30.09.2024 ECJ on the UK Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules The case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concerned an annulment application in respect of a decision by the European Commission that certain parts of the UK’s controlled foreign company (CFC) regime constituted state aid. The case was an appeal against the General Court’s earlier decision to uphold the Commission’s state aid determination. Categories: European Court of JusticeKeywords: state aid, CFC taxation
17.06.2021 New decree by Federal Ministry of Finance extends motive tes ... On 17 March 2021, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published a decree on the application of Section 8 (2) of the Foreign Tax Act (AStG) which stipulates the “motive test” taxpayers have to meet to escape controlled foreign company (CFC) taxation. Categories: Official PronouncementsKeywords: CFC taxation, motive test