Axpo. Full of energy in Switzerland and in Europe.
The Axpo Group produces, trades and distributes energy reliably for more than 3 million people and several thousand companies in Switzerland and in over 30 countries throughout Europe. More than 4500 employees combine the expertise from 100 years of climate-friendly power production with innovative strength for a sustainable energy future. Read More »
It has recently become possible to search online in over 4 million national and European decisions which have a European Case Law Identifier (ECLI).
The European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) is a human readable and computer processable code that can – in principle – be assigned to every judicial decision from every national or European court. Its aim is to facilitate unequivocal citation of judgments and to improve cross-border accessibility of case law.Read More »
This issue has been raised EU-wide in the past few weeks with regards to the upcoming implementation of the new Union Customs Code (UCC) in May 2016.
Under the current legislation (Community Customs Code, CCC), there is no material definition of the exporter of record as such and the practices varied across Europe. Read More »
I would like to invite you to the World Wide VAT – the international VAT forum @PwC!
This year’s World Wide VAT event presented by PwC reflects the importance of value added tax for businesses that have to deal with the complexities of indirect taxation on a daily basis. It’ll be a chance for you to catch up on the latest developments in Europe and beyond, and examine the implications for your company in more detail.
Please find more informations on the following leaflet or please contact my colleague Denise Ruhland: denise.ruhland@ch.pwc.com / +41 58 792 77 02
I would like to invite you to the World Wide VAT – the international VAT forum @PwC!
This year’s World Wide VAT event presented by PwC reflects the importance of value added tax for businesses that have to deal with the complexities of indirect taxation on a daily basis. It’ll be a chance for you to catch up on the latest developments in Europe and beyond, and examine the implications for your company in more detail. Read More »
What risks do insurers worldwide face in the current climate and how are they prioritising them?
Even though there has been an important shift in the risk perception of the insurance industry, regulation tops the survey for the third year running.
Regulation is once again a prominent Banana Skin across all segments of the industry. Read More »
I was flying to Prague. Next to me in the airplane sat a young couple. We started to talk. They were from the US and travelling through Europe. They were enthusiastic and very happy with their journey. I asked them whether they had already been cheated or robbed. They looked at each other with a smile. Yes, they answered, we have.Read More »
Not so long ago, when we talked about VAT or more generally on indirect taxes, the discussion was mostly focusing on Europe. The accelerating changes in other parts of the world necessitate to widen the geographical area where indirect taxes need to be tracked. Indirect tax people with a global responsibility within their organisation cannot neglect anymore territories, such as Latin-America or Africa. Read More »
The weather forecast for Thursday was frightening. Gale-force storm and rain. For someone like me, who grew up in the middle of Europe, far away from the sea, such storm is hard to imagine.
During the day I was sitting in the office and watched from the window in the 34th floor how the sky darkened, the visibility deteriorated and the surrounding sky scrapers disappeared behind a veil of rain. Read More »
The Prime Minister announced in his speech on 10 of April 2013 that Luxembourg intends to increase the current standard VAT rate of 15% as from 2015. Which means no increase of VAT this and next calendar year. It was also indicated that the standard VAT rate would remain the lowest in Europe. This would mean that the rate might increase from 15% to 18% at most, as Cyprus and Malta currently have the second lowest VAT rate within the EU of 18%.
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Michaela Merz 