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Weekly Tax News – 16 May 2022
- European Commission unveils its proposal for a debt-equity bias reduction allowance
- European Commission to phase out the State Aid COVID Temporary Framework
- Experts and MEPs discuss Russian oligarchs’ hidden wealth
- MEPs ask the Commission to add the United Arab Emirates to its AML blacklist
- Conference on the Future of Europe: which tax proposals?
- ETAF conference “Professional regulation: a cornerstone for curbing down abusive tax avoidance"
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Weekly Tax News – 9 May 2022
- European Commission proposes a 6th package of sanctions against Russia
- OECD consults on the regulated financial services exclusion under Pillar I
- EP gives its greenlight to the extension of the Reverse Charge Mechanism
- New study on the offshore real estate in Dubai
- ETAF responds to the European Commission consultation on VAT in the digital age
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Weekly Tax News – 2 May 2022
- European Commission announces its plan to regulate tax advice in the EU
- Commission issues guidance on energy tax cuts
- MEPs adopt their opinion on Pillar II
- European Commission’s seminar on tax compliance costs for SMEs
- European Commission’s recommendation to strengthen the VAT cooperation with Norway
- ECJ rejects Airbnb plea on Belgian information for tax authorities
- ETAF annual report 2021
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PRESS RELEASE - ETAF welcomes the FISC hearing on reinforcing the regulation of tax intermediaries
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Weekly Tax News – 25 April 2022
- Implementing Directive for Pillar II: MEPs finally agree to stick to the OECD tax deal
- EPPO takes stock of its activities in 2021
- ICRICT calls on G20 to establish a global asset registry
- FATF agrees on its priorities for 2022-2024
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Weekly Tax News – 19 April 2022
- EU studying how to make Russia pay for the war bill
- Russian oligarchs escape EU sanctions with shell companies
- OECD consults on extractives carveout under Pillar I
- MEPs look at the impact of new technologies on taxation
- European Commission evaluates the current excise duty rules on alcohol
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Weekly Tax News – 11 April 2022
- ETAF gives feedback to the Commission on the UNSHELL Directive
- Poland blocks agreement on the Implementing Directive for Pillar II
- OECD consults on the scope under Amount A of Pillar I
- New public consultation on Withholding Taxes
- Germany requested to bring its tax rules on dividends and interest paid to charities in line with EU law
- European Commission reports on tax compliance costs for SMEs
- Definitive adoption of the VAT rates reform
- European Commission’s recommendations on VAT collection
- VAT fraud: new detailed rules on CESOP
- Commission consults on its digital euro
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Weekly Tax News – 4 April 2022
- Implementing Directive for Pillar II: a new attempt at compromise on 5 April
- Joe Biden proposes replacing the BEAT by the UTPR rule
- Experts say tax advisors in the Netherlands should be regulated
- European Commission considering relaxing energy taxation rules
- European Commission urges Member States to withdraw golden passports granted to Putin’s allies
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Weekly Tax News – 28 March 2022
- EU takes new measures to face the Ukraine-Russia war
- Charles Michel re-elected president of the European Council
- MEPs disagree on minimum corporate tax rate
- MEPs quiz experts on the AML package
-MEPs call for coordinated windfall profits taxes
- OECD consults on a new global tax transparency framework for crypto assets
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Weekly Tax News – 21 March 2022
- Fourth round of EU sanctions against Russia
- Poland, Sweden, Malta and Estonia not ready to agree on the Implementing Directive for Pillar II
- MEP Aurore Lalucq publishes her draft report on minimum taxation
- ETAF positions itself on the Implementing Directive for Pillar II
- OECD consults on Implementation Framework and releases Commentary to Pillar II
- Member States agree on CBAM
- Council adopts conclusions on the implementation of the VAT e-commerce package
- MEPs quiz the Chair of the Code of Conduct Group on business taxation
- EU Tax Observatory advocates for a European Asset Registry
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Weekly Tax News – 14 March 2022
- New EU sanctions against Russia and a State aid Temporary Crisis Framework
- Green/EFA proposals to prevent Russian oligarchs from abusing EU structures to hide their wealth
- Implementing Directive for Pillar II: several open issues ahead of Ecofin meeting
- Agreement in sight on CBAM at EU Council
- European Commission confirms that Member States can tax windfall profits made by energy companies
- European Parliament calls for a ban on golden passports
- MEPs support a European withholding tax framework
- Green light of the EP to the agreement on VAT tax rates
- DG TAXUD publishes its management plan for 2022
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