Brussels, 9 April 2018 1.CFE Tax Advisers Europe Rebranding & New Website Launch In order to increase the public outreach and to better reflect the work of our organisation, CFE has recently undergone a rebranding and will be known as CFE Tax Advisers Europe. The rebranding initiative is part of our strategy to increase visibility, […]

Brussels, 3 April 2018 1.TAX3 Inquiry Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance The European Parliament Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) met on 22 March in Brussels for its inaugural meeting, after members were elected by Parliament on 14 March. Petr Ježek (ALDE/ CZ), co-rapporteur on the […]

Issue 3 2018 – Brussels, 30 March 2018 1.OECD Interim Report on Tax Challenges Arising from Digitalisation The OECD has published its Interim Report on Tax Challenges Arising from Digitalisation, which concludes that no agreement can presently be reached among the Inclusive Framework countries on either the implementation of short-term interim measures to tax the […]

Brussels, 26 March 2018 1.European Commission Publishes Digital Economy Taxation Proposals The European Commission has published the long-anticipated proposals on taxation of the digital economy in the Single Market and Recommendation on amending Member states’ Double Tax Treaties with Third Countries. The proposals largely correspond with previously seen early drafts. The Directive on Digital Services […]

Brussels, 19 March 2018 1.Council of EU Adopts Tax Intermediaries Directive (Mandatory Disclosure Rules) Political agreement was reached at the 13 March ECOFIN Council meeting on the proposed directive concerning mandatory automatic exchange of information in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements. The directive will now be translated into EU official languages and thereafter adopted by […]

Brussels, 12 March 2018 1.Commission Identifies Members States Engaging in Harmful Tax Practice The European Commission has identified in its European Semester reports and Aggressive Tax Planning Indicators Report, published last week, Member States where economic indicators suggest that the countries facilitate harmful tax practices, including Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and The Netherlands. […]

Brussels, 5 March 2018 1.EU Commission early draft on taxation of the digital economy A draft European Commission text analysing potential avenues for taxation of the digital economy in the Single Market was published last week by Politico. Short-term solution: Tax on gross revenue The draft discusses a temporary measure to tax the aggregated gross […]

Brussels, 26 February 2018 1.EU Commissioner Moscovici: “Digital taxation no longer a question of ‘if’” Speaking at a digital conference in Brussels last week, Commissioner Moscovici told attendees that the question of whether or not there would be a European digital tax was no longer an “if” question, stating that the EU will “lead by […]