03. November 2016 Federal Ministry of Finance publishes draft bill to combat t ... The Federal Ministry of Finance has published its draft bill to combat tax avoidance and to amend further tax provisions. Kategorien: Official PronouncementsSchlagwörter: tax avoidance, Panama Papers, offshore c ...
23. Dezember 2016 German Government adopts bill to combat tax avoidance. On 21 December the German government adopted a bill to combat tax avoidance and to change certain other tax provisions. The Government’s main intention is to make it more difficult for German taxpayers to avoid tax by using letter-box companies. In addition to numerous provisions imposing obligations on the taxpayer to co-operate with the tax authorities, the bill abolishes the bank secrecy rules. Kategorien: PwC Reports, LegislationSchlagwörter: Act to Combat Tax Avoidance, Letter-Box ...
24. März 2021 Government draft for the implementation of the Anti-Tax Avoi ... On 24 March 2021, a government draft bill aiming to implement the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) passed the cabinet (in the following referred to as “Draft”) after lengthy political efforts. Kategorien: LegislationSchlagwörter: ATAD, International Tax
24. März 2021 Tax & Legal Newsflash – ATAD Implementation Act: Government ... On 24 March 2021, a government draft bill aiming to implement the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) passed the cabinet (in the following referred to as “Draft”) after lengthy political efforts. Kategorien: Tax & Legal NewsflashSchlagwörter: Steuern / Tax
08. Juni 2017 Bundesrat approves the legislation to combat tax avoidance. In its sitting on 2 June 2017 the Bundesrat (the Upper House) approved the legislation which the government introduced at the end of last year following the publication of the Panama Papers. Kategorien: LegislationSchlagwörter: International Tax, Act to Combat Tax Avo ...
08. Juni 2017 Multilateral Convention to counter aggressive tax avoidance ... On 7 June 2017 Germany together with the representatives of over 60 countries signed the multilateral convention, which should transpose the main recommendations of the G20/OECD Project against Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS Project) into existing bilateral tax treaties. Kategorien: Official PronouncementsSchlagwörter: OECD, BEPS, double tax treaty, Internati ...
17. September 2014 OECD interim report on BEPS The OECD has published an interim report on the first seven of its fifteen planned suggestions towards combatting base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by multinationals through aggressive tax planning and tax avoidance projects. Kategorien: PwC ReportsSchlagwörter: OECD, tax avoidance, aggressive tax plan ...
18. Juni 2021 UPDATE: Bundestag approves Tax Haven Defence Act On 10 June 2021, the Bundestag approved the "Act to avert tax avoidance and unfair tax competition and to amend other laws". In doing so, the Bundestag followed the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Kategorien: Tax & Legal News, LegislationSchlagwörter: tax haven, CFC provisions, tax avoidance
11. Dezember 2019 Tax & Legal Newsflash - draft ATAD Implementation bill On 10 December 2019, the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) provided various federations and associations with a draft bill on the Implementation of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD Implementation Act) for comment. The decision of the Cabinet has already been scheduled for 18 December 2019. Kategorien: Tax & Legal NewsflashSchlagwörter: Steuern / Tax
17. November 2023 Online form for filing obligations under the Tax Haven Defen ... An online form enabling the taxpayer to meet his extended duty to cooperate under Section 12 (2) of the Tax Haven Defence Act (in full “Act on Defence against Tax Avoidance and Unfair Tax Competition and amending other laws”) has been published on the homepage Federal Central Tax Office. Kategorien: Tax & Legal NewsSchlagwörter: General Tax Code, Tax Haven Defence Act, ...
29. Oktober 2021 Draft statutory instrument with black-list of non-cooperativ ... The Act on the Defence against Tax Avoidance and Unfair Tax Competition (DTAUTC) of June 25, 2021 (BGBl. I p. 2056 introduced certain administrative and legislative measures in relation to those states and territories (tax jurisdictions) which qualify as non-cooperative tax jurisdictions under Section 2 (1) DTAUTC. Kategorien: Official PronouncementsSchlagwörter: non-cooperative jusridictions, EU black ...
27. Dezember 2021 EU draft directive to end the misuse of shell entities for t ... On 22 December 2021 the European Commission presented a draft directive to prevent the abuse of shell companies for tax purposes whereby amending the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD 3). The proposal should ensure that entities in the EU that have no or minimal economic activity are unable to benefit from any tax advantages and do not place any financial burden on taxpayers. Kategorien: From EuropeSchlagwörter: shell entities, shell companies
30. Juli 2024 Combating aggressive tax planning: ECJ upholds the validity ... The EU Council Directive for mandatory automatic exchange of tax information in cross-border arrangements provides that all intermediaries and, in their absence, the taxpayer involved in potentially aggressive cross-border tax arrangements (that may lead to tax avoidance and evasion) must report them to the competent tax authorities. In a Belgian case the European Court of Justice took the chance to comment on various general aspects of the Directive. Kategorien: European Court of JusticeSchlagwörter: automatic exchange of information, cross ...
25. Juni 2021 Bundesrat approves several tax laws (including ATAD Implemen ... At its session on 25 June, the Bundesrat approved several tax laws. Kategorien: Tax & Legal NewsSchlagwörter: ATAD, tax haven, land tax
21. Juni 2017 Tax & Legal News – Issue 3, June 2017 In this issue: PwC Reports, Official pronouncements, Supreme Tax Court Cases and From Europe Kategorien: Tax & Legal NewsSchlagwörter: Steuern / Tax
11. Oktober 2024 MoF publishes draft of a revised circular on the interest li ... On 10 October 2024 the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) published a first draft of a revised BMF circular on the interest limitation provisons in Section 4a Income Tax Act (ITA) and Section 8a Corporate Tax Act (CTA). Due to various amendments which took place in the course of the Act to Promote the Secondary Credit Market (Kreditzweitmarktförderungsgesetz) the tax administration sees the need for revisions. Kategorien: Official PronouncementsSchlagwörter: interest limitation
31. März 2022 ECJ: Withholding tax on notional interest in case of interes ... In a Bulgarian case the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that EU law does not preclude national legislation imposing withholding tax on notional market-based interest (mandated under local tax anti-avoidance rules). Such withholding tax cannot be exempt under the regimes of the IRD (EU Interest - Royalty Directive 2003/49/EC) and the PSD (EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive 2011/96/EU) as there have been no actual payments of interest. Kategorien: European Court of JusticeSchlagwörter: notional tax, interest-free loan, notion ...
13. Oktober 2017 Bundesrat reacts positively to exchange of information for t ... At its sitting on 22 September 2017 the Bundesrat (Federal Council/upper house) expressly welcomed the proposal for an amendment of Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation to impose a reporting obligation on cross-border schemes. It has long been a demand of the Bundesrat that rules on reporting obligations be introduced. Kategorien: Official Pronouncements, From Europe, Le ...Schlagwörter: Private Wealth, BEPS, Corporation tax, t ...
20. Dezember 2019 Tax & Legal News - December 2019 Our December 2019 Newsletter includes news about forthcoming legislation and news from the Supreme Tax Court. Kategorien: Tax & Legal NewsSchlagwörter: Steuern / Tax
19. Juli 2022 Update: EU Commission: Communication on Business Taxation fo ... The EU needs a robust, efficient and fair business tax framework that supports the post-COVID-19 recovery, removes obstacles to cross-border investment and creates an environment conducive to fair and sustainable growth. That is why, on 18 May 2021, the Commission published the Communication on Business Taxation for the 21st Century. Kategorien: From EuropeSchlagwörter: Business taxation