On 17 of June the EU Parliament voted – the last procedural hurdle for formal adoption by the ECOFIN Council in the next few days – regarding an option for E.U. Member States (including UK for these purposes) to defer the reporting deadlines for DAC6 by up to six months. The relevant details are as follows:
EU ministers agreed on the need to establish a common corporate tax base in July 2013. The European Commission presented two directives: a directive establishing a common corporate tax base (CCTB), and a directive on a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB). Both draft directives are still awaiting Council’s agreement. In its resolutions, the European Parliament strongly supported this major reform of corporate taxation and introduced the notion of “digital presence” that would enable member states to tax digital companies.Read More »
On 5 December 2017, the Council adopted new rules making it easier for online businesses to comply with VAT obligations.
Part of the EU’s ‘digital single market’ strategy, the proposals are aimed at facilitating the collection of VAT when consumers buy goods and services online.Read More »
Blockchains are transparent and decentralised way of recording lists of transactions. Their best-known use is for digital currencies such as Bitcoin. The value of Bitcoin increased remarkably since it was launched and ceiling has not been achieved yet. There are many different ways of using blockchains to create new currencies. Hundreds of such currencies have been created in the past and new coming regulary into the market. Read More »
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Michaela Merz 