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
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
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
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
UK introduces domestic VAT reverse charge for telecoms UK revenue authority HMRC has announced that it will introduce a domestic VAT reverse charge on wholesale telecommunications markets, in an attempt to crack down on growing fraud in the... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 27 2016
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... By Joe Stanley-Smith January 26 2016
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
Cairn seeks $600 million in damages from Indian government Scottish oil company Cairn Energy has announced that it will seek at least $600 million in damages from the Indian government over its lengthy tax dispute. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 20 2016
VAT is applicable on unused airline tickets, ECJ rules The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that tickets for domestic flights which are bought, but not used, are still subject to VAT. By Joe Stanley-Smith January 11 2016
