arliament sets out its ideas on how to make corporate taxes fairer across Europe in a non-legislative resolution. MEPs urge EU member states to agree on mandatory country-by-country reporting by multinationals of profits and taxes, a common consolidated corporate tax base, common definitions for tax terms and more transparency and
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Ending EU citizens’ bank secrecy in Switzerland
EuroParl: Corporate taxation system reached its limits?
EU Tax vocabulary
Paying taxes can be complicated, but so can the vocabulary that goes with it. Tax avoidance is legal, but tax evasion isn't and just what exactly is base erosion? In the following lines is enclosed glossary of the terms used by the tax rulings committee: Base erosion and profit shifting Tax planning
EP: Special committee on tax ruling
What tax ruling means? Do multinationals pay their fair share of taxes? The European Commission is not convinced; it has launched investigations targeting member states that in its view give multinationals preferential tax treatment. European Parliament decided to conduct its own inquiry by setting up a special committee on tax
Council closes a double non-taxation loophole
At the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting on 20 June the ministers agreed an amendment to EU tax rules that will close a loophole which had allowed cross-border corporations to profit from double non-taxation. The agreed amendment to the parent-subsidiary directive will put an end to the situation whereby cross-border
Commission to tackle tax discrimination against mobile EU citizens
Commission to tackle tax discrimination against mobile EU citizens Tax discrimination still present in the EU? Member States' tax provisions are to be scrutinized to ensure that they do not discriminate against mobile EU citizens, in a targeted initiative launched by the Commission. The focus is on both economically active individuals
Q&A: The protection of EU financial interests and the fight against fraud
Council approves measures to tackle VAT fraud schemes
The Council has adopted two directives that will enable member states to better combat VAT fraud, facilitating rapid reaction and allowing a specific measure to tackle so-called "carrousel fraud". The importance of such measures amongst a number of initiatives aimed at better combating tax evasion and tax fraud was highlighted
Call for progress on energy and tax fraud and evasion
resident Barroso has today made a push to make significant progress on energy and tax fraud and evasion at the European Council. Writing to other European leaders, Barroso highlights the considerable difference in energy prices across the EU because of the fragmented EU energy market and the failure to tap