Taxpayers win against authorities in CJEU ruling over DAC6 data fishing

Danish Mehboob

December 15, 2021

The CJEU ruled in favour of the taxpayer in État du Grand-duché de Luxembourg (Luxembourg State) v L C-437/19

The latest outcome from the European Court of Justice (CJEU) on a directive 2018/822 (DAC6) case shows that companies can avoid penalties for intrusive data inquires when EU tax authorities target individuals over groups.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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