Opinion Statement ECJ 1/2025 on Legal Professional Privilege and the Validity of Certain Provisions of DAC6 in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union & CJEU Decisions in C-694/20 Orde van Vlaamse Balies and C-623/22 Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers

by brodiemcintosh | Feb 25, 2025

The CFE has issued an Opinion Statement prepared by the CFE ECJ Task Force on the decisions of the CJEU in C-694/20 and Case C-623/22 on the validity of certain aspects of DAC6 as regards the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the “DAC6 cases”). The...

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 24 February 2025

by brodiemcintosh | Feb 25, 2025

BRUSSELS | 24 FEBRUARY 2025 Trump Issues Executive Order Concerning Digital Services Taxes & Foreign Trade Barriers Last week, on 21 February 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, entitled “Defending American Companies and Innovators from...

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 17 February 2025

by brodiemcintosh | Feb 17, 2025

BRUSSELS | 17 FEBRUARY 2025 EU Commission 2025 Work Programme: Summary of Tax-Related Initiatives Last week, the European Commission published its 2025 Work Programme, which sets the planned initiatives of the new Commission. The European Commission’s tax-related...

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 10 February 2025

by brodiemcintosh | Feb 10, 2025

BRUSSELS | 10 FEBRUARY 2025 US Announces Withdrawal from UN International Tax Cooperation as Intergovernmental Negotiations Commence The organisational session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the United Nations Framework Convention on International...

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 3 February 2025

by brodiemcintosh | Feb 4, 2025

BRUSSELS | 3 FEBRUARY 2025 Intergovernmental Negotiations Commence on UN International Tax Cooperation The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to advance the Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation of the United Nations will convene this week, with...