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ATAD, BEPS, DAC 7, EU VAT, OECD, Pillar I

(Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PwC Rotterdam)/ /Leave a comment

After the silent collapse of Pillar One earlier this summer, as it now seems, the question as to what’s next seems to be moving up business agendas and political agendas. On an informal meeting of tax practitioners from business and consultancy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 24 September 2024, the author of the current blog…

Arm's Length, Beneficial ownership, Carbon neutrality, CJEU, Digital platforms, EC Tax Review, EU VAT, VAT

(General Editor EC Tax Review and tax adviser at Ernst & Young Belastingadviseurs LLP)/ /Leave a comment

We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions: Han Kogels, A Changing World Making the Road to Carbon Neutrality Even More Bumpy Since the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Glasgow in November 2021 (COP26) the world has changed dramatically. In February…

Digital platforms, EU VAT, Sharing economy, VAT

(Vienna University of Economics and Business)/ /Leave a comment

The focus of this contribution are the newly proposed rules for the sharing platform economy under the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) reform package, published on 8 December 2022 by the European Commission. The proposed rules[1] envisage the introduction of a new Article 28a into the VAT Directive stipulating: “Notwithstanding Article 28, a taxable…

Environmental tax policy, EU VAT, Green New Deal, Rate changes, VAT reduction

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The EU VAT Rate Reform 2022, Including a Two-Pronged Approach to Align the EU VAT Rate System with the Green New Deal In April 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a Directive (2022/542) which brings about significant changes to the rate system of the EU VAT Directive (Council Directive 2006/112/EC). Most notably, it…