This content is from: Global This week in tax: Public CbCR gets go-ahead in EU The EU Council Ministers for Economic, Industrial and Research Policy have voted to support public country-by-country reporting (CbCR), although progress may be stalled if member states do not confirm their support in... By Anjana Haines February 26 2021
This content is from: Global UN FACTI report receives mixed responses from tax professionals Taxpayers are sceptical of the practicality of tax recommendations in a high-level UN report, but tax justice campaigners think the document marks a pivotal step in revising the global tax policy agenda. By Danish Mehboob February 26 2021
This content is from: Global Survey: Tax lessons of COVID-19 Take our short anonymous survey to share your views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tax policy and how your company has adapted. By Josh White February 25 2021
This content is from: European Union Dividend tax investigations in France and Sweden impact FS sector The European Commission issued letters of formal notice to France and Sweden to amend their tax rules on the distribution of dividends to financial services (FS) companies in other member states. By Danish Mehboob February 22 2021
This content is from: European Union Nine countries risk being added to EU blacklist The EU Council has added Dominica to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions (EU tax blacklist), while nine other countries must improve their tax good governance practices to avoid the same fate. By Anjana Haines February 22 2021
This content is from: European Union CJEU receives its first DAC6 case from Belgium high court The Constitutional Court of Belgium has requested a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) about exceptions to reporting tax arrangements under the EU Council’s Directive 2018/822 (DAC6). By Danish Mehboob February 22 2021
This content is from: France Ryanair to appeal EU court’s decision on French and Swedish state aid Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will appeal the General Court of the European Union’s judgment that said state aid schemes in France and Sweden allowing domestic airlines to defer taxes are in line with EU law. By Anjana Haines February 18 2021
This content is from: Global This week in tax: OpenLux and UK sales tax row Revelations that Luxembourg’s public beneficial ownership register is not delivering on policy and transparency objectives, and fresh calls for more taxes on digital businesses, have hit the headlines this week. By Anjana Haines February 12 2021
This content is from: Luxembourg OpenLux shows failures of beneficial ownership registers An investigation, known as OpenLux, as found that more than half of the companies registered in Luxembourg are not declaring their beneficial owners on the public register, while others are giving conflicting informat... By Josh White February 08 2021
