VAT e-commerce rules – amendment to Implementing Regulation

The EU Commission has adopted an amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/194 as regards the exchange of records held by taxable persons or their intermediaries and the designation of competent authorities responsible for coordinating administrative enquiries. The amendments, which concern rules for the exchange of records...

CFE Tax Top 5 (7 June 2021)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: G7 Reach Historic Minimum Global Corporate Taxation Rate Agreement EU Council & Parliament Reach Provisional Compromise on CbCR Public Disclosure EU Launch Consultation on Fighting the Use of Shell Entities for Tax...

G7 Finance Ministers’ agreement on minimum global tax rate

At their meeting of 5 - 6 June, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G7 confirmed their support of the efforts underway through the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework to address the tax challenges arising from globalisation and the digitalisation of the economy and of the...

IOSS – guidelines for Intermediaries

With effect from 1 July 2021, with the entry into effect of the so-called VAT e-Commerce package, businesses can use the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) to comply with their VAT e-commerce obligations on distance sales of goods imported from third countries or third territories...

VAT e-commerce rules: countdown to 1 July 2021

 The changes to the VAT rules for e-commerce enter into effect on 1 July 2021. They include a new One Stop Shop, a new Import One Stop Shop, new rules for Distance Sales of goods, and other changes. Are you up to date on the...

Commission recommendation on the tax treatment of losses

On 18 May 2021 the Commission published a recommendation on the tax treatment of losses during the COVID-19 crisis. The commission is recommending that Member States should allow loss carry back for businesses to at least the previous fiscal year, i.e. at least 2019, and...

CFE Tax Top 5 (31 May 2021)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Sets Out New Corporate Tax Reform Proposals The EU Tax Observatory Launches at 1 June US Senate Reservations on Biden’s Tax Proposals EU Parliament Members Discuss Intra-EU Harmful Tax Competition Tax...

Annual Report on Taxation 2021

The European Commission published the 2021 Annual Report on Taxation, which is an annual review of Member States’ tax policies and their contribution to the priorities of the EU. The report describes and assesses Member States' progress in bringing their tax policies in line with the...