Dividend tax investigations in France and Sweden impact FS sector

Danish Mehboob

February 22 2021

Legal interpretations under Article 63 could spell changes for the proposed EU-wide financial transactions tax (FTT) too

The European Commission issued letters of formal notice to France and Sweden to amend their tax rules on the distribution of dividends to financial services (FS) companies in other member states.

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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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