The Interest Limitation Rule of the Proposed EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive: A Violation of the German Constitution?
Introduction On 28 January 2016, the proposal for a council directive laying down rules against tax avoidance practices that directly affect the functioning of the internal market (the so-called ATA-directive) has been published. Article 4 of the ATA directive contains an interest limitation rule that very closely resembles the German interest limitation rule which is…