusing On Image Rights Tax Avoidance

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, October 29, 2018

The UK tax agency has confirmed that it is investigating around 170 professional soccer players' tax affairs and around 20 football clubs, focusing on the taxation of image rights. Read Full Story

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