This content is from: Austria EC releases anti-tax avoidance directive The European Commission (EC) has released a package of measures including a much-anticipated proposal for an anti-tax avoidance directive. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 29 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom UK PAC sets date for Google hearing The UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has announced that it will scrutinise both Google and revenue authority HMRC in a hearing on February 11. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 29 2016
This content is from: Direct Tax Agreement on CbCR signed by 31 countries Representatives of 31 countries signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports on Wednesday (January 27), the OECD has confirmed. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 28 2016
This content is from: Belgium EC outlaws port tax exemptions in three member states The European Commission (EC) has told Belgium, France and the Netherlands that their corporate tax exemption regimes for ports constitute illegal state aid. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 28 2016
This content is from: Direct Tax As it happened: 31 countries gather to sign country-by-country reporting agreement Representatives of more than 30 countries will sign the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on the Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports on Wednesday (January 27), the OECD has confirmed. By Matthew Gilleard & Joe Stanley-Smith January 26 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom Google’s UK tax deal with HMRC settles nothing, brings more questions than answers When UK chancellor George Osborne took to the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos to announce that revenue authority HMRC had agreed a deal with Google to claim unpaid tax from the last decade, he probably expe... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 26 2016
This content is from: United Kingdom HMRC collects an extra £3.4 billion in VAT from large businesses The dedicated UK tax authority unit targeting large businesses collected an extra £3.4 billion ($4.8 billion) through investigations into underpaid VAT in FY2014-2015. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 26 2016
This content is from: Ireland UK and Northern Ireland agree on fiscal framework The UK and Northern Irish governments have reached an agreement on the devolution of the power to set corporate tax rates in Northern Ireland. Corporation tax will fall to 12.5% in April 2018 as a result. By Amelia Schwanke January 25 2016
This content is from: United States TJN calls for EU withholding tax regime to counter lack of US transparency The Tax Justice Network (TJN) has released a report calling for the European Union (EU) to impose withholding taxes on payments to ensure regions around the world are transparent. By Amelia Schwanke January 22 2016
This content is from: Australia TREATY ANALYSIS: Australia-Germany ink post-BEPS double tax agreement On November 13 2015 the Australian and German finance ministers, Mathias Cormann and Wolfgang Schauble, signed a new double tax agreement in Berlin. The agreement represents the first post-BEPS treaty agreed between t... By Amelia Schwanke January 15 2016
This content is from: Austria Belgian excess profits tax scheme illegal, says Vestager European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will announce that the Belgian ‘excess profits’ tax scheme is illegal in a press conference on Monday, January 13. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 11 2016
This content is from: Belgium Belgium unveils BEPS strategies The Belgian Minister of Finance, Johan Van Overtveldt, has released new insights into how Belgium plans to implement the OECD/G20 project on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). By Amelia Schwanke January 07 2016
This content is from: United States Nishith Desai opens Park Avenue office Nishith Desai Associates, the Indian law firm, has opened an office on Park Avenue in New York. By Ralph Cunningham January 07 2016
This content is from: United States Italy and Apple settle tax dispute for $340 million Apple has agreed to pay Italy €318 million ($342 million) as a settlement for a long-running tax dispute, highlighting the tax authorities’ focus on technology companies. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 04 2016
This content is from: Denmark Vicente joins Deloitte in Denmark Mariana Vicente has joined Deloitte in Copenhagen as a senior manager. By Matthew Gilleard January 04 2016
