At its meeting on 16 June, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) discussed the compromise proposal prepared by the Maltese Council Presidency on anti-VAT fraud measures, with the aim of reaching an agreement on this proposal in respect of the directive on a generalized…
The EU Commission has adopted a decision that Amazon’s tax benefits in Luxembourg are illegal under EU State aid rules. A tax ruling granted by Luxembourg has reduced Amazon’s tax bill for more than eight years, between 2006 and 2014. Amazon now has to repay…
The Czech government has presented the VAT recapitulative statement as a very powerful tool to limit tax avoidance. After one year of this measure coming into force, its impact is very questionable at best. As of 1 January 2016, taxable persons registered for VAT purposes…
