Spain News

New Finland-Spain Tax Treaty Effective 2019

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

A new tax treaty between Finland and Spain, which will broaden the Finnish Government's taxing rights with respect to pension income, will be effective from 2019, according to the Finnish Ministry of Finance. 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

Tax Agencies To Discuss TP Proactively With Willing MNEs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The OECD has recently launched a new program – the International Compliance Assurance Programme – being spearhead by the Forum on Tax Administration that is aimed at providing assurance to multinationals with regards to their transfer pricing affairs. Read Full Story

Spain Publishes 2018 Tax Compliance Plan

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

The Spanish tax authority has published its annual tax and customs control plan for 2018, which details the tax compliance and enforcement measures that it intends to undertake in the coming year. 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 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 Auditors Concerned By Customs Tax Loopholes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 8, 2017

EU customs controls are not being applied effectively, an EU audit has found, with importers able to take advantage of loopholes to reduce or evade their duty liabilities. Read Full Story

CIOT Urges Restraint From Digital-Tax Policymakers

by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The Chartered Institute of Taxation, the UK tax professionals representative body, has urged lawmakers globally to pause for thought on the direction being taken on the taxation of the digital economy. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Comments On Taxing Digital Economy

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, October 30, 2017

Ahead of a November 1 meeting with stakeholders to discuss next steps, the OECD has released the feedback it received on emerging policy ideas on taxing the digital economy. 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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