Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands under Commission’s microscope over investment aid EU taxpayers are in danger of being forced into repaying state aid from member states after the European Commission revealed it is investigating Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands regarding beneficial... By Joe Dalton September 18 2013
ECJ Advocate General says Hungarian special tax does not infringe freedom of establishment An Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has released an opinion that the Hungarian special tax on retail companies does not discriminate against foreign taxpayers. By Joe Dalton September 17 2013
ECJ says Credit Lyonnais’ head branch cannot use global branch turnover in VAT deduction French bank Le Crédit Lyonnais lost its appeal in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today, meaning it may not take into account turnover of its global branches when determining... By Joe Dalton September 11 2013
Legal opinion means EU FTT to be further watered down but not derailed The EU member states introducing the financial transaction tax (FTT) may be forced to water down the European Commission’s proposal if they want to make it stick, after the EU... By Joe Dalton September 09 2013
Q&A: Departing IRS Chief of Appeals shares insight with taxpayers IRS Chief of Appeals Sheldon Kay returned to private practice with Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan this month after two years with the tax authority. By Joe Dalton September 08 2013
ECJ Advocate General favours Aegis over HMRC on claim limitation question EU taxpayers will welcome this morning’s Advocate General opinion in the FII GLO litigation which said the UK is not allowed to curtail a claim limitation period retrospectively and without... By Joe Dalton September 04 2013
European Court hears Felixstowe Dock case on UK relief claims for non-EU groups Hutchison Whampoa group companies were battling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday in a case testing whether consortium loss relief may be claimed... By Joe Dalton September 03 2013
Shome says Indian GST dispute resolution body will be set up Indian government tax adviser Parthasarathi Shome has said that a dispute resolution body will be set up to deal with issues related to the country’s new goods and services tax... By Joe Dalton September 03 2013
Swiss banks must implore US taxpayers to disclose accounts or face substantial fines In the wake of the US-Swiss settlement over the disclosure of US account holders, Swiss banks and financial institutions must pressure their clients to come forward under the offshore voluntary... By Joe Dalton September 03 2013
US Court of Appeals ruling in Superior Trading permits broad penalty application in tax... The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is the latest appellate court to favour the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) broad application of penalties on taxpayers entering into transactions... By Joe Dalton September 01 2013
