This content is from: Austria EU VAT rules causing thousands of businesses to close A new report has shown that thousands of businesses across the EU are being forced into closure by the EU’s VAT rules governing the place of supply for e-services, introduced this year. By Joe Stanley-Smith February 28 2015
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This content is from: European Union Negative harmonisation: The EC, goodwill and state aid In the last quarter of 2007, the European Commission notified Spain of its decision to open a formal investigation procedure under article 88(2) of the EC Treaty concerning the tax regime for the amortisation of finan... February 24 2015
This content is from: Global Cheers! Celebrate the world's top transactional firms International Tax Review analyses global M&A trends from the past year and highlights the leading firms for tax transactional advice by jurisdiction. February 24 2015
This content is from: Global The Brockman brief: Interest: Double taxation equality is fading In the first of his regular monthly updates, Keith Brockman, global tax director at Mars, lecturer and author of the Strategizing Multinational Tax Risks blog, looks at why countries are enacting unilateral legislatio... February 24 2015
This content is from: Austria The European Tax Awards 2015: The entry period is now closed The closing date for entries for the European Tax Awards 2015 has now passed. By Ralph Cunningham February 23 2015
This content is from: France HMRC to work with Serious Fraud Office after PAC fireworks The UK revenue authority, HMRC, will work with the police and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on leaked HSBC files showing that the bank helped clients avoid tax, after coming under pressure from members of parliament ... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 12 2015
This content is from: United States AICPA urges US Senate to ratify tax treaties Accountants in the US are calling on the Senate to approve the tax treaties and protocols pending before it. By Ralph Cunningham February 11 2015
This content is from: United States HMRC faces tough questions on tax evasion from UK government committee The UK tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will face questions from the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday afternoon. By Joe Stanley-Smith February 09 2015
This content is from: France Romania mulls VAT cut Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has announced his intention to ease the VAT burden on the country’s taxpayers in 2016, either by reducing the headline rate from 24% to 21%, or by increasing the number of goods an... By Joe Stanley-Smith February 06 2015
This content is from: Spain Amendments to TP rules and the proposed introduction of CbCR suggest greater alliance b... The Spanish government recently changed its transfer pricing rules regarding documentation requirements and penalties. These amendments show Spain is aligning itself more closely to OECD guidelines. By Sophie Harding February 04 2015