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EU: new VAT rules for SMEs agreed

The Council of the EU has reached an agreement on the amendments to the VAT Directive in relation to SMEs. The objective of the amendments is to reduce the administrative burden and compliance costs for SMES, and in particular addresses SMEs operating in a cross-border...

CFE Tax Top 5 – 12 November 2019

This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Seeks Comments on Pillar Two Minimum Taxation Global Anti-Base Erosion Proposal; ECOFIN Reaches Agreement on VAT-Related Directives; Council of the EU Updates List of Non-Cooperative Tax Jurisdictions; Reminder: CFE Conference on...

Amendment to the NID Guidelines

The Guidelines in relation to the Notional Interest Deduction rules have been revised and a new paragraph has been added to the rules. The new paragraph (xii) entitled: Attribution of the Deemed Interest Income on Alternative Bases reads as follows: In terms of the proviso to sub-rule...

CFE Tax Top 5 – 5 November 2019

This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Ministers to Discuss VAT-Related Directives; EU: North Macedonia Compliant With EU’s Tax Good Governance Standards; OECD Releases Further CbCR Implementation Guidance; CFE Conference On Anti-Money Laundering: Paris – 29 November 2019; ...

Amendment and Extension of Stamp Duty Exemptions

LN 281 of 2019 has amended the following subsidiary legislation enacted under the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, implementing measures announced in the Budget for 2020. Amendment to the Exemption of Duty in terms of article 23 Order (S.L. 364.12) A new proviso to article 3...

CFE Tax Top 5 – 28 October 2019

The week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: • Tax Transparency: European Parliament Push on Public CbCR; • OECD ‘Unified Approach’ Public Consultation on 21-22 November in Paris; • Tax Dispute Resolution: BEPS Action 14 Peer Review Reports; • CFE’s 60th Anniversary Liber Amicorum...

CFE Tax Top 5 – 21 October 2019

In order to help you keep informed of recent EU & international tax policy developments, please see below the “CFE’s Tax Top 5” for a summary of the main developments. This week’s edition looks at the following: • EU and the United Kingdom Reach a New...