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EU Committed To Boosting Tax Take From Digital Economy

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, March 19, 2021

The EU is willing to move ahead with its own proposals on taxing the digital economy if an agreement is not reached at an international level, according to the current EU Council presidency. Read Full Story

Malta Releases Guidance On EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, September 7, 2020

Malta's Commissioner for Revenue on August 31, 2020, published guidelines on domestic regulations to implement the EU's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives. Read Full Story

COVID-19: Malta Extends DAC6 Reporting Due Dates

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, July 10, 2020

Malta has announced its decision to defer reporting under the EU's sixth Directive on Administrative Cooperation, on tax schemes, for six months. Read Full Story

Luxembourg Issues Guidance On DAC6 Tax Scheme Reporting

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Luxembourg's Direct Tax Administration has issued guidance covering various aspects of the European Union sixth Directive on Administrative Cooperation, under which intermediaries are required to report cross-border tax planning arrangements. Read Full Story

EU Defers E-Commerce VAT Package In Light Of COVID-19

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 15, 2020

The EU will postpone the entry into force of its VAT e-commerce package and will defer certain filing deadlines under the Directive on Administrative Cooperation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read Full Story

Germany Issues Draft Guidance On DAC6

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

On March 2, 2020, the German Ministry of Finance released a draft discussion document on new rules implementing the sixth European Union Directive on Administrative Cooperation, under which intermediaries are obligated to report certain tax planning schemes. Read Full Story

EU Finance Ministers Issue Joint Statement On Digital Taxation

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

The finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have put their names to a statement calling for countries to reach an agreement on solving the tax challenges of the digital economy by the end of 2020. Read Full Story

UK Reports On Adoption Of EU's DAC6 Tax Scheme Reporting Rules

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

On January 8, 2020, the UK Government released a policy paper setting out how the UK will temporarily adopt the "DAC 6" EU disclosure requirements on intermediaries that design or sell potentially harmful tax schemes. Read Full Story

German FinMin Outlines 2020 Tax Changes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The German Ministry of Finance has outlined a number of tax changes that are due to take effect in 2020 and 2021. Read Full Story

Germany To Launch Special Anti-Tax Fraud Unit

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

On November 18, 2019, the German Ministry of Finance published a question and answer section on its website to clarify the role of a new special unit within the tax authority designed to detect cases of tax fraud more quickly. Read Full Story

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