by brodiemcintosh | Jan 30, 2023
EU Consultation on VAT Package for Travel & Tourism The European Commission will shortly launch a public consultation on amendments to VAT legislation on travel and tourism. The European Commission’s public consultation webpage sets out...
by brodiemcintosh | Jan 23, 2023
ECOFIN: Swedish Presidency Priorities At the first meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council for 2023, Finance Ministers discussed the priorities for the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January until 30 June 2023. The Swedish...
by brodiemcintosh | Jan 17, 2023
Rentrée 2023: Anticipated EU Tax Developments in 2023 To mark the 2023 rentrée, Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union at the European Commission, Gerassimos Thomas, issued a newsletter setting out some of the more notable EU tax policy developments to track...
by brodiemcintosh | Dec 13, 2022
ECJ: Certain Elements of DAC6 Incompatible with Primary EU Law The Court of Justice of the European Union found certain elements of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation to be incompatible with primary EU law, i.e. the Charter of Fundamental Rights. EU courts...
by brodiemcintosh | Dec 6, 2022
EU Seeks to Define Aggressive Tax Planning Benjamin Angel, Director in the European Commission in DG TAXUD, said on Friday that the European Commission will try to establish a legal definition of aggressive tax planning, thus providing clarity to tax professionals on...