The increasing sophistication of transactions performed between taxpayers has raised concerns among legislators about the recurrent manipulation of the terms and conditions of such transactions as a way of reducing the tax impacts, thus distorting the objectives of the tax systems. Rui Guedes Henriques, Tiago Almeida Veloso and Ana Filipa Janine of Baker Tilly look at the VAT anti-abuse rules introduced in the 2012 budget to address these concerns.
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