On 24 June 2026, the European Commission published two packages aimed at simplifying various corporate tax directives. The first package, a so-called “Tax Omnibus Package” proposes changes to the Parent-Subsidiary Directive, the Interest and Royalties Directive, and the Merger and Dispute Resolution Directives. The second package is intended to serve as a “DAC Recast,” under which certain thresholds for reporting obligations will be modified or abolished, corporate groups subject to Pillar 2 will generally be exempted from DAC6, and other amending directives related to DAC (the Mutual Assistance Directive) will be adapted or consolidated. The packages are designed to modernise the EU's direct tax framework, make it more efficient and better adapt it to the current economic environment, whi ...
On 26 February 2019, the ECJ issued its judgements in the joined cases T Denmark and Y Denmark -v- the Danish Ministry of Taxation (C-116/16 and C-117/16) and N Luxembourg 1, X Denamrk A/S, C Danmark I and Z Denmark ApS -v- the Danish Ministry of Taxation ( C115/16. C-118/16, C-119/16 and C-299/16).
