European Union Tax News

European Commission Opens In-Depth State Aid Investigation into Tax Treatment of Nike in the Netherlands

11 January 2019

European Commission Recommends that Italy and Spain Amend Taxation of Ports to Comply with State Aid Rules

10 January 2019

EU Directive on Reverse Charge Mechanism Published

3 January 2019

Council Implementing Decision Published Authorizing Belgium to Extend VAT Exemption Threshold

3 January 2019

European Commission Finds that Gibraltar Granted Illegal State Aid with Exemption Regime for Interest and Royalties and Related Tax Rulings

21 December 2018

European Commission Publishes Non-Confidential Version of Decision that Luxembourg did Not Grant Illegal State Aid to McDonald's

19 December 2018

European Commission Presents Proposed VAT Measures for E-Commerce Including Online Marketplace VAT Obligations

13 December 2018

European Commission Notice Published on EU Member States with Interest Limitation Rules Equally Effective to ATAD

12 December 2018

CJEU Holds the UK May Unilaterally Revoke its Article 50 Notification on Withdrawing from the EU

12 December 2018

EU VAT Quick Fix Directive and Regulations Published in the Official Journal

11 December 2018

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Applauds EU "Abandonment" of Tax Proposal on Digital Services

6 December 2018

ECOFIN Fails to Reach Agreement on EU Digital Services Tax but Efforts to Continue

5 December 2018

G20 Declaration Published following Leader's Summit in Buenos Aires

3 December 2018

Ireland to Vote Against EU Digital Services Tax in Upcoming ECOFIN Meeting

30 November 2018

CJEU Holds Differing French Tax Treatment of Dividends Received by Resident and Non-Resident Loss-Making Companies Violates EU Law

28 November 2018

European Council Endorses Brexit Agreement

27 November 2018

Update - General Court of the European Union Dismisses Appeals in Spanish Goodwill State Aid Case

26 November 2018

EU Directive Published Allowing Reduced VAT Rates on E-Publications

19 November 2018

EU Council Presidency to Put Forward Three Options on Digital Services Tax Implementation in Relation to Waiting for International Consensus

19 November 2018

European Commission Announces Agreement Reached with the UK on Brexit

16 November 2018

Council Implementing Decision Published Authorizing Slovenia to Extend Increased VAT Registration Threshold

16 November 2018

EU Directive Adopted Allowing Reduced VAT Rates on E-Publications

8 November 2018

Namibia Removed from EU Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions List

7 November 2018

Progress Made and Differences Remain on EU Digital Services Tax Following ECOFIN Meeting

7 November 2018

EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum Publishes Report on a Coordinated Approach to Transfer Pricing Controls Within the EU

1 November 2018

Namibia to be Removed from EU Non-Cooperative List

30 October 2018

U.S. Treasury Pushing Against Unilateral Action on Taxing Digital Sales

29 October 2018

European Parliament Committee Publishes Draft Reports on Proposed Amendments to Commission Proposals for the Taxation of the Digital Economy

25 October 2018

U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Publishes Letter to European Council and Commission on Concerns with Proposed Digital Services Tax

24 October 2018

European Commission Withdraws Court Action Against Ireland Regarding Apple State Aid Recovery

23 October 2018