Customs: 2021 version of the Combined Nomenclature published

The European Commission has published the latest version of the Combined Nomenclature (CN), the tool for classifying goods, which determines which rate of customs duty applies and how the goods are treated for statistical purposes. The latest version, which applies from 1 January 2021, is available as...

CFE Tax Top 5 (3 November 2020)

This week's edition of of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Commission Publishes Taxpayers’ Rights Communication & Recommendation Roadmaps OECD Publishes Revised Action 13 Peer Review Methodology EU Commission Roadmap on VAT Rules for Financial & Insurance Services Save the Date:...

CFE Tax Top 5 (26 October 2020)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: CJEU Decision in Cross-Border Exchange of Information Cases OECD Digital Tax Economic Impact Assessment Webinar Save the Date: CFE Professional Affairs Virtual Conference on Taxpayers Rights – 30 November EU Commission Commences...

CFE Tax Top 5 (19 October 2020)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Save the Date: CFE Professional Affairs Virtual Conference on Taxpayers Rights – 30 November EU Commission Prolongs Temporary State Aid Framework OECD Digital Tax Economic Impact Assessment Webinar AG Kokott Delivers Opinion...

CFE Opinion Statement on the VAT Travel Agents Scheme Consultation

CFE Tax Advisers Europe has published an Opinion Statement responding to the European Commission Public Consultation on the special VAT scheme for travel agents. The CFE is of the view that there is a need to reform the TOMS scheme, for a number of reasons, including: ...

OECD Report: Taxing Virtual currencies

The OECD has published a report, with the participation of over 50 countries, which analyses the approaches and policy gaps across the main tax types (income, consumption and property taxes) in these countries in connection with virtual currencies. Taxing Virtual Currencies was prepared for presentation to the October 2020 meeting of...

CFE Tax Top 5 (5 October 2020)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Commission Publishes VAT E-Commerce Explanatory Notes EU Commission Virtual Anti-Money Laundering Conference Tax Inspectors Without Borders Annual Report EU Commission Publishes Customs Union Action Plan Botswana, Eswatini, Jordan & Namibia Sign...

Proposal to give the Commission implementing powers in the area of VAT

The Commission has launched a roadmap toward the publication of a proposal for turning the VAT Committee into a ‘comitology committee’ - this would enable the VAT Committee to, by qualified majority, oversee the adoption of implementing acts by the Commission in the field of VAT. The...