European Commission – Press release Brussels, 29 September 2011 – The European Commission has today formally requested The Netherlands to modify its rules on the treatment of members of supervisory boards for VAT purposes so as to make the rules comply…
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Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Anti-Fraud and Audit Towards a financial transaction tax in Europe and the world Press conference on common rules for a financial transaction tax, 28 September 2011 Strasbourg, 28 September 2011
SPEECH/11/611 Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, the Commission proposed to set up a financial transaction tax in the Single market. Many are awaiting this tax, for a long time now. 65% of European Citizens are in favour of this tax….
Comments invited on five draft Q&As for the IFRS for SMEs
The SME Implementation Group (SMEIG) has today published five draft Questions & Answer (Q&As) on the IFRS for SMEs. These draft Q&As are open for comment until 30 November 2011.
Financial Transaction Tax: Making the financial sector pay its fair share
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 28 September 2011 – Today the Commission has presented a proposal for a financial transaction tax in the 27 Member States of the European Union. The tax would be levied on all transactions on financial in…
Common Rules for a Financial Transaction Tax – Frequently Asked Questions
MEMO/11/640 Brussels, 28 September 2011 (see also IP/11/1085 ) 1. General background Why has the Commission proposed a new tax on the financial sector? For two main reasons: the financial sector would make a fair contribution to the cost of the crisis …
Tom Seidenstein to leave IFRS Foundation, Trustees seek applications for successor
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation announced today that Tom Seidenstein, Chief Operating Officer of the IFRS Foundation, will step down from his role at the end of the year in order to return to the United States.