European Union Tax News

EU Council Adopts Parent-Subsidiary Directive Anti-Abuse Rule

27 January 2015

Austria and Germany Agree on Timeline for Implementation of EU Financial Transactions Tax

23 January 2015

European Commission Publishes Non-Confidential Version of Decision Letter for the State Aid Investigation Concerning Luxembourg and Amazon

16 January 2015

EU Council Adopts Directive for Automatic Exchange of Information and Approves Parent-Subsidiary Directive Anti-Avoidance Amendment

10 December 2014

Final Proposal on EU Financial Transactions Tax Likely Delayed

5 December 2014

European Commission Publishes Summary Report on the Public Consultation on the Use of an EU Tax Identification Number

24 November 2014

Update - European Commission Investigation into Alleged State Aid Provided by the Netherlands to Starbucks

20 November 2014

ECOFIN Meeting to Discuss Parent-Subsidiary Directive Anti-Abuse Clause, Financial Transactions Tax, and Other Matters

12 November 2014

EU General Court Annuls 2009 and 2011 European Commission Decisions that Spain's Financial Goodwill Amortization Rules Constituted Illegal State Aid

10 November 2014

French Finance Minister to Propose Revisions to Financial Transactions Tax

5 November 2014

European Commission Considering Options to Reform the EU VAT Regime for Intra-EU Trade

31 October 2014

EU Commission Orders Spain to Recover Deductions of Goodwill Arising From the Acquisition of Shareholdings in Non-Resident Companies

16 October 2014

Updated Guide on EU B2C Supplies of Telecommunications, Broadcasting and E-Services Available

15 October 2014

Update - Mutual Understanding on Business Taxation between Switzerland and the EU Signed

15 October 2014

ECOFIN has Agreed to Expand the Scope of Mandatory Automatic Information Exchange in the EU

15 October 2014

Switzerland Adopts Mandates for Global Automatic Exchange of Information Standard

9 October 2014

EU Commission Launches Investigation of Luxembourg in Regard to Amazon's Tax Treatment

7 October 2014

ECJ Rules on the Place of Supply for VAT Purposes when Additional Work is Performed in the Country of the Recipient

6 October 2014

Update - European Commission Launches Investigation into Transfer Pricing Arrangements of Apple, Starbucks, and Fiat

1 October 2014

Finnish Supreme Administrative Court Holds Merger of Finnish and Luxembourg Investment Funds Not a Taxable Event

30 September 2014

EU Financial Transactions Tax "Still on Track"

29 September 2014

CJEU Rules that Supplies to a Swedish Branch are Subject to VAT When the Branch is Part of a VAT Group

18 September 2014

CJEU Upholds Right of Finland to Apply Different VAT Rates for Printed Books and E-Books

15 September 2014

Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine to be Ratified

5 September 2014

EU Rules Limit the Furnishing of Non-Audit Tax Services by Auditors of Public Interest Companies and Require Mandatory Auditor Rotation

29 August 2014

The EU Approves the Adoption of the Euro by Lithuania

24 July 2014

ECJ Advocate General Issues Opinion on the Place of an Intra-Community Supply when Goods Undergo Final Processing in the Country of the Customer

7 July 2014

Update - Mutual Understanding on Business Taxation between Switzerland and the EU Initialed

3 July 2014

European Commission Issues Press Release to Mark 'Countdown to Simpler and Fairer VAT system'

2 July 2014

Switzerland and ECOFIN Agree to Initial a Mutual Understanding Agreement for Swiss Corporate Tax Reform

25 June 2014