This content is from: Austria EC’s state aid decision in Engie takes aim at hybrid loans The state aid decision opens the door for the European Commission (EC) to set a precedent on several points of law, including hybrid loans between EU and non-EU group companies. By Joe Stanley-Smith June 29 2018
This content is from: European Union How Apple and McDonald’s restructured their European tax affairs post-state aid Apple has publicly said that it reorganised its tax arrangements after the EU’s state aid investigation. Yet a new study claims Apple may have paid as little as 0.7% in taxes on its European sales since then. By Josh White June 27 2018
This content is from: Denmark Germany and France forge EU corporate tax pact Germany and France have agreed to move the European Union towards a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), which would transform tax in the bloc. But the measure is not popular everywhere in the EU. By Josh White June 22 2018
This content is from: Guernsey Inside the legal challenge to the UK’s public ownership registers The UK government may be on a collision course with the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands over plans to introduce public registers of beneficial ownership across UK overseas territories. By Josh White June 20 2018
This content is from: United States How multinationals beat a US city council Amazon and Starbucks won their battle with Seattle City Council to prevent a new tax on big employers coming into effect. But what does this say about the relationship between taxpayers and local government? By Josh White June 18 2018
This content is from: United Kingdom Could tackling the tax compliance burden shrink the UK tax gap? The UK’s tax gap has remained steady, but it is tax evasion and an increasing compliance burden that is concerning the tax community. By Josh White June 15 2018
This content is from: United States How reform in the US affects Microsoft’s tax structure Ireland, Puerto Rico, Singapore and other traditional tax structuring jurisdictions could be set to lose out if Microsoft’s response to Donald Trump’s US tax reform is representative of that of other multinationals. By Josh White June 11 2018
