The European Commission said the aim of the public consultation into tax transparency, which it launched on June 17, is to learn whether the public wants corporations to disclose more about the taxes they pay and if this "could help to tackle tax avoidance and aggressive tax practices in the EU".
The European Commission launched its much-anticipated Action Plan on Corporate Taxation today, basing it on the idea of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base as a 'holistic solution to corporate tax reform' and the principles of ensuring effective taxation and increasing transparency.
HM Revenue & Customs won its appeal in the UK Supreme Court today against a Court of Appeal decision that a VAT scheme used by Pendragon, Europe's largest car sales group, was not an abuse of law.
Eric Roose and two colleagues from Morrison & Foerster are joining Withers to set up the firm's Japanese tax group and international corporate tax practice in Asia.
