Hungary’s VAT grouping rules affected by Skandia ruling Companies in certain types of VAT groups in Hungary will have to pay higher VAT bills as a result of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Skandia ruling, and could... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 29 2015
Multinationals most compliant as UK tax gap falls again Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) annual study into the size of the UK tax gap has revealed a drop in figures, indicating that compliance levels concerning multinationals have improved. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 29 2015
European Court of Justice exempts bitcoin trading from VAT The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin trading services should be exempted from VAT entirely, effectively classifying the cryptocurrency as money. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 22 2015
EC orders Luxembourg and Netherlands to claw back €30 million in selective tax advantag... Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler face repayments of up to €30 million ($34 million) to Luxembourg and the Netherlands after the European Commission (EC) ruled that both companies were recipients of... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 21 2015
Mersereau joins Crowell & Moring as partner Tax controversy practitioner Dwight Mersereau has moved from McDermott Will & Emery to join Crowell & Moring’s tax group as a partner. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 14 2015
Facebook to face UK PAC scrutiny over low tax bill Facebook was on the front page of one of the UK’s most-read daily newspapers for all the wrong reasons this week after it emerged the company paid £4,327 ($6,702) in... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 14 2015
Good news for taxpayers as Indian court rules on foreign tax credit application A Karnataka High Court (KHC) ruling has re-interpreted Indian tax law relating to foreign tax credits, in a move which will give more flexibility to taxpayers seeking to benefit from... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 12 2015
