Tax & Legal

Adjustment of branch profit only if terms do not meet arm’s ...

The Nuremberg Tax Court decided that the provision of Sec. 1 (5) in conjunction with Sec. 1 (1) of the Foreign Tax Act regarding the arm's length principle for cross-border determination of the income of a permanent establishment is not relevant and, to this extent, the ordinance on the allocation of profits of permanent establishments (Betriebsstättengewinnaufteilungverordnung) is also not applicable if there is no transfer pricing issue between a domestic permanent establishment and its foreign parent.

European Commission proposes postponement of DAC 6 rules due ...

Bundestag adopted the Act for the Mandatory Reporting of Cro ...

On 12 December 2019, the Bundestag adopted the Act for the Mandatory Reporting of Cross-Border Tax Planning Arrangements. The final approval by the Bundesrat will take place on 20 December 2019.

ECOFIN-Council formally accepts the changes to the Mutual As ...

In its sitting on 25 May 2018, the ECOFIN council formally accepted the Directive to amend the Mutual Assistance Directive 2011/16/EU to provide for the mandatory exchange of information in the area of taxation for reportable cross-border arrangements.